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BORN
1950
DIED
2006
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Jimmy Chaney Obituary
Funeral: 11 a.m. Saturday in Wade Family Funeral Home Chapel, 4140 W. Pioneer Parkway, Arlington. Graveside service: 3 p.m. in Salem Cemetery, Alba. Visitation: The family will receive friends 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Wade Family Funeral Home.
Jim was born Nov. 1, 1950, in Alba to Curtis and Lucille McCook Chaney. He graduated from UTA in 1974 with a degree in civil engineering. Jim was the owner of Jim W. Chaney Consulting Engineers Inc. of Arlington. He was licensed in 43 states as a structural engineer. Jim was a member of the PreCast/Prestressed Concrete Institute and the Structural Engineer Associates of Texas, North Central Chapter. He was an avid hunter, collected guitars and loved old cars. Jim was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Don Chaney.
Survivors: Wife, D'Lynn Chaney; sons, Brian Chaney of Allen, Michael Chaney of College Station and Jonathon Swafford of Arlington; sister-in-law, Mary Chaney of Alba; nephews, Bobby Chaney of Alba and Johnny Chaney and Tommy Chaney, both of Quitman.
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for Jimmy Chaney
Jill Russell
August 6, 2007
D'Lynn
Brian
Michael
Just wanted to let you know that you are in Ted & my thoughts and prayers during this past year.
KEITH GACH
August 12, 2006
To the Chaney family,
Jim was a good friend for many years
and will be missed.My thoughts and
prayers are with you.
Carroll Carley
August 11, 2006
Please accept my deepest sympathies.
I will miss the conversations Jim and I had when he worked on projects for for me.
Richard Cartwright
August 11, 2006
You are in my prayers. May God bless and comfort you.
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William E. Tippens
August 11, 2006
My thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.
Ted & Jill Levitt/Russell
August 11, 2006
Jimmy will be missed by many. Our sincere sympathy to D'Lynn, Brian, Michael, Jonathon and Mary and family
Tom Nowakowski
August 11, 2006
Jim will be greatly missed by not only myself but by everyone who has ever met him. I wish to extend my sorrow for your lost of Jim.
D'Lynn, you and all your family will be in my thoughts in the upcoming days.
I regret that I am out of town for the next 4 days and will miss the services on Saturday.
Lollie Russell Ramsey
August 10, 2006
You are in our thoughts and prayers. Your family is very dear to our Alba family.
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