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Graveside services will be held on Monday, November 3, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. at Bethsaida Church Cemetery in Clayton with Brother Larry Sowell officiating and Glover Funeral Home directing. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Bethsaida Church Cemetery Fund- Attn. John Phil McLaney, Jr. 35 Caraway Lane Louisville, AL 36048.
Earl was born on September 12, 1929, in Barbour County, Alabama, to the late John and Carrie Johnson Chance. He was a veteran of the United States Army and the Korean War. As hobbies, he enjoyed fishing and tinkering. Earl was a farmer by trade.
He is preceded in death by his parents; brother, C.W. Chance; one sister, Oberen Jones.
Left to cherish his memories are his son; Richard Chance (Elizabeth) of Headland, Alabama; mother of his son, Sara Cole Chance; niece, Barbara Ann Ellis.
Glover Funeral Home of Clayton was entrusted with the arrangements. (334) 775-3403. Please sign the guestbook online at www.gloverfuneral.com To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of John, please visit our floral store.
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