William Dean Chaney died Thursday July 30, 2015 in Graham, Texas.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M., Monday, August 3, 2015 in Schooler Funeral Home Brentwood Chapel. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 South Georgia.
Dean was born October 24, 1936 in Alba to W. R. and Loretta Chaney. As a teenager he lived next door to Bertha Stephens. He joined the Navy as a teenager and while in the Navy he married Bertha in 1956 and he was discharged in 1957. He started in sales with Arnholtz Coffee and later he went into the vending service and did that for over thirty five years. Dean served as a deacon for Highland Christian Church for about ten years. They moved to Graham in 2011. He was a lifetime member of the VFW and was a diehard Dallas Cowboy fan.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
He is survived by his wife, Bertha of Graham; two daughters, Cindy Kaler and husband, Ray of Amarillo and Cathy Pearson and husband, Ken of Graham; one son, Carl Chaney and wife, Wendy of Arlington; thirteen grandchildren and eighteen great grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Beyond Faith Hospice, 804 Oak St #102, Graham, Texas 76450.
Visitation will be 5:00 to 6:00 P.M. today, at the funeral home