Mr. Joseph Daniel "JD" Chaney, 88, of Douglas, Ga., passed away on Tuesday, October 19, 2004, at his home following an extended illness.
Mr. Chaney, a native of Coffee County, Ga., was born November 3, 1915, the son of the late Ernest and Janie Spivey Chaney. He was a member of Chatterton Holiness Baptist Church, was a retired carpenter, and the widower of the late Alice Edna Music.
Survivors include: three daughters, Jeanette Westbrook of Caledonia, Miss., and Wilene Smith and Melinda Carver, both of Douglas, Ga.; two sons, Alton Chaney of Frankfort, Ky., and Norman Chaney of Douglas, Ga.; one sister, Hazel Johns of Douglas, Ga.; nine grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren, and severalnieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m., Saturday, October 23, 2004, at Sims Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. George Carroll Paulk and Rev. Gene Chaney officiating. The Ronnie Chaney family sang "Daddy's Hands" and "Stroll Over Heaven," with Ronnie Chaney accompanying at the piano. Interment followed in the Chatterton Church Cemetery.
Active pallbearers were Charles Johns, Ernest Johns, Don Phinazee, Terry Davis, Ben Carver, Raymond Johns, and Albert Johns.
Honorary pallbearers were Coffee Regional Hospice and Coffee County Visiting Nurses.
Sims Funeral Home of Douglas, Ga., was in charge of arrangements.

SOURCE: Coffee County News Online Edition Friday, October 29, 2004

Submitted by Kay Music