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Sam Alfred Chance

Male 1939 - 2015  (75 years)


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  • Name Sam Alfred Chance  [1, 2
    Birth 15 Feb 1939  Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Death 25 Jan 2015  Nacogdoches County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Burial Oaklawn Memorial Park, Center, Shelby County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
    • Obituary, as copied from his FindAGrave memorial page, created by Jeff N April Alexander

      Sam Alfred "Al" Chance, 75, of Center, passed away Sunday, January 25, 2015 in Nacogdoches.

      Funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, January 29, 2015 at Watson & Sons Funeral Home in Center. Interment will follow at Oaklawn Memorial Park in Center. A visitation will be held prior to the funeral service, beginning at 11:00 a.m.

      Mr. Chance was born February 15, 1939 in the Rosevine Community of Sabine County to Sam Houston Chance and Vera Phillips Chance. He retired from Education after forty-five years of service. Mr. Chance was Superintendent at Center ISD for twenty-five years and previously served as a Teacher and Assistant Principal at Orange ISD, Superintendent at Brady ISD, Principal at Drippings Springs ISD and Principal and Superintendent at Premont ISD. He was a member of Rotary Club and First Baptist Church in Center.

      He is survived by
      Wife: Carole Ann Chance of Center

      Sons:
      Brent Chance of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
      Chris Chance and wife, Jennifer, of Woodway, Texas

      Granddaughters:
      Madeline Chance
      Josephine Chance

      Brothers:
      Cecil Chance and wife, Ora Lee, of Broadus
      Clifton Chance of Nederland

      Sister: Brenda Posten and husband, Ken, of Vidor

      Uncle: Thomas Phillips of Garland

      Numerous niece, nephews, other relatives and friends

      Preceded in death by
      Son: Andrew Alfred "Andy" Chance
      Parents: Sam Houston Chance and Vera Phillips Chance

      Pallbearers will be Rayford Copelin, Bob Reeves, James Bible, Robert McCarson, Buster Bounds and David Chadwick. Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. Keith Miller, Dr. Danny Paul Windham, Joe West, Dr. Hughes, Kenneth Wilson, Dr. Dixon Golden and Dr. Singson.
    Person ID I46385  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 21 Jan 2016 

    Father Sam Houston Chance,   b. 28 Aug 1913, Fairdale, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Dec 1967, San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years) 
    Mother Vera Inez Phillips,   b. 9 Oct 1915, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 May 1995 (Age 79 years) 
    Family ID F6144  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 15 Feb 1939 - Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 25 Jan 2015 - Nacogdoches County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Oaklawn Memorial Park, Center, Shelby County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1299] 1940 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls.), Texas, Sabine County, JP 6 Enumerated Apr 16, 1940 SD 42-2 SD 202-9 Sheet 7B Part of old Milam and Bronson Road 153 R (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 141813836 (Reliability: 3).