Opal (Walker) Chancy (1921 - 2008)

Born 23 Aug 1921 in Wacissa, Jefferson, Florida, United States

Ancestors

Wife of James Elijah Chancy — married 18 Jan 1944 in Jefferson, Florida, United States

Died 30 Nov 2008 at age 87 in Wacissa, Jefferson, Florida, United States

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Biography

Opal W. Chancy, age 87, passed away at her home in Wacissa, Florida November 30, 2008. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. EST Thursday, Dec. 4, at Wacissa United Methodist Church, in Wacissa, with visitation one hour prior to the service. Interment will follow the service at the Walker Family Cemetery. Beggs Funeral Home Monticello Chapel (850-997- 5612). Mrs. Chancy, was a native of Jefferson County and the daughter of the late T. H. Hushel Walker and Caddie Eva Grantham Walker. She was known for her very good cooking and candy making. Mrs. Chancy was a member of Cody Pentecostal Holiness Church. andtaught Sunday School, but lately had attended the Wacissa United Methodist Church. She attended school at Wacissa. Mrs. Chancy is survived by one brother, T. Butler Walker (Emily) of Monticello; two nephews, T.B. (Renee) Walker Jr., and John Floyd Walker of Monticello; a niece, Gwen Ownes of Pensacola, and many other nieces. nephews and cousins. She was preceded in death by her husband, J. Elijah Chancy.

Published in Tallahassee Democrat from December 2 to December 3, 2008.

Sources

• personal records and information
• Tallahassee Democrat Obituary
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44734085/opal-chancy : accessed 22 June 2022), memorial page for Opal Walker Chancy (23 Aug 1921–30 Nov 2008), Find a Grave Memorial ID 44734085, citing Walker Cemetery, Wacissa, Jefferson County, Florida, USA ; Maintained by Travelingal (contributor 46599115) .
• 1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1930; Census Place: Wacissa, Jefferson, Florida; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm: 2340057
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #121113433 (accessed 22 June 2022)
  Opal Walker (8), single daughter, in household of Caddie E Walker (41) in Wacissa, Jefferson, Florida, USA. Born in Florida.
• 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1940; Census Place: Jefferson, Florida; Roll: m-t0627-00594; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 33-12
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #129251960 (accessed 22 June 2022)
  Opal Walker (18), single daughter, in household of Cadda E Walker (51) in Jefferson, Florida. Born in Florida.
• 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
  United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Jefferson, Florida; Roll: 5489; Sheet Number: 64; Enumeration District: 33-13
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #82528738 (accessed 22 June 2022)
  Opal Chaney (28), wife, in household of James E Chaney (47) in Jefferson, Florida, USA. Born in Florida.
• Marriage: "Florida, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1823-1982"
  State Archive, Tallahassee and Clerk of Courts; Various Counties; County Marriages, 1891-1954
  Ancestry Record 61369 #901041818 (accessed 22 June 2022)
  Opal Walker marriage to James Eligue Chaney on 18 Jan 1944 in Jefferson, Florida, USA.