Mrs. Edna Chaney

CHANEY, Mrs. Edna - Age 95, passed away Tuesday, January 10, 2023, at Willowbrook Manor. Family hour 11:00 AM Thursday, January 19, 2023, at Word of Life Christian Church, 460 W. Atherton Rd., with funeral service commencing at 11:30 AM Dr. Maurice Pugh, officiating, Pastor George Wilkerson, Host Pastor. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 11:00 AM Thursday. Mrs. Chaney will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd. and may be viewed from 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM Wednesday with family present from 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM to receive friends. It all started on November 16, 1927. Mother Chaney was born to the late Edd and Pearl Wilson in Helena, Arkansas; and raised by her Aunt Iona McGruder from an early age. She attended North End Elementary and Elizar Miller High School. At a young age she confessed faith in Jesus Christ at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church and served faithfully in Baptist Training Union (BTU), Youth Choir and Sunday School. On January 20, 1946, she married the love of her life, Mr. Nathaniel “Nat” Chaney. To whom she was a devoted wife, and they shared an inseparable love for 35 years. With this Union, she mothered six children Erma, Charles, Eddie, Penny, Sarah and Phillip. She was also blessed to serve as foster mother, godmother, and spiritual mother to so many more children. As a servant to her family, Mother Chaney compassionately cared for many of her family members in their times of need no matter how far away they may have been. And often opened her home to those who just needed a temporary place to live. As a servant to the Lord, she took seriously her ministry assignments. She served faithfully in the county jail through Forgotten Man Ministries where she led worship service, taught Bible Studies, and counseled women inmates. Active in her own local churches, she was superintendent of Sunday School, Church Treasurer, and Financial Secretary. Mother Chaney loved to sing for the Lord where she led solos at various churches in town, often singing her favorite songs by Andre Crouch: Through it All; I Surrender All; Blessed the Lord; He Looked Beyond My Faults. She enjoyed golfing, watching sports, fishing, sewing and spending time with her family. Mother Edna Chaney leaves to cherish her legacy and memories: 2 daughters, Erma Deloris (Thomas) Pugh and Penny (Melvin) Vickers, all of Flint Township, MI; 2 sons, Pastor Eddie (Deborah) Chaney of Flint, MI and Phillip (Chong Ae) Chaney of Charlottesville, VA; 10 grandchildren, Maurice (Jackie) Pugh of Arlington, TX, Monique Pugh of Flint Township, MI, Angela (Rich) Marrow-Bey of Flint, MI, Jasmine (Ricky) Newton of Sterling Heights, MI, Ashley (Brandon) Grinage of Pittsburg, PA, Daniel Chaney of Norfolk, VA, Nina Buford of Burton, MI, Joseph (Donna) Chaney of Charlottesville, VA, Chandra (Derrick) Clements of Grand Blanc, MI, and Twiana Briggs of Flint, MI; 21 great-grandchildren; 1 great-great grandchild; sisters-in-law, Marie Thompson of Stone Mountain, GA, Thelma King of Little Rock, AK, Mattie Williams of Flushing, MI and Mary Alice Chaney of Flint, MI; brother-in-law, Joe Hicks of Helena, AK. And a Host of nieces, nephews and friends! Mother Chaney was preceded in death by her husband, Nathaniel Chaney; son, Nathaniel Charles Chaney Jr.; daughter, Sarah Buford; grandson, Charles Buford III; parents, Edd and Pearl Wilson; two sisters, Iona Wilson and Lilla Williams; brother, Johnie Ray Wilson; Aunt, Iona McGruder; nephew, Richard Wilson; son-in-law, Charles Buford II; daughter-in-law, Geraldine Chaney; mother and father-in-law, Pinnie and Milton Chaney Sr. Services can be lived streamed at: https://youtube.com/channel/UCse0yJS5_m97KgbecbwYO1w

Mrs. Edna Chaney

November 16, 1927 - January 10, 2023