Veteran World War II United States Navy
Mrs. Imogene Chance, 76, of Lubbock Texas, died on Wednesday, October 18, 2000 at Lubbock Convenant Medical Center. She was born in Chalk Texas on May 23, 1924. She married Edgar E. Chance, Sr. on January 10, 1945 in Lubbock, TX.
She was a forty year member of the Broadway Church of Christ and a 1940 graduate of Paducah High School and received her B.S. in Food and Nutrition from Texas Tech in 1944. She was a dietician at Lubbock General Hospital for several months then worked at Shannon Hospital at San Angelo for two years. She and Edgar met at Tech, married, then after WWII moved to Sudan where she taught school for fifteen and a half years. They moved to Lubbock in 1961 and she taught at Lubbock Christian School. In 1962, they moved to Ralls and taught there from 1962-70, then moved back to Lubbock where she taught at Estacado High School, Mackenzie Jr. High and Matthews from 1970 to 1985 when she retired. She was very active in the Study Club of Sudan and Ralls and has been a member of Delta Kappa Gamma for nearly fifty years. She received her Master´s Degree from Texas Tech in 1970. She was a Life Member of Texas State Teachers Association and also Retired Teacher´s Association. She was a Charter Member of Lubbock Christian University Associates.
She is survived by her husband, Edgar E. Chance, Sr. of Lubbock; two sons, Edgar E. Chance, Jr. of Waco, Sidney Richard Chance of Lubbock; two sisters, Lorene Yowell of Culver City, CA, LaVerne Creamer of Paducah, TX; three grandsons, Edgar E. Chance, III of Carlsbad, NM, Max Neel Chance of Salado, TX, Casey Chance of Lubbock; two step-grandchildren, Kenley and Kaleb Baker of Lubbock; four brothers-in-law; two sisters-in-law; eleven nieces; sixteen nephews; and a host of grand nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 8:00 P.M. on Friday at Broadway Church of Christ and from 11:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. on Saturday at the church. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, October 21, 2000 at 2:00 p.m. at Broadway Church of Christ in Lubbock with Dr. Joe R. Barnett officiating and Dr. Harvie Pruitt and Lynn Harms assisting. Burial will be in Ralls Cemetery.
The family suggests memorials to Lubbock Christian University, 5601 19th Street Lubbock, TX 79407 or Children´s Home of Lubbock 4404 Idalou Highway Lubbock, TX 79403.
Adams Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
©Lubbock Avalanche Journal, Friday October 20, 2000
Funeral services for Edgar Chance, who passed away Friday evening at 11:05 p.m. were at the Broadway Church of Christ on Tuesday March 14, 2006 at 2 p.m. with Joe Barnett, Harvie Pruitt and Dick Moser officiating. Family visitation will be in the Garden Room of the church Monday evening from 5-7 p.m. Burial will be in the Ralls Cemetery under the direction of Adams Funeral Home in Ralls.
Edgar Earl Chance, Sr. was born September 17, 1919, to Lewis W. and Mattie (Benton) Chance in Ralls, Texas. He continued to live there until the family moved to Lubbock June 1st, 1935. He graduated from Lubbock High School in 1938 and entered Texas Tech, where he graduated in 1942 with a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture degree. After a few weeks of teaching Agriculture at Ralls High School, he was called into the service where he became an officer in the Navy and became the captain of the USS Pelican during World War II. When the war ended, he returned home and married (Sidney) Imogene Cate of Paducah on January 10, 1945. She preceded him in death on October 18, 2000. The Chances moved to Sudan in January of 1946 and he was agriculture teacher at Sudan for 15 years.
He was selected to serve on the first Board of Trustees of Lubbock Christian University when the original board expanded outside the city of Lubbock. The family moved to Lubbock in 1961 where he started the agriculture department at Lubbock Christian University. He returned to public education as the junior high principal at Ralls for eight years. He was also asked to serve again on the Board of Trustees at LCU. He finished his teaching career as math teacher at Atkins Junior High School in Lubbock ISD. He was elected County Commissioner, Precinct 1, in 1976 and served one term. During that term the decision was made to build a teaching hospital in Lubbock and his name is on the cornerstone of University Medical Center.
He was a member of the Broadway Church of Christ for over 50 years, and served as an elder for over 32 years. He had also served as an elder in the Sudan Church of Christ for 10 years.
He was a long-time Rotarian of 45 years which included 22 years of perfect attendance, serving as president of the Sudan chapter, and receiving the Paul Harris Fellow. He was also a long-time farmer in Crosby County, a life-time member of the Texas State Teacher's Association, a member of the Retired Teacher's Association and the Retired Administrator's Association.
He is survived by two sons, Edgar E. (Eddie) Chance, Jr. (and wife Carol) of Slaton, and Sidney Richard Chance of Lubbock; three grandsons, Ed Chance III, of Carlsbad, N.M., Max Neel Chance (and wife Nicole), of Long Island, N.Y., and Casey Chance of Vail, Colo.; two brothers, Raymond of Ralls, and Bill (and wife Pat) of Cloudcroft, N.M.; one sister-in-law, Lorene Yowell of Raymond, N.H.; and one brother-in-law, Forest Creamer of Paducah. He is also survived by a very dear special friend, Mrs. Evelyn Moore, who has been a close companion and friend in recent years.
He is also survived by several (11) nieces and (14) nephews, as well as a host of extended family and friends.
He came from a large family and was preceded in death by sisters, Lois Chance, Louise Callaghan, Juanita Moncrief, and Francys Whadford; and brothers, L.W. and Cecil; as well as his parents.
Family has requested that in lieu of flowers, contributions should be made to the Lubbock Children's Home, Lubbock Christian University, or Noble House.
©Lubbock Avalanche Journal, Monday, March 13, 2006
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