AGE: 88 • Seaside Heights
Ray was born April 27, 1922 in Floyd, TX to parents, George Marian Chaney and Celestial "Lestie" Ann Pittman Chaney. One of six children, he grew up during the depression. He graduated in 1939 from Celeste High School, Celeste, TX, with a major in Agriculture. He joined the U.S. Navy in July 1942 and was an Aviation Radioman Third Class during World War II. He was stationed at Lakehurst Naval Air Station (NAS) and assigned to Blimp Squadron 12, whose mission was to patrol the Atlantic off the coast of NJ in search of German U Boats. It was during this time he met his future wife, Margaret "Peggy" Polhemus, a nurse from Seaside Heights. They married July 27, 1945. After briefly farming in Texas, they settled in Seaside Heights, where he learned the building trade from father-in-law, Oliver R. Polhemus. Ray worked his entire career as a builder before retiring in 1984. Ray was an avid surf fisherman, Scoutmaster of Troop 19 Boy Scouts in Seaside Park, volunteer fireman with the Seaside Heights Fire Department, and a member of Ocean County Baptist Church, Toms River.
He is predeceased by his wife, Margaret "Peg" Chaney; and son, James Ray Chaney. He is survived by a sister; a daughter; and two sons, . He is also survived by six grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
(Names of living omitted by volunteer)
The family will receive friends from 9 a.m. Saturday, April 16 until the 11 a.m. religious service at the Timothy E. Ryan Home for Funerals, 809 Central Ave., Seaside Park. Burial will take place at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 19 at the Brig. Gen. William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Arneytown. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent in Ray's memory to the American Cancer Society , Deborah Heart & Lung Foundation and/or the Ocean County Baptist Church. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.ryanfuneralhome.com.
Published in Asbury Park Press on April 15, 2011
Ray was born April 27, 1922 in Floyd, TX to parents, George Marian Chaney and Celestial "Lestie" Ann Pittman Chaney. One of six children, he grew up during the depression. He graduated in 1939 from Celeste High School, Celeste, TX, with a major in Agriculture. He joined the U.S. Navy in July 1942 and was an Aviation Radioman Third Class during World War II. He was stationed at Lakehurst Naval Air Station (NAS) and assigned to Blimp Squadron 12, whose mission was to patrol the Atlantic off the coast of NJ in search of German U Boats. It was during this time he met his future wife, Margaret "Peggy" Polhemus, a nurse from Seaside Heights. They married July 27, 1945. After briefly farming in Texas, they settled in Seaside Heights, where he learned the building trade from father-in-law, Oliver R. Polhemus. Ray worked his entire career as a builder before retiring in 1984. Ray was an avid surf fisherman, Scoutmaster of Troop 19 Boy Scouts in Seaside Park, volunteer fireman with the Seaside Heights Fire Department, and a member of Ocean County Baptist Church, Toms River.
He is predeceased by his wife, Margaret "Peg" Chaney; and son, James Ray Chaney. He is survived by a sister; a daughter; and two sons, . He is also survived by six grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
(Names of living omitted by volunteer)
The family will receive friends from 9 a.m. Saturday, April 16 until the 11 a.m. religious service at the Timothy E. Ryan Home for Funerals, 809 Central Ave., Seaside Park. Burial will take place at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 19 at the Brig. Gen. William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Arneytown. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent in Ray's memory to the American Cancer Society , Deborah Heart & Lung Foundation and/or the Ocean County Baptist Church. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.ryanfuneralhome.com.
Published in Asbury Park Press on April 15, 2011
AGE: 88 • Seaside Heights
Ray was born April 27, 1922 in Floyd, TX to parents, George Marian Chaney and Celestial "Lestie" Ann Pittman Chaney. One of six children, he grew up during the depression. He graduated in 1939 from Celeste High School, Celeste, TX, with a major in Agriculture. He joined the U.S. Navy in July 1942 and was an Aviation Radioman Third Class during World War II. He was stationed at Lakehurst Naval Air Station (NAS) and assigned to Blimp Squadron 12, whose mission was to patrol the Atlantic off the coast of NJ in search of German U Boats. It was during this time he met his future wife, Margaret "Peggy" Polhemus, a nurse from Seaside Heights. They married July 27, 1945. After briefly farming in Texas, they settled in Seaside Heights, where he learned the building trade from father-in-law, Oliver R. Polhemus. Ray worked his entire career as a builder before retiring in 1984. Ray was an avid surf fisherman, Scoutmaster of Troop 19 Boy Scouts in Seaside Park, volunteer fireman with the Seaside Heights Fire Department, and a member of Ocean County Baptist Church, Toms River.
He is predeceased by his wife, Margaret "Peg" Chaney; and son, James Ray Chaney. He is survived by a sister; a daughter; and two sons, . He is also survived by six grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
(Names of living omitted by volunteer)
The family will receive friends from 9 a.m. Saturday, April 16 until the 11 a.m. religious service at the Timothy E. Ryan Home for Funerals, 809 Central Ave., Seaside Park. Burial will take place at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 19 at the Brig. Gen. William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Arneytown. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent in Ray's memory to the American Cancer Society , Deborah Heart & Lung Foundation and/or the Ocean County Baptist Church. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.ryanfuneralhome.com.
Published in Asbury Park Press on April 15, 2011
Ray was born April 27, 1922 in Floyd, TX to parents, George Marian Chaney and Celestial "Lestie" Ann Pittman Chaney. One of six children, he grew up during the depression. He graduated in 1939 from Celeste High School, Celeste, TX, with a major in Agriculture. He joined the U.S. Navy in July 1942 and was an Aviation Radioman Third Class during World War II. He was stationed at Lakehurst Naval Air Station (NAS) and assigned to Blimp Squadron 12, whose mission was to patrol the Atlantic off the coast of NJ in search of German U Boats. It was during this time he met his future wife, Margaret "Peggy" Polhemus, a nurse from Seaside Heights. They married July 27, 1945. After briefly farming in Texas, they settled in Seaside Heights, where he learned the building trade from father-in-law, Oliver R. Polhemus. Ray worked his entire career as a builder before retiring in 1984. Ray was an avid surf fisherman, Scoutmaster of Troop 19 Boy Scouts in Seaside Park, volunteer fireman with the Seaside Heights Fire Department, and a member of Ocean County Baptist Church, Toms River.
He is predeceased by his wife, Margaret "Peg" Chaney; and son, James Ray Chaney. He is survived by a sister; a daughter; and two sons, . He is also survived by six grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
(Names of living omitted by volunteer)
The family will receive friends from 9 a.m. Saturday, April 16 until the 11 a.m. religious service at the Timothy E. Ryan Home for Funerals, 809 Central Ave., Seaside Park. Burial will take place at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 19 at the Brig. Gen. William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Arneytown. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent in Ray's memory to the American Cancer Society , Deborah Heart & Lung Foundation and/or the Ocean County Baptist Church. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.ryanfuneralhome.com.
Published in Asbury Park Press on April 15, 2011
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