Ervin Leon Chaney Jr.

November 15, 1950 - September 26, 2018

 

Obituary for Ervin Leon Chaney Jr.

 

Ervin Leon Chaney Jr, husband of Roselyn Chaney. Father of Clementine Chaney, Sheila Bishop, Paul Rock, and Chanel Stout. Grandfather of Ian Bidding, Alissia Bishop, Heather Dodd, Ethan Forsythe, Tyler Mann, and Morgan Stout. Great-grandfather of Lily and Landen Dodd, and Nixon and Knox Mann. Brother of Dan (Carol) Chaney, Becky (Ken) Chadwell, Steve (Brenda) Chaney, and Debra Kelly. Stepson of Janice Chaney. He was also survived by many uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents: Ervin Leon Chaney and Norma Chaney and his grandparents Norval and Clementine Chaney and Richard and Virginia Combs. Ervin was a proud member of several genealogical societies, Vice-President of the Clermont County Genealogical Society, Sons of the American Revolution, and Sons of the Civil War. He was an avid hunter with his brother Dan and his good friend Bob Baum. He was the best bricklayer/stonemason that ever was recently working with Mahaffey. He was a collector of antiques and Native American artifacts. He loved to shop at Goodwill and would show off his many good finds. He always excelled at anything he put his mind to: ping pong, rock hunting, hunting, trapping, genealogy, mason jars, darts, volleyball, softball team manager, and the list goes on and on. A memorial gathering will be held for Ervin at E.C. Nurre Funeral Home (Amelia) on Friday October 5, 2018 from 5:00 PM until time of his memorial service at 7:00 PM.