Public Viewing on Friday, June 1, 2007, at Clark's Memorial Funeral Home, Meridian, Mississippi.
Funeral Service at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 2, 2007, at First Union Missionary Baptist Church, Meridian, Mississippi. First Union is the church that held the funeral service for Ms. Chaney's son James in 1964 after he had been slain by Mississippi white supremacists.
Speakers: Several civil rights movement veterans who worked with James Chaney and knew Ms. Chaney are already scheduled to speak. Other movement veterans who worked with James and knew Ms. Chaney who wish to speak should contact Ben Chaney at (609) 835-6892.
Burial will be at Okatibbee Baptist Church Cemetery on Valley Road in southwest Lauderdale County. Ms. Chaney will be laid to rest next to her son James.
For more information regarding the services, Obie Clark of the funeral home may be contacted at (601) 485-4021.
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