Virgil Lester Chaney, 64, of Blackshear, passed away Saturday morning, October 25, 2025, at his residence Born July 24, 1961, in Blackshear, he was a son of Jenetha Strickland Chaney and the late Truman Lester Chaney. He lived all his life in Pierce County and was a 1979 graduate of Blackshear High School. He had worked as a boilermaker with Local 26 and was retired as a longtime owner/operator of Chaney’s Sewing Center. He was of the Pentecostal faith.
His son, Christopher Levi Chaney also passed away Saturday, October 25.
Survivors include his wife, Tereasa Chaney, Blackshear; daughter, Kaitlyn Storm Chaney, Jacksonville, FL; granddaughter, Zara Murray, Blackshear; mother, Jenetha Strickland Chaney of Blackshear; brother, Bryan Chaney, Blackshear; sister, Karen Bowen Patterson, Blackshear and several other relatives.
