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Martha Elizabeth Chance

December 23, 1925 — August 29, 2021

Martha Elizabeth McGraw Chance, 95 of Nederland, Texas, went to be with the Lord on August 29, 2021. She was born in Houston, Texas on December 23, 1925 to the late William McGraw and Mary Scoggins McGraw. Martha loved playing the piano and had played serving the Lord since she was 12. She is a member of Fellowship Baptist Church, Women of Grace, The Joy Club, and the DAR. She retired from PAISD as a bus driver for special needs children.
Those left to cherish Martha’s memory are her daughter, Wanda Hollier and her husband, Alton of Nederland; her son, Ronnie Chance and his wife, Brenda of Fredericksburg; her granddaughters, Elizabeth Venable and husband, Brent of Groves; Robin Chance-Hakam and husband, Aly of California; her great-grandchildren, Chance and Megan Venable of Groves; Analisa and Raymond Herrera of San Antonio; and numerous nieces and nephews; and her brother-in-law, Clyde Lee of Austin. The family would like to acknowledge her dear friend, Mack Hawkins.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Vance Chance; her parents; her sister, Mary Lee; and her brothers William and Noyce McGraw.
A gathering of family and friends will be held at Melancon’s Funeral Home in Nederland on Saturday, September 4, 2021 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., with a service being held at 2:00 p.m. Interment will follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park in Port Neches.
Memorial contributions may be made by mailing to: LOVElikeJJ, 5879 Running Fox Lane, Mason OH 45040 or by website; www.lovelikejj.org ; or by PayPal: info@lovelikejj.org .
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Saturday, September 4, 2021

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Melancon's Funeral Home

1605 Avenue H, Nederland, TX 77627

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Saturday, September 4, 2021

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1605 Avenue H, Nederland, TX 77627

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