Obituary of Reverend Mark L. Chaney

Rev. Mark Lee Chaney, age 48, of Buckshot Circle, Boone, passed away Monday afternoon, August 20, 2012 at Watauga Medical Center. Born July 26, 1964 in Mecklenburg County, he was a son of the late John Vann Chaney and Iva Lee Grant Chaney Sizemore. Mark was a graduate of Appalachian State University and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He was the senior Pastor at Howards Creek Baptist Church and had served as youth Pastor at Shiloh Baptist Church in Monroe and as Associate Pastor at First Baptist Church in Boone. He is survived by his wife; Mitzi Miller Chaney, one son; Christian Chaney of Sanford, one daughter; Rebekah Chaney of Boone, one brother; Tim Chaney and wife Denise of Monroe, his step-father; Gary Sizemore of Monroe, his mother and father in law; John and Wanda Miller of Indian Trail, one sister-in-law; Cherie Pearsall and husband Kevin of Gastonia, one brother-in-law; Johnny Miller and wife Julie of Mineral Springs, and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; John Vann Chaney and Iva Lee Grant Chaney Sizemore. A Celebration of Life service for Rev. Mark Lee Chaney will be conducted Friday afternoon at 3 o�clock at Boone United Methodist Church. Officiating will be Pastor Joe London and Rev. Don Whitener. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to EKG (Eternal Kingdom Growth), in care of Howards Creek Baptist Church, 240 Howards Creek Church Road, Boone, NC 28607. The family will receive friends Thursday evening from 6 o�clock until 9 o�clock at Howards Creek Church. Online condolences may be sent to the Chaney family at austinandbarnesfuneralhome.com Austin & Barnes Funeral Home & Crematory is serving the Chaney family.