Eva Jane Chaline's Obituary
Eva Jane Chaline
Mrs. Eva Jane Chaline, 83, longtime resident of Alachua, Florida, died Saturday, December 5, 2015, in the E. T. York Care Center, following a long illness.
Mrs. Chaline was born on November 3, 1932 in Gainesville, Florida, to the late Spencer and Rita Nail Dority. She grew up in Alachua, graduated from Alachua High School Class of 1951. Mrs. Chaline lived most of her adult life in Houston, Texas, and was married to the late Clarence Chaline, to whom she was wed for 55 years, prior to his death in 2009. She moved back to Alachua in 1988, and began a career with the Alachua County Clerk of the Court, until her retirement in 2008. She was a member of the Blackwelder Free Will Baptist Church, in Worthington Springs. Mrs. Chaline was an active woman, who loved to paint and even had her pilot’s license.
She is survived by her “adopted” son, Danny (Jill-Renay) Bennett, and her grandchildren, Catie and Sara Bennett, all of Cocoa, FL; two brothers, Ernest (Helen) Dority, of Waldo and Winston (Angie) Dority, of Alachua; two sisters, Rita (Joe) Tillis, of Graham and Lorena Witt, of Alachua; along with a host of nieces and nephews.
Graveside funeral services will be held on Thursday, December 10, 2015 at 11:00 A. M., in the Newnansville Cemetery, with Rev. Bobby Clyde, officiating. The family will receive friends, Wednesday, December 9, 2015 from 5 to 7 P. M., at the WILLIAMS-THOMAS FUNERAL HOME WESTAREA, 823 NW 143rd St. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Haven Hospice, 4200 NW 90th Blvd., Gainesville, FL 32606.
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