He enlisted in the United States Navy at the beginning of World War I. He graduated from the United States Naval Hospital School, Newport, Rhode Island, where he was retained as Assistant Instructor. After the war was over he obtained, by examination, a Reserve Officer’s Commission, First Lieutenant, Medical Administration, United States Army.
Thereafter Dr. Chaney re-entered College for refresher work. From 1922 to 1925, he was Principal of High School, Mineral Wells, Texas. Here he met and married Miss Ara Cornelius. From Mineral Wells he went to Texas A&M College as Superintendent of Public Schools of the College. He held a Life Membership in both Texas and National Teachers Associations. He held membership at Peabody College by the Merit System in the high school administrators Fraternity (Phi Delta Kappa). While at Peabody College in 1927, he helped conduct a County School Survey of Laurens County, South Carolina, which was printed at Peabody.
He held an A. B. Degree from Abilene Christian College, M. S. Degree from Texas A&M College. While at Texas A&M he was awarded $1,750.00 Rockefellow Scholarship by the General Education Board of New York City for educational advanced study in Education and Economics. These studies were made at Peabody College, Nashville, Tennessee, where resident work was completed for his Ph.D. Degree.
In 1929 he began the study of chiropractic in Texas Chiropractic College, withdrawing from Kirksville Osteopathic College, graduating with D.C. Degree. He holds licenses to practice in Texas, Arkansas and Tennessee. He practiced in San Antonio and Jasper, Texas for many years.
Dr. Chaney took post graduate work at Carver Chiropractic College in 1932. He finished a course in Public Relations from the University of Texas Division of Extension, Industrial and Business Training Bureau, co-operating with Texas Education Agency, in March 1953.
He represented District 1 of the Texas State Chiropractic Association which was composed of 51 Counties as State Director and was selected Chairman of the Health Committee in 1942, lobbied in 1943 for the first chiropractic law ever passed in Texas, was awarded the Keeler Plaque in 1945 as the Chiropractor of the Year, originated and promoted the idea of the “Literary Clause” in the present Basic Science Law, voted Honorary Life Membership in the Texas State Chiropractic Association in 1952, voted the Spears Award (Pioneer Chiropractor of Texas) at Texas State Chiropractic Convention in Beaumont in 1954.
Membership held in organizations besides those mentioned above: American Legion, Sheriff’s Association of Texas, Lions Club. He has served as Elder in the Church of Christ at Jasper, Texas, also Mineral Wells, Texas where he was living when he passed from this life, October 17, 1958.
Dr. Chaney’s favorite sport was to take a pack of hound dogs and go for a fox race. He also liked to spend a day hunting and fishing now and then.
Dr. Chaney wrote the following:
IF I HAD BUT ONE SERMON
If I had but one sermon to preach this is what it would be: Eternity is sure, Heaven is a reality. Hell is a reality. Sin is a reality. Man is an accountable being. All men are sinners. Eternal punishment is the wage of sin. His blood cleanses from all sin. To be cleansed one must only obey the Lord in belief. A life of godly service to man and God must follow. The Bible is a guidebook to Heaven.
