Services for Dr. Bobbye Alexander Chancellor will be held June 28, 2011, at 1 PM at Oakwood Cemetery, Tunica, MS with the Reverend Joseph Hallman officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery with the family attending to arrangements. Dr. Chancellor, 84, of Collinsville, MS, died on June 21, 2011, at Meridian, MS. She was a retired United States Department of Agriculture Veterinarian who in her early years as a Veterinarian had a mixed practice with her husband Dr. James E. Chancellor, Jr. of Macon, MS. Survivors include her son, Dr. James Edward Chancellor III and his wife Rita, of Lacey's Spring, AL, her son Robert Sydney Chancellor and his wife Carolyn, of Port Aransas, TX, her son Paul Douglas Chancellor and his wife Allison, of Simi Valley, CA, her daughter Bonnie Patricia Rand and her husband Lydell of Meadville, MS, and grandchildren Alexandra Fredricka Chancellor, Carroll Ashley Chancellor, Mary Ross Chancellor, Hallie Alexander Chancellor, and Kelly Marie Rand. Preceding Dr. Chancellor in death were her parents, Robert Sydney Alexander and Blanche Allen Alexander, her sister Jean Alexander Scaife, and her husband Dr. James Edward Chancellor, Jr. The family requests memorials be made to the Antioch Southern Methodist Church, 11483 Center Hill Martin Rd., Collinsville, MS 39325 or the U.S. Pony Club (USPC), 4041 Iron Works Parkway, Lexington, KY 40511. A member of Antioch Southern Methodist Church for many years, Dr. Chancellor is perhaps best remembered for her active participation in her profession, veterinary medicine, and in particular for the encouragement and opportunities she worked to provide to young women entering the profession. Her accomplishments include graduating from Auburn's Veterinary Medical School in 1951 as the seventh woman to complete the degree, running a small and large animal veterinary practice, Vice President of the American Veterinary Medical Association for two terms, President of the Women's Veterinary Medical Association, State of Mississippi Veterinarian of the Year, frequent volunteer and continuous supporter of the U.S. Pony Club, a lover, owner, and trainer of Arabian horses, and over 25 years with the United States Department of Agriculture. Pallbearers will include Paul Chancellor, Robert Chancellor, James Chancellor, and Lydell Rand. Family and friends may sign the online guestbook at robertbarhamffh.com. There will be no visitation.
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