Henry Clay Chancellor

Henry Clay Chancellor        Henry Clay Chancellor, age 55, of Dallas, Texas, passed away Tuesday, September 16, 2008, at his second home in Lamar.        Clay was born December 20, 1952, in Lamar, to Richard and Ione (Williams) Chancellor.  He graduated from Lamar High School in 1971 and attended college in Springfield and Joplin, Missouri.  He was an accomplished hair stylist, owning and operating a salon in Dallas for 25  years.  Clay was a very kind and very caring person. His clients all treated him as one of their family. Clay freely returned this compassion by making house calls for clients and friends sick from cancer and unable to come to his salon. Clay was a gifted photographer who enjoyed flowers and maintained a beautiful yard at his second home in Lamar.         Survivors include his mother, Ione Chancellor, Lamar; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Brad & Diane Chancellor, Columbia, Missouri, and Eric Chancellor & Denise Meister, Falls Church, Virginia; three nephews, Jason & wife Angela Stansberry, Lamar, John Sherman Chancellor, Rolla, Missouri, and Richard Chancellor, Falls Church; three nieces, Paige & husband Scott Zahorik, Franktown, Colorado, Erin Chancellor, Falls Church, and Amy Chancellor, Springfield; two great-nephews, Joe & Griffin Zahorik; and four great-nieces, Katy & Madison Zahorik, Victoria & Olivia Stansberry.  Clay was preceded in death by his father and a sister, Victoria Lynn Stansberry.        A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, September 19th at Lamar United Methodist Church with Rev. Don Keithly officiating.  Burial will be in Lake Cemetery at a later date.        Memorial contributions are suggested to the American Cancer Society or to the charity of the donor’s choice, in care of Daniel Funeral Home.