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Mary Virginia (Glover) & James Warren Chalfant Sr
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Cheyenne Cemetery
Cheyenne, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma


© Karen Harman
James Warren Chalfant
14 Jul 2002
© Amarillo Globe News

CHEYENNE, Oklahoma - James Warren Chalfant, 84, died Thursday, July 11, 2002.

 Services will be at 2:30 p.m. today in Cheyenne United Methodist Church with Andy Taylor and Aubrey Cowan officiating.

Burial will be in Cheyenne Cemetery by Rose Chapel Funeral Service.

Mr. Chalfant was born January 17, 1918, in Cheyenne to Loura Warren and William Lowe Chalfant. He graduated from Cheyenne High School and from the University of Oklahoma with a degree in pharmacy. He was married to Mary Virginia Glover at Rush Springs, Oklahoma on January 7, 1939. He volunteered for the Army and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the First Calvary Division. Prior to deployment to North Africa, he went to the Pentagon with General Conder to assist in planning the invasion. After deployment, the division met with Patton, joined him, broke out, fought in the Battle of the Bulge and went to Frankfort, where they again met Patton. Next they fought through MacNassy, Algiers and Tanzia and on to Sicily. He went into Sicily H-20 as a reconnaissance officer. He was sent to the first infantry division to coordinate the 62nd Armored Field Artillery Battalion. After the war, he continued to serve in the reserve and was called up during the Korean Conflict. He received six bronze battle stars, two bronze arrowheads for invasions and returned as a major and battalion executive officer. After his discharge he returned to Roger Mills County and established his ranch north of Cheyenne. He had served as president of the Oklahoma Quarter Horse Association and was a board member for the American Quarter Horse Association. He was a member of the Cheyenne United Methodist Church and had been a member of the Cheyenne Masonic Lodge.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Survivors include his wife, Mary; a daughter, Gay Chalfant of Amarillo; a son, Jay Chalfant and wife, Carolyn of Cheyenne; a sister, Jean Jack of Sulphur; two brothers, Billy Chalfant of Cheyenne and Wesley Chalfant of Midland, Texas; seven grandsons; two great grandsons; three great granddaughters; a special friend, Lana Merrick of Cheyenne; and a host of other relatives and friends.

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