Candace Rae Chavez was born December 23, 1987, in Clinton, Oklahoma to Raymond Anthony Chavez and Regina Candice Blindy. She passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2026, in Canton, Oklahoma at the age of 38. Candace graduated from Geary High School in 2006 and continued to make her home in Geary. She first devoted her time to raising her Three children, Mariah and Derrick and Ivan, and later worked at the Geary Nursing Home. Candace enjoyed going to the casino, doing arts and crafts, cooking, and baking. She always wanted to make sure everyone was fed and was known for putting others before herself. Candace had a gift for meeting someone once and becoming lifelong friends. Her greatest joy was spending time with her children and supporting them in all of their activities. She was a member of the Baptist Church and was saved and baptized at the First Baptist Church in Geary. Candace was also a descendant of the Sand Creek survivors.

Survivors include her three children, Mariah Grace Pratt of Geary, Derrick Tyler Lee Pratt of Geary, and Ivan James Chavez of Hinton; her mother, Regina Candice BlindyTwohatchet and husband Finis of Watonga; grandparents, Anita Campbell of Hinton and Roger Tenequer of Snyder, Oklahoma; brothers and sisters, Steve Tyler Hicks of Hinton, Zachary Lee Chavez of Hinton, and Denton Chavez and Debra Chavez.

She is also survived by numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins including Roxanna Campbell of Geary, Ronald Allen Tenequer of Hinton, Yolanda Chavez of El Reno, Jesse Chavez and wife Tammy of El Reno, Freedom Wofford and husband Bobby of Norman, Lisa Chavez of El Reno,Destiny  of Watonga, Jezarae of Elreno,Legacy Raven of Elreno Brooke Davidson of Ardmore, Sebastian Davidson of Ardmore, Ashley Blindy of Oklahoma City, Ronald Blindy Jr. of Lawton, and Angus Blindy of Oklahoma City, along with many other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by her father, Raymond Anthony Chavez; brother, Derek Thomas Hicks; grandparents, Raymond Chavez, Wanda Nicholson, Emery Campbell; and great-grandparents, Jim and Pearl Gamble, Josephine North Blindy, and Angus Blindy.

All night Wake services will be held at the Gib Miles ERC Building in Geary, Oklahoma, Wednesday evening, March 18, 2026, at 7:00 PM.

Funeral services will be held Thursday, March 19, 2026, at 11:00 AM at the Gib Miles ERC Building in Geary, Oklahoma, with Rev. Waylan Upchego officiating. Burial will follow in the North Family Cemetery west of Geary, Oklahoma.

Viewing will begin Sunday, March 15, 2026, at 1:00 PM at Turner Funeral Home in Geary.

Services entrusted to Turner Funeral Home, Geary, OK, Condolences may be sent to the family at turnerfuneralhomes@gmail.com, turnerfh.net, or on Facebook at facebook.com/TurnerFuneralHomes.