Kameilia Anastacia Chavez

Kameilia Anastacia Chavez passed away on August 5, 2025 in Chinle, Arizona.

She was born on February 12, 1987 in Austin, Texas to Glenn Ferguson and Stella Chavez. She spent her first four years of life living in Germany where her parents were stationed in the army. Her family moved to Grants, New Mexico where she spent her childhood. After she graduated from Grants High School, she moved to Las Cruces, New Mexico where she obtained her Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing from New Mexico State University. She started her nursing career in 2010, working for a short time in El Paso before moving to Albuquerque, New Mexico. Kameilia welcomed her first child, Zackary in 2011. Shortly after moving to Albuquerque, Kami was introduced to her husband Israel by a mutual friend. What started as a first date in a coffee shop turned into a beautiful life together. Israel and Kami married in 2016, and welcomed their second son, Jacob in 2018.

Kami worked as a nurse in various emergency departments for 15 years. Her most current employment being at Rust Medical Center ER in Rio Rancho, New Mexico for the last eight years. Kami was an amazing nurse and took pride in her career. She was able to make her dream of becoming a flight nurse come true when she began her journey with CSI Aviation in September of 2024.

Kami was also a devoted wife and mother who adored her family more than anything and loved spending all her time with them. Kami and Israel were known for working hard to play hard and have countless memories of trips to the ocean, big cities, snowboarding in the mountains, camping, fishing, hiking and so many other adventures with their boys. She also homeschooled her children and had a deep love for God. All who knew her knew how much she loved God and talking about how good he is. Kami never knew a stranger and made everyone she was around feel seen and important.

Kami is survived by her husband of nine years Israel Chavez, son Zackary Chavez, son Jacob Chavez, father Glenn Ferguson, mother Stella Chavez, brother-in-law Elias Chavez, sister-in-law Shelly Chavez, sister-in-law Krista Chavez, sister-in-law Joscelyn Lister, brother-in-law Lance Lister, multiple nieces and nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins and her beloved weenie dog Copper.

A Celebration of Life will be held on August 23rd, 2025 at 10:00 am at Legacy Church Main Campus located at 7201 Central Avenue NW Albuquerque, NM 87121.

Kami’s family would like to thank everyone who has prayed for them, showed support, and reached out during this difficult time.