Chad was raised in Joplin and attended Joplin schools. He resided in Nevada during his early childhood before moving to Joplin. He returned to Nevada in 2012 and has continued to live here since that time. Chad has been employed at Architectural Systems Inc. (ASI) in Granby, MO for the past seven years.
Survivors include one daughter, Audrey Hallam, Nevada; one son, Jeremiah Hallam, Diamond, MO; mother, Donna Shumaker, Diamond, MO; one brother, Cory Hallam and his wife Holly, Nevada; two half-brothers, Michael Hallam, Nevada, and his daughter, Natalie Baldwin, and Shane Hallam and his wife Megan, Nevada, and their son, Hunter; one step-sister, Alisha Pryor and her husband Adam, Nevada, and their daughters, Addison, Alyvia, and Axytn Pryor; one niece, Isabella Hallam, Nevada; and one nephew, Isaac Hallam, Nevada. He was preceded in death by his father, Mike Hallam, and his grandparents.
A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada with Mark Mitchel officiating.