Husband of Amanda Ermine Hartley Vance and Rose Harriet Cook Vance.
Holladay Man,
94, Former
Builder, Dies
Holladay - Funeral services for George Washington Vance, 94, 4123 Highland Dr., well-known former contractor who died Thursday, will be conducted Saturday.
Services will be held at 1 p.m. in the Winder Ward chapel Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 4120 Highland Dr.
Friends may call at the place of services from 10 a.m. until the time of the funeral.
Mr. Vance was born March 27, 1864, at Cranberry, Mitchell County, N.C., a son of John and Lucinda Sizemore Vance. He came to Utah in 1886 as a convert to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, lived in Ogden for many years.
He later moved to Salt Lake City where he lived in Cannon Twenty-sixth and Tenth Wards. At the time of death, he was a high priest in the Winder Ward.
As a contractor and builder, he built many churches including the Cannon and Belvedere Wards in Salt Lake City and the First Ward in Ogden.
He married Amanda Ermine Hartley in the Logan Temple. She preceded him in death. On June 17, 1914, he married Rose Harriet Cook in the Salt Lake Temple.
Survivors include his widow; three sons and three daughters, George L. Vance, Ogden; Jesse L. R. Vance, Vallejo, Calif; Louis C. Vance, Mrs. George (Lillie) Hatch, Woods Cross; Mrs. Harry N. (Maurine) Poll, Mrs. James F. (Afton) Perry, all of Salt Lake City; 36 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; 8 great-great-grandchildren.
(Deseret News 12-19-1958)
*****Please note that the death date is incorrectly inscribed on the grave marker.*****
Husband of Amanda Ermine Hartley Vance and Rose Harriet Cook Vance.
Holladay Man,
94, Former
Builder, Dies
Holladay - Funeral services for George Washington Vance, 94, 4123 Highland Dr., well-known former contractor who died Thursday, will be conducted Saturday.
Services will be held at 1 p.m. in the Winder Ward chapel Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 4120 Highland Dr.
Friends may call at the place of services from 10 a.m. until the time of the funeral.
Mr. Vance was born March 27, 1864, at Cranberry, Mitchell County, N.C., a son of John and Lucinda Sizemore Vance. He came to Utah in 1886 as a convert to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, lived in Ogden for many years.
He later moved to Salt Lake City where he lived in Cannon Twenty-sixth and Tenth Wards. At the time of death, he was a high priest in the Winder Ward.
As a contractor and builder, he built many churches including the Cannon and Belvedere Wards in Salt Lake City and the First Ward in Ogden.
He married Amanda Ermine Hartley in the Logan Temple. She preceded him in death. On June 17, 1914, he married Rose Harriet Cook in the Salt Lake Temple.
Survivors include his widow; three sons and three daughters, George L. Vance, Ogden; Jesse L. R. Vance, Vallejo, Calif; Louis C. Vance, Mrs. George (Lillie) Hatch, Woods Cross; Mrs. Harry N. (Maurine) Poll, Mrs. James F. (Afton) Perry, all of Salt Lake City; 36 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; 8 great-great-grandchildren.
(Deseret News 12-19-1958)
*****Please note that the death date is incorrectly inscribed on the grave marker.*****
Family Members
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Lillie Lutinca "Lillie Lou" Vance Hatch
1883–1965
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William Edward Vance
1885–1888
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Joseph Henry Vance
1887–1887
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Martha Isabell Vance
1889–1889
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John Sherman Vance
1890–1890
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Albert Vance
1891–1891
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Jesse Lester Ralph Vance
1891–1963
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George Lawrence Vance
1893–1986
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Rachel Jane "Margie Rae" Vance Gray
1895–1945
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Mary Ellen Vance
1897–1898
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Lewis Cannon Vance
1898–1964
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Emily May Vance Meakin
1900–1953
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Beth Lizzie Vance
1902–1902
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Magdeline "Madge" Vance Porter
1903–1951
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Hartley Vance
1905–1905
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Gladys Vance
1907–1907
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Grace Maurine Vance Poll
1916–2011
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Rose Afton Vance Paige
1917–1987
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