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Edgar Lee Roy Lorance

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Edgar Lee Roy Lorance Veteran

Birth
Collin County, Texas, USA
Death
24 Feb 2002 (aged 79)
McKinney, Collin County, Texas, USA
Burial
Allen, Collin County, Texas, USA GPS-Latitude: 33.1414401, Longitude: -96.654559
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WWII veteran of the US Army with the 112th Calvary in the Pacific Theater.
He worked and retired at Kraft Foods in Garland; operated the Texaco Stations in Princeton and McKinney, ran the Shell Stations in McKinney under Joe Bob Young, ran the Fina Station in McKinney, and ran the Hi-Lo Station in McKinney.
He died from complications with C.O.P.D. at the Homestead Nursing Home in McKinney, Texas, with five of his seven children by his side.
Survived by his children: Roy Gale Lorance, Garland; Gary Lee Lorance, Tioga; Larry E. Lorance, Rowlett; Dorothy June Lorance Gibson, Leonard; Joe Dale Lorance, San Antonio; David Lynn Lorance, Plano; George Alby (Chuck) Lorance, Bells. And one sister, Wanda Jo Crump, McKinney.
Son of George Alby (Chuck) Lorance and Bessie Lee McPeak, whom preceeded him in death. Also preceeding him were brothers, Eulas Lorance, Gilbert Lorance; sisters Mildred Faye Davis, Louella Wallis; one grandson, Eric Lorance.
WWII veteran of the US Army with the 112th Calvary in the Pacific Theater.
He worked and retired at Kraft Foods in Garland; operated the Texaco Stations in Princeton and McKinney, ran the Shell Stations in McKinney under Joe Bob Young, ran the Fina Station in McKinney, and ran the Hi-Lo Station in McKinney.
He died from complications with C.O.P.D. at the Homestead Nursing Home in McKinney, Texas, with five of his seven children by his side.
Survived by his children: Roy Gale Lorance, Garland; Gary Lee Lorance, Tioga; Larry E. Lorance, Rowlett; Dorothy June Lorance Gibson, Leonard; Joe Dale Lorance, San Antonio; David Lynn Lorance, Plano; George Alby (Chuck) Lorance, Bells. And one sister, Wanda Jo Crump, McKinney.
Son of George Alby (Chuck) Lorance and Bessie Lee McPeak, whom preceeded him in death. Also preceeding him were brothers, Eulas Lorance, Gilbert Lorance; sisters Mildred Faye Davis, Louella Wallis; one grandson, Eric Lorance.

Gravesite Details

Served in the U.S. Army and was a veteran of WW11; served with the 112th Calvary.



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  • Maintained by: Deb
  • Originally Created by: June
  • Added: Mar 4, 2002
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6234283/edgar_lee_roy-lorance: accessed ), memorial page for Edgar Lee Roy Lorance (18 Oct 1922–24 Feb 2002), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6234283, citing Ridgeview Memorial Park, Allen, Collin County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Deb (contributor 46832182).