He was born July 9, 1922 in Masontown, WV and was a son of the late Ed and Jenny (Crites) Vance.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Edith R. (Ours) Vance on July 12, 1941; seven brothers: Wilbur Vance, Tom Vance, Jake Vance, Fred Vance, Bill Vance, Jim Vance and John Vance; six sisters: Grace Sites, Elsie Sites, Ruth Whetzel, Goldie Huffman, Rose Thorne and Ethel Hines; son-in-law, Gerry Bosley.
He worked driving a coal truck for Alleghany Mining and spent the majority of his life as a logger and farmer. He loved the Lord, his church and his family.
SURVIVING his wife of 66 years, Gladys (Mongold) Vance
Two sons: Donald L. Vance of Arlington, VA
Glenn H. Vance Jr. and wife Phyllis of Dorcas, WV
Two daughters: Edith Jean Runion and husband Dwight of Maysville, WV
Patricia V. Bosley of Maysville, WV
One sister: Lena Thorne of Petersburg, WV
Ten grandchildren and two step grandchildren
Thirteen great grandchildren and three step great grandchildren
Numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral service will be Sunday 2:00 (Feb.19th) at the Schaeffer Funeral Home with Rev. Carl VanStavern and Rev Joseph Gerstell officiating.
Family will receive friends Saturday 5 - 9 p.m. at the Schaeffer Funeral Home
Interment will be in the Sites Cemetery, Dorcas, WV
Memorials may be made to Sites Chapel United Methodist Church, HC 33, Box 3175, Dorcas, WV 26847.
He was born July 9, 1922 in Masontown, WV and was a son of the late Ed and Jenny (Crites) Vance.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Edith R. (Ours) Vance on July 12, 1941; seven brothers: Wilbur Vance, Tom Vance, Jake Vance, Fred Vance, Bill Vance, Jim Vance and John Vance; six sisters: Grace Sites, Elsie Sites, Ruth Whetzel, Goldie Huffman, Rose Thorne and Ethel Hines; son-in-law, Gerry Bosley.
He worked driving a coal truck for Alleghany Mining and spent the majority of his life as a logger and farmer. He loved the Lord, his church and his family.
SURVIVING his wife of 66 years, Gladys (Mongold) Vance
Two sons: Donald L. Vance of Arlington, VA
Glenn H. Vance Jr. and wife Phyllis of Dorcas, WV
Two daughters: Edith Jean Runion and husband Dwight of Maysville, WV
Patricia V. Bosley of Maysville, WV
One sister: Lena Thorne of Petersburg, WV
Ten grandchildren and two step grandchildren
Thirteen great grandchildren and three step great grandchildren
Numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral service will be Sunday 2:00 (Feb.19th) at the Schaeffer Funeral Home with Rev. Carl VanStavern and Rev Joseph Gerstell officiating.
Family will receive friends Saturday 5 - 9 p.m. at the Schaeffer Funeral Home
Interment will be in the Sites Cemetery, Dorcas, WV
Memorials may be made to Sites Chapel United Methodist Church, HC 33, Box 3175, Dorcas, WV 26847.
Family Members
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Wilbur Henry Vance
1896–1966
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Thomas Lee Vance
1901–1961
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Grace Elizabeth Vance Sites
1904–1992
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William Jack Vance
1906–1975
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Ruth M Vance Whetzel
1908–1990
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Fred W Vance
1910–1983
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Elsie Virginia Vance Sites
1911–1993
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Ethel Margaret Vance Hines
1914–2003
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Goldie Easter Vance Huffman
1916–2008
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Walter E Vance
1917–1969
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Rosella G. Vance Thorne
1918–2006
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James L Vance
1919–1968
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Lena Rebecca Vance Thorne
1924–2015
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John C Vance
1926–1980
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Audy H Vance
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