MRS. MARY VANCE
Mrs. Mary Alice Joyce Vance, 86, of Richlands, died Friday, Feb 26, in a Richlands hospital following a short illness. Born in Jewell Ridge, she was a daughter of Rufus and Mollie Houchins Joyce. She was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur Vance. Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. Kathaline Vandyke, Mrs. Thelma Short and Mrs. Myrl Smith of Richlands and Mrs. Beatrice Badger of Wyandot, Mich., two sons, Sgt. Gene Vance of Langley Air Force Base, Va. and Sgt. Wayne Vance of Winston-Salem, N. C.; one sister, Mrs. Catherine Ratcliff of Dexter, Mich.; 11 grandchildren, and 20 great-grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted Monday at Mullens Funeral Chapel in Richlands, with Rev. R. T. Newton and Rev. Charles Vaughn officiating. Burial followed in Hankins Cemetery in Richlands.
Birth 3 Feb 1893 Death 26 Feb 1971 (aged 78) Burial Hankins Cemetery Richlands, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA Add to Map Plot Back Section, #314 Memorial ID 120953511 · View Death Certification said died from Arteriosclerotic Heart Disease due to Hypertension Cardiovascular Disease.
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