Jack B. Vance
Vance Sunday, August 03, 2008
Jack Vance, 75, of Paducah passed away Friday morning at 10:30 a.m. at his residence. Services will be held Monday, August 4, 2008, at 10 a.m. at the Lone Oak Chapel of Milner & Orr Funeral Home with the Rev. Frank Queen officiating. Burial will take place at Woodlawn Memorial Gardens. Family will receive friends after 5 p.m. today, August 3, 2008, at the Lone Oak Chapel of Milner & Orr Funeral Home.
Mr. Vance was a graduate of Heath High School in 1951. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, having served at the close of the Korean War. He was retired from Sears as a salesman in both the Appliance and Sporting Goods Departments. He was a member of Harmony Baptist Church. He was an avid golfer and member of Paxton Park. He was also a UK "Big Blue" Basketball fan.
Jack is survived by his wife of 32 years, Gail Terry Vance; two sons, Doug Vance and wife Karen of Colleyville, Texas and David Vance and wife Cindy of Frankfort; one stepson, Kevin Criswell of Atlanta; one stepdaughter, Terry Criswell Bowerman and husband Kenny of Paducah; one sister, Jeanne Robbins of Searcy, Ark.; three grandchildren, Andrew Kyle Vance of Stuart, Fla., Nicholas Chiapputo and Abigail Marie Vance, both of Colleyville; two stepgrandchildren, Andy Bowerman and Clara Redfern, both of Paducah; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Roy N. Vance and Mary Bryan Vance and one brother, Roy Vance Jr.
Expressions of sympathy may take the form of donations to American Cancer Society, 3140 Parisa Dr., Paducah, KY 42003 or Lourdes Hospice, 7100, Paducah, KY 42002-7100.