Nellie Mae Vance Gilland Obituary
We are sad to announce that on March 18, 2025, at the age of 83, Nellie Mae Vance Gilland of Marion, North Carolina passed away. Family and friends can send flowers and condolences in memory of the loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Nellie Mae Vance Gilland to pay them a last tribute.
As we bid Nellie Mae Vance farewell, let us not mourn the absence of her physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of her spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Nellie Mae Vance is not truly gone, but merely transformed, her energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.
She was predeceased by: her parents, James Vance and Effie Moles Vance; her husband Roy Gilland, Sr.; and her son Roy Gilland, Jr.. She is survived by: her daughters, Diane Cate (Mark), Debbie Patton (Johnny) and Becky Crandall (Ronnie); and her sister Juanita Roach. She is also survived by six grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren.
