Ireland J. Vance Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Ireland J. Vance of Newport, Tennessee, who passed away at the age of 84, on November 4, 2021. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family. You may also light a candle in honor of Ireland J. Vance or send a beautiful flower arrangement to the funeral service.
He was predeceased by: his son Ireland James Vance, Jr.; his son-in-law Virgil Browning, Sr.; his parents, William Lewis Vance and Wiley Vance of Arizona; his parents-in-law, James and Nannie Workman; his sisters, Margaret Vance, Delphia Vance Kemp and Sophia Vance Williams; his sisters-in-law, Lula Stevenson Vance, Rose Ann Stevenson Vance and Diana Gail Workman; his brothers, Sherman Vance, Calvin Vance, Archie Vance, Lawrence Vance and Sylvester Vance; and his brothers-in-law, Smith Vance, Richard Kemp, Al Williams, William Watkins, Scotty Bryant, Freddie Lee Colegrove and Dallas Frye, Sr..
He is survived by: his wife Linda Lou Workman Vance; his children, James David Vance (Bethany), Malinda Stoneking (Arthur), Lisa Baxter (Brian), Sherry Browning and Melissa Vance; his grandchildren, Felicia Shelton, Alisha Matthews, Brittany Baxter, Virgil Browning, Jr., Larry Belcher, Prescott Belcher, William Belcher, David Vance, Destiny Vance, Katelin Moeller, Makayla May and Alex May; his great grandchildren, Nicholas Shelton, Benjamin Shelton, Kyler Shelton, Isabella Shelton, Emily Shelton, Brycen Baxter, Kevin Baxter, Jacey Bice, Harley Miller, Issac Belcher, Phelix Belcher, Peyton Belcher, Brantley Belcher, Olivia Belcher, Isaiah Jenkins, Aiden Jenkins, Taelyn Perez, Luly Perez and Loxley Vance; his sister Gertrude Vance Watkins; his sisters-in-law, Irma Colegrove, Velda Bryant, Rebecca Jane Frye, Beatrice Stevenson Vance and Phyllis Messer Vance; his children-in-law, Elizabeth Martin Vance Patterson and Larry Belcher, Sr.; his friend Garett Ebright; and his great grandchildren, Brittany Moore Horn, Hailey Belcher, Elizabeth Martin Vance, Rebecca Herrick and Breanna Radar.
In consideration of the health and safety of all those attending the service, Costner-Maloy strongly encourages that all CDC guidelines be followed, including the use of face masks.
