May Evelyn Norred Vance, age 75 of Gatlinburg, formerly of Nashville, passed away Wednesday, November 30, 2016 as a result of the Gatlinburg wildfires.
She was a 1960 graduate of Hillsboro High School in Nashville, along with her future husband, Jimmy. In 1964, she graduated from Tennessee Polytechnic Institute, and following her marriage to Jimmy, spent most of her professional career working with him in his law office in Nashville.
Mrs. Vance enjoyed gardening, sewing, trips to the beach, animals, and especially spending time with her grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Caldwell Vann and Frances Norred.
She is survived by her loving husband of 53 years, James C. (Jimmy) Vance, Sr.; sons, Lt. Col. James C. Vance, Jr. and wife Lesley H. Vance, and Patrick Neil Vance and wife Meghan M. Vance; grandchildren, James C. (Tres) Vance III, Hardy A. Vance, Mason Neil Vance, and Cameron John Vance; sister, Carolyn (Sissy) Norred West of Tacoma, WA; brother, Caldwell Vann Norred, III and wife Bobbie Simpson Norred of Colorado Springs, CO; brother-in-law, Charles Michael Vance and wife Berenda Vance; several nieces and nephews; and loving dog, Peanut.
The family will receive friends 10AM -11:30 AM Friday at Atchley's Smoky Mountain Chapel in Pigeon Forge, TN. The family will also receive friends 6-9 PM Friday and 10 AM – 1 PM Saturday with a memorial service to follow at 1 PM Saturday at Woodbine Hickory Chapel in Nashville, TN. Inurnment will follow the service in Woodlawn Cemetery.
Atchley Funeral Home
She was a 1960 graduate of Hillsboro High School in Nashville, along with her future husband, Jimmy. In 1964, she graduated from Tennessee Polytechnic Institute, and following her marriage to Jimmy, spent most of her professional career working with him in his law office in Nashville.
Mrs. Vance enjoyed gardening, sewing, trips to the beach, animals, and especially spending time with her grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Caldwell Vann and Frances Norred.
She is survived by her loving husband of 53 years, James C. (Jimmy) Vance, Sr.; sons, Lt. Col. James C. Vance, Jr. and wife Lesley H. Vance, and Patrick Neil Vance and wife Meghan M. Vance; grandchildren, James C. (Tres) Vance III, Hardy A. Vance, Mason Neil Vance, and Cameron John Vance; sister, Carolyn (Sissy) Norred West of Tacoma, WA; brother, Caldwell Vann Norred, III and wife Bobbie Simpson Norred of Colorado Springs, CO; brother-in-law, Charles Michael Vance and wife Berenda Vance; several nieces and nephews; and loving dog, Peanut.
The family will receive friends 10AM -11:30 AM Friday at Atchley's Smoky Mountain Chapel in Pigeon Forge, TN. The family will also receive friends 6-9 PM Friday and 10 AM – 1 PM Saturday with a memorial service to follow at 1 PM Saturday at Woodbine Hickory Chapel in Nashville, TN. Inurnment will follow the service in Woodlawn Cemetery.
Atchley Funeral Home
May Evelyn Norred Vance, age 75 of Gatlinburg, formerly of Nashville, passed away Wednesday, November 30, 2016 as a result of the Gatlinburg wildfires.
She was a 1960 graduate of Hillsboro High School in Nashville, along with her future husband, Jimmy. In 1964, she graduated from Tennessee Polytechnic Institute, and following her marriage to Jimmy, spent most of her professional career working with him in his law office in Nashville.
Mrs. Vance enjoyed gardening, sewing, trips to the beach, animals, and especially spending time with her grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Caldwell Vann and Frances Norred.
She is survived by her loving husband of 53 years, James C. (Jimmy) Vance, Sr.; sons, Lt. Col. James C. Vance, Jr. and wife Lesley H. Vance, and Patrick Neil Vance and wife Meghan M. Vance; grandchildren, James C. (Tres) Vance III, Hardy A. Vance, Mason Neil Vance, and Cameron John Vance; sister, Carolyn (Sissy) Norred West of Tacoma, WA; brother, Caldwell Vann Norred, III and wife Bobbie Simpson Norred of Colorado Springs, CO; brother-in-law, Charles Michael Vance and wife Berenda Vance; several nieces and nephews; and loving dog, Peanut.
The family will receive friends 10AM -11:30 AM Friday at Atchley's Smoky Mountain Chapel in Pigeon Forge, TN. The family will also receive friends 6-9 PM Friday and 10 AM – 1 PM Saturday with a memorial service to follow at 1 PM Saturday at Woodbine Hickory Chapel in Nashville, TN. Inurnment will follow the service in Woodlawn Cemetery.
Atchley Funeral Home
She was a 1960 graduate of Hillsboro High School in Nashville, along with her future husband, Jimmy. In 1964, she graduated from Tennessee Polytechnic Institute, and following her marriage to Jimmy, spent most of her professional career working with him in his law office in Nashville.
Mrs. Vance enjoyed gardening, sewing, trips to the beach, animals, and especially spending time with her grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Caldwell Vann and Frances Norred.
She is survived by her loving husband of 53 years, James C. (Jimmy) Vance, Sr.; sons, Lt. Col. James C. Vance, Jr. and wife Lesley H. Vance, and Patrick Neil Vance and wife Meghan M. Vance; grandchildren, James C. (Tres) Vance III, Hardy A. Vance, Mason Neil Vance, and Cameron John Vance; sister, Carolyn (Sissy) Norred West of Tacoma, WA; brother, Caldwell Vann Norred, III and wife Bobbie Simpson Norred of Colorado Springs, CO; brother-in-law, Charles Michael Vance and wife Berenda Vance; several nieces and nephews; and loving dog, Peanut.
The family will receive friends 10AM -11:30 AM Friday at Atchley's Smoky Mountain Chapel in Pigeon Forge, TN. The family will also receive friends 6-9 PM Friday and 10 AM – 1 PM Saturday with a memorial service to follow at 1 PM Saturday at Woodbine Hickory Chapel in Nashville, TN. Inurnment will follow the service in Woodlawn Cemetery.
Atchley Funeral Home
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