Obituary of Junior Vance (Thomas Beauregard Vance, Jr)
(This is Pappy's father, he was called Junior all his life)PLUMTREE - Junior Vance, 77, of Plumtree, died Wednesday in a Crossnorehospital. Vance, an Avery County native, was the son of the late ThomasB. and Sarah Wiaenaan Vaace. He was a retired merchant.
Surviving are a son. Tommy Vance of Nashville, Tenn.; and a sister EthelWhitaker of Plumree. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in PlumtreePresbyterian Church, of which he was a member. The Rev. Wallace Wisewill oficiatete. Burial will be in Yellow Mountain Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at WebbFuneral Home in Spruce Pine. The body will be placed in the church anhour before the services.
Obituary of Thomas Beauregard Vance Sr. as it appeared in the AveryCounty Newspaper
Thomas Beauregard Vance was born at Altamont on the 9th day ofOctober 1861, and died at his home at Plumtree Friday evening, September28th, 1928 at 7:20 o'clock.
The deceased was the oldest living son of Thomas D. Vance and ElmireDellinger Vance and was one of a family of eleven children all but threeof whom are still living. The others are as follows:
Charlotte D. Jones, Umatilla, Fla; Mrs. Mary E. Key, Sumerville, PA,J E Vance, Johnson City, TN, D T Vance, Plumtree, R B Vance, Allendale,SC, Mrs. Eula Childs, Ingalls, NC, Mrs. J. L. Banner, deceased, C MVance, Belen, NM, Miss Julia Vance, Johnson City, TN, Ed N. Vance,Plumtree, NC and Marcus D Vance, deceased.
In 1887, the deceased was married to Sara Wiseman who with eightsons and one daughter survive him. The children are Ira, Ernest, Pat,Hobart, Ted, Hale, Ethel, Joe and Junior.
The funeral was held Monday afternoon at the church at Plumtree andwas conducted by Rev. T W Clapp assited by Rev Hall and was attended by agreat crowd of sorrowing and sympathizing friends including nearly all ofthe businessmen of Avery County and many from Mitchell, many of whom ahdclosed their places of business out of respect for the memory fo thedeceased.
The pall bearers were the six sons of Mr. W. C. Burleson, his formerbusiness associate; R M, Dr. W.B., Frank, Henry, D P, and S L.
A profusions of beautiful floral tributes to his memorey were bornby large number of young ladies and over a hundred automobiles joined inthe procession that bore the remains from the church to the graveyard.
For nearly forty years, the deceased has been one of the leaders inthe development of the intrests of Avery County. For four years he was amember of the firm of Jones and Vance at Elk Park, the remainder of thetime has been spent at his loved home in Plumtree.
In 1891 he was the leading spirit int he concern that built thesecond oldest mica mill in the world. Two or three years later he soldhis interest and in 1894, he and a brother D. T. Vance started in a verysmall way to grind mica under the name of Vnace Brothers. In 1900, thefirm dissolved partnership and Mr. Vance has since conducted his businessin his individual name, building up a splendid and profitable business inthe mercantile line as well as in other lines in which he wasitnerested. Mr. Vance was a public spirited man and was the source ofstrength that carried many of his neighbors over the hard places in lifethat sometimes beset all.
While the family has lost so much, their loss is shared in anunusually large measure by the entire community and to a large extent bythe entire county. He is enjoying the rewards of a well-spent all of thebusinessmen of Avery County and many from Mitchell, many of whom ahdclosed their places of business out of respect for the memory fo thedeceased.
The pall bearers were the six sons of Mr. W. C. Burleson, his formerbusiness associate; R M, Dr. W.B., Frank, Henry, D P, and S L.
Tom remembers his grandmother, Sarah Vance, having one eye. The story hewas told is that when her father came home from the Civil War he hadnever seen his child. He lit a candle and bent over the cradle to seeher. Hot tallow dripped from the candle and destroyed her eye.
Sarah always dressed in black and because she knew where the rocks werein the Toe River, she was able to walk across the river without gettingwet. Everyone said she was a witch because of this.
After the death of Mr. Vance's, which she called her husband, she alwaysset a place at the table for him and no one was allowed to eat at thatplace.
Obituary of Sarah Elmira Vance (Mrs. T. B. Vance)
THE TRI-COUNTY NEWS SPRUCE PINE, N. C.
(Pappy's Grandmother)Plumtree-Mrs. T. B. Vance Funeral services for Mrs. T. B. Vance, age 81,one of Plurntree's oldest residents, who died at her home Friday morningafter a lingering illness were held Sunday afternoon at 2: 00 o'clock atthe Plurntree Presbyterian church. The Rev. T. W. Clapp officiatedassisted by the Rev. J. P. Hall. Burial followed in the Yellow Mountaincemetery at Plumtree.
Mrs Vance was a member of the Plumtree Presbyterian church where shejoined about 65 years ago and remained an active member until herdeclining health about two years ago. She was a native and life-longresident of the Plumtree section and attended the old Plumtree Academy.About sixty years ago she was united in marriage to Thomas B. Vance whopassed away in 1928. Mrs. Vance was well known throughout Avery andMitchell counties.
Surviving are one daughter, Miss Ethel Vance of Plumtree six sons, Joe,Ira, and T. B Jr. of Plumtree; Hale of Boone, Pat of Elk Park, andHobart Vance of Adel, Iowa; two sisters, Mrs. D. T. Vance of Plumtreeand Mrs. Mannrssa Wiseman of Spoal': three half-sisters; Mrs. FredBurleson of Spear, Mrs.. Tom Watson of Plumtree and Mrs. Sam Smith ofThree Mile; three half-brothers; Will Justice of Spear,. John Justice ofMontezumea, and James Gudger Justice of Oregon; 19 grandchildren and 6great-grandchildren.
Active Pallbearers were Ivor Vance,Friel Vance. Sam Vance. DiesterWatson, Cecil Burleson, Sam Smith. Jr., Howard Smith and Paul Smith.Honorary pallbearers were Dr. W. B. Burleson, Frank Burleson, HenryBurleson, Vester Stafford, J. P. Hughes, R. B. Gaddy, Arthur Thompson,Ray Thompson, T. J. Greene, R. M. Burleson, E. C Guy, E. G. Eller, J. H.VonCannon, Sam Ray, Howard Dugger, Brooks Holtsclaw, B. H. Winters, BobBrinkley, Bill Brinkley, Ronald Hughes, Claude Hughes, Charlie Hughes.Jim Phillips and Frank Phillips.
Flowerbearers were Patsy Vance, Gail Vance, Janice Avery, Joan Vance,Elizabeth Vance, Mrs. Sam Odom, Mrs Lewie Aldridge, Mrs, Ed Lee Avery,Gwen Avery, Addie Burleson, Rachel Franklin, Maxine Franklin, Mrs.Virginia Ryan, Mrs. Sammv Smith, Mrs. Howard Smith, Mrs. Ted. Smith, MarySmith, Mrs. John Vanover, Barbara Vanover, Mrs, Friel Vance, Mrs. SamVance, Mrs. Ivor Vance, Mrs. Ralph Pyatte, Mrs. Deiter Watson. Mrs.Herman Buchanan, Mrs. Lucy Honeyeutt Mrs. Edna Burleson, Mrs.MiltonVance,Mitze Watson, Mrs. Mrs. Clay Wiseman, Lira Wiseman, Lucille Wiseman, Mrs.George Nesbitt and Lucy Vance. Webb Funeral Home was in charge ofarrangements.
Although she never married, she was what could be called a single mother;she raised Ruth Banner Sheppard
Marius died at age 18 from complications following being struck in thehead during a baseball game in Spear, NC.
"Lewis died when he was 91 years old. He is buried in Minneapolis. Wedon't know where Isabel is buried." Fran Clemons
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