James Alford Nance

1922 - 2014  (91 years)

• Name	James Alford Nance  [1]
  Born	7 Feb 1922	Grand Saline, Van Zandt County, Texas   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	25 Jan 2014	San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas   [1]
  Buried	Antioch Cemetery (Caucasian), San Augustine County, Texas   [1]
  Notes	Obituary Copied from his FindAGrave memorial page, created by Kay Parker McCary Mr. James A. "Jim" Nance, age 91, was born February 7, 1922, in Grand Saline, Van Zandt County, Texas to Charlie and Bettie (Staples) Nance. He entered into rest January 25, 2014, in San Augustine, Texas. Jim was a lifelong member of the Antioch Church of Christ and worked most of his life as a mechanic. His long time hobbies were restoring old tractors, working tirelessly on his family genealogy, and gardening. After selling his auto repair shop, he worked at the San Augustine Public Library helping others retrace their family roots. Jim served in the United States Coast Guard during World War II on the USS Joyce in the North Atlantic, and later in the South Pacific after Germany surrendered. He was a member of the VFW Post 9313 in San Augustine. He is survived by sons, Frank Nance and wife Joann of San Augustine, Kenneth Nance of San Augustine, John Nance and wife Phyllis of Jefferson; daughter, Wendy Looney of Jefferson; 12 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and 3 great-great-grandchildren; as well as numerous nieces and nephews. As well as his parents, he was preceded in death by his loving wife, Winnie Ponder Nance; brother, Edwin Ford Nance; son, Barry Charles Nance, and grandson Scotty Joe Nance.
  Person ID	I46841	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2022

  
  

  Family	Winnie Ponder,   b. 22 Aug 1923, San Augustine County, Texas ,   d. 6 Sep 2012, San Augustine County, Texas  (Age 89 years)
  Married	8 Aug 1944  [1]
  Children	1. James Franklin "Frank" Nance,   b. 2 Jan 1946, San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas ,   d. 31 Oct 2021, San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas  (Age 75 years)   2. Barry Charles "Chuck" Nance,   b. 15 Apr 1947, Grand Saline, Van Zandt County, Texas ,   d. 1 Aug 2010, San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas  (Age 63 years)   3. Kenneth Lynn Nance,   b. 28 Sep 1948, San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas ,   d. 27 Jun 2016, San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas  (Age 67 years)
  Last Modified	24 Sep 2016
  Family ID	F13986	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Died - 25 Jan 2014 - San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas Buried - - Antioch Cemetery (Caucasian), San Augustine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 124139867 (Reliability: 3).