Nancy Lance Long
December 24, 1941 ~ October 15, 2017
Resided in:
Asheville, NC
Nancy Elaine Lance Long, 75, of Asheville, passed away on Sunday, October 15, 2017 at Mission Hospital.
She was born in Buncombe County to the late Charles and May Rayfield Lance and is also preceded in death by her brother, George Lance.
Survivors include her husband, Charles Long; son, Charles “Chuck” Long (Stacey) of Swannanoa; daughters, Carol Winebarger (Allen) of Candler and Cindy Long Johannes of Enterprise, AL; eight grandchildren; seven great grandchildren, and sisters, Linda L. Carter of Chimney Rock and Pat Holcombe of SC.
A funeral service will be held Friday, October 20, at 2:00 p.m., in the Tunnel Road chapel of Groce Funeral Home. Revs. Allen Winebarger and Zach Plemmons will officiate and burial will follow in Gashes Creek Cemetery. The family will receive friends Thursday from 7:00 - 8:00 pm at the funeral home.
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There are not enough words for me to describe how amazing my Granny was. She was one the kindest, sweetest, most precious souls this world has ever known. She loved her family so much especially her grandkids and great grandkids. I am honored that God chose me to be one of those grandkids. Some of her happiest moments were when we would all get together at her house. She not only loved us, but SPOILED us rotten.When I was a little girl, I found these dresses that most people would say were hideous. My granny didn’t care. As soon as I told her that I wanted her to buy one to match me, she did just that. I’ll cherish that memory forever. When My 2 year old son went to see granny, he not only got Nilla Wafer cookies at each visit, but our Granny and Grandeddy sent him home with a BOX of cookies at every visit haha. Even during her last days in the hospital when she would see my son, she would make sure we got him some Reese candy from her to give him. She was always thinking of others. This world and our family will never be the same without her here but I thank God that she accepted Christ as her Savior and that we will see her again in heaven. I love you so much Granny…
We knew Nancy primarily through stories told to us by her devoted sister and our good friend, Linda Carter. We are so grateful for the love she showered on her little sister. The few times we saw Nancy, she was surrounded by family, and we know how important her family was to her. She was surrounded in death, as she was in life, by that same adoring family.
Rest in peace, Nancy, and may you, her family, be comforted in your grief.
Alice Garrard and Danny Holland
Chimney Rock, NC
Carol and family just want you to know you are loved and prayed for. Sorry we will not be able to make the visitation. We will be out of town. Please let us know if we can do anything for you sweet friend.
I’ll miss her everyday and all the fun we had at the Whitewater Bluegrass Co. shows she came to and all of the Tar Heel chatter we had about Roy and the boys. Love you Nancy……………..Bill
She was such a kind and loving person. On Valentines day she brought flowers and candy to me at Stone Creek Care facility where I live now. She loved my son Bill Byerly.
Rest in peace, Lillie McDaris
To Stacy and Chuck Tommy and I were so sorry to hear of your loved ones passing, you will all be in our prayers,
To all the family and friends. Johnny and I are sorry for your lost.peace be with you.
I am so sorry for your loss. Mrs. Nancy was truly one of a kind and I know you miss her very much. I pray for peace and comfort that only our loving Father can give in the days to come. God bless you all.
Our lives have been enriched by this wonderful froend. Our love and prayers are with each of you. You loved her and she knew that. We loved her and will miss her more than words can say.
I will miss my Granny very, very much. I still can’t believe that she is truly gone from us but I have such a peace about where she is, it’s an amazing feeling. I will never forget her and Granddaddy taking me to my first Braves game (and buying me EVERY Braves memorabilia I asked for) or our trip to Florida for the Braves’ Spring Training. I will miss my weekly phone calls with her because she never talked of herself or how she was feeling; only called to check on me and my family. She was such a selfless person and anyone she met, she cared for them like she had known them all her life. I am so glad and thankful each of my 5 kids got to ‘experience’ the Granny Love. I have always joked I was her #1, since I was her first grandchild, but she loved each of her grandchildren exactly the same. Even though she is gone from this world and I am sad, I can’t help but to be happy for her. She is no longer in pain and is being able to rejoice with our Lord and Savior.
We are so sorry about Nancy. She was a beautiful lady in every way. All of you are in our thoughts and prayers.
Allen, Carol, Cody, Ashley, Dana, and family,
I am extremely sorry to hear about the passing of your grandmother. As I sit here beside my Grandaddy as I write this in his final hours, there are many verses that bring me comfort. One particular being 1Thessalonians 4:13-18 which states that the dead in Christ shall rise first, then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so shall we ever be with the Lord. I almost can’t help but envy those that have passed from this world on to be with the Lord. What a day that will be and how much I am looking forward to that day! Taylor and I will be praying for each of you that God brings you comfort in the days ahead. We love you all