Virginia ''Lucille'' Lance
October 21, 1920 ~ September 2, 2001
Resided in:
Asheville, NC
A native of Buncombe County, she was the daughter of the late Joseph McKinley and Mary Farmer Randall. She was also preceded in death by her husband, John Bynum Lance in 1982 and her three brothers Everett, Frank and Edward Randall. She was a charter member of Zephyr Hills Free Will Baptist Church, where she served as pianist and organist for many years.
She is survived by a son, Sheldon Lance and his wife Peggy; a daughter, Theda Robinson and her husband Dolph, all of Candler; four grandchildren, Jonathan Scruggs and his wife Susan of Leicester, Kim Hartless and her husband Kevin of Virginia, Taletha Clark and her husband Bryan of Candler, Karena Lance of Asheville. Also surviving are five great-grandchildren, Cali, Bailey, Savannah, Madison and McKenna.
Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m. Tuesday in the Patton Avenue Chapel of Groce Funeral Home. Revs. Lee Davis, Danny Gasperson and Milton Hollifield will officiate.
Burial will follow in Green Hills Cemetery with pallbearers being Jonathan Scruggs, Kevin Hartless, Bryan Clark, Van Duncan, Harry Scruggs, Randy Herron, Bill Costello and Lewis Arthur.
Her family will receive friends 7-8:30 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
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Our thoughts and prayers are with you as you go through this time of loss.
You continue to be in our prayers. May God comfort you in this time of loss. Psalm 116:15
Theda , we were so sorry to hear that your Mom had passed away……We miss seeing you at Georgetown……….our prayers are with you and the entire family Judy ‘Treadway’ Goodwin
I thank God for the times we spent together in the past. What a blessing she was to everyone who knew and loved her. You are in my prayers. May God Bless each of you.
Our prayers are with you all during this time of loss. May you find comfort in Revelation 21:4: ‘And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying; and there shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.’
Dear Theda, Sheldon, Please know that I will be thinking of you today, I will always cherish the memories we all had together at your Mom and Dad’s house, and all the laughter we have shared. I will be praying for you today My deepest sympathy Linda Culbertson
We were so sorry to hear of your loss. We are praying for you and your family. We love you.
Our thoughts and prayers are with all of you at this time. May the Lord bless each of you in a special way.
We are praying for all of you. It is good to know she is with our Lord and we will all see her again someday.
Theda & Sheldon,
Please accept our heartfelt condolences on the loss of your mother. She was a remarkable lady and will be missed by everyone who knew her. She was a true friend to my mother during her illness and was always there to aid and comfort those in need. I have fond memories of her visit to our home in Maine years ago. Our prayers are with you and your family.
We would like to send our love, prayers and thoughts to the family. She will surely be missed, but happily reunited with those that have gone on before. We loveyou guys.
Shana and Cindy, I am sorry that we couldn’t be there for you, but we are in heart, love and spirit.
Love
June and Brent Silver
Jack and I would like to express our sympathy in the loss of Lucille–wehad many good conversations when I was out walking.
I regret we couldn’t make it to the funeral home, but neither of us has been well.
She is with the Lord which is far better to be sure.
Sheldon, Theda and family of Virginia Lance – Please accept my sincere condolences to both of you and the family in the loss of your mother. You are all in my prayers. May the gift of your mother’s life and her memories bring you peace and healing.
Rebecca (Huffman) Castelan
(Attended Erwin High School 1955-1957)
Theda and Sheldon and families, Lucille was a wondeful, loving lady who I remember so fondly from my youth in Horney Heights Freewill Baptist Church. God Bless you as you mark this sad occasion with solemn thought and prayer and also loving and pleasant memeories.
Sheldon and family:
My thoughts and prayers are with you all at this sad time.
May God grant peace to you.
Lorene (Buckner) Wilson
Class of ’59 Erwin
Theda and Sheldon..
We are deeply sorry for your loss. We are looking forward to that Great Reunion Day. Thank you for sharing the Beautiful Picture of your Mother and the Memorial. Our thoughts and prayers will be with you. Love Earl and Hilda Diehl
Dear Theda and Family: Just wanted to let you know I am thinking about you at this time. You are in my prayers. Love, Phyllis
Sheldon,
Love & prayers are with you &
your family.
Love, Charlene
Please know that our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Love,
Kim and Susie
All the times we took trips as a church group and ‘Miss Lucille’ kept us not only full on food, but laughter also. I guess what she really filled us with was love. She will be greatly missed but always in our hearts. I love you all.
Dear Sheldon & Theda and families – What a wonderful (for your mom) and sad (for you all left behind) day. So many memories came flooding back when Cathie called to let us know about Lucille’s home going. We love all of you. You are in our prayers and will always be in our hearts!
Bynum and Grandma Randall are happy people! Bynum may even ‘hang his harp on a willow tree’ for a little while, so they can get caught up on the heavenly family happenings. Sorry we couldn’t be there. Clem
To Shelton and family,
We are praying for you folk. May the Lord bless you.
In His Service,
Dalton & Norma Heath
We fondly remember Lucille for many years back.May God be with the family. I know she will be missed by all.
We were so sorry to hear about Lucille. She truly was a very sweet and kind lady. I always looked forward to her sweet smile and her kindness and sense of humor. She truly was a very kind lady in whom you could see the love of Jesus in her life.