Obit of Lance Jr, Edward Eugene - Pontotoc County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Rita Floyd Nov 11, 2007 Return to Pontotoc County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/pontotoc/pontotoc.html ===================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ===================================================================== ::Maxwell Cemetery--Oil Center OK Tuesday, August 14, 2007 EDWARD LANCE JR. PARK HILL, Okla. - Funeral services for Edward Eugene Lance Jr., 51, Park Hill, are 10 a.m. Wednesday at Hart Funeral Home Chapel, the Rev. Mark Barnes officiating. Burial follows at Maxwell Cemetery at Oil Center near Ada. Mr. Lance was born June 5, 1956, at Ada to Edward E. Lance and Joyce Trimmer Lance. He died Aug. 12, 2007, at Branson, Mo. He grew up in Ada. and earned a bachelor's of science degree in electronics from Northeastern State University. He lived in the Tahlequah area for more than 17 years, working as a quality auditor for Gerber-Coburn Optical in Muskogee. He also served as pastor at Welling General Baptist Church. Mr. Lance was active in Boy Scouts of America. He married Brenda Allen on June 4, 1976. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Elmer and Morean Trimmer; his paternal grandmother, Katherine Lance; and his brother-in-law, Steve Allen. Survivors include his wife Brenda, of the home; a son, Greg Lance, Tahlequah; his parents, Edward and Joyce Lance, Ada; a brother, Bob Walls, Ada; mother-in-law and father-in-law, Florence and Raymond Allen, Tahlequah; his sisters-in-law, Kathy Smith, Tulsa, Rebecca Henderson and husband Dusty, Ada, and Renee Tedford and husband Steve, Greenwood, Ark.; and many friends and family members. Bearers are Greg Lance, Tony Kaai, Lynn Wood, Jason Henderson, Dusty Henderson and Steve Tedford. Honorary bearers are Bobby Walls, Brett Walls, Adam Smith and Bob Walls. Donations may be made in Mr. Lance's name to the American Cancer Society, 5110 S. Yale, Suite 101, Tulsa, OK 74135. Hart Funeral Home. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Pontotoc County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/pontotoc/pontotoc.html