CARTER COUNTY, TN - OBITUARIES - Vera Lee Julian Vance, 20 Sep 2003
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Vera Vance

Vera Lee Julian Vance, age 73, of Heaton Creek Rd., 
Roan Mountain, died Saturday, September 20, 2003 at her 
residence following an extended illness. 
A native of Carter County, she was a daughter of the late 
Earnest and Mollie Street Julian.
She was a member of the Upper Heaton Creek Holiness Church 
and was retired from the Carter County School System, 
Cloudland Elementary School, where she was a teacher's aide 
in special education. 
She was preceded in death by her husband, Billy A. Vance, on 
August 14, 1996. 
Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Kappie Lee and 
Donald Vance, of Newland, N.C.; three sons and two daughters-in-
law, Larry and Rosemary Vance, of Elizabethton; Ron and Carolyn 
Vance, of Roan Mountain, and Danny Ray Vance, also of Roan 
Mountain; two sisters and two brothers-in-law, Marie and Walter 
Wise, of Marion, N.C.; Rada and J.B. Jones, of Tarpon Springs, 
Fla; one brother and sister-in-law, Maynard and Shirley Julian, 
of Roan Mountain; nine grandchildren, seven great grandchildren, 
and several nieces and nephews. A special caregiver, Kerry Clark, 
of Roan Mountain, also survives. 
The funeral service for Vera Vance will be conducted at 8 p.m. on 
Monday, September 22, 2003 at Tetrick Funeral Home, Rhododendron 
Chapel, Roan Mountain with Rev. Jim McMahan and Mr. J.L. Holtsclaw 
officiating. Music will be under the direction of John Charles 
Tolley and Sherry Jack Clawson. The graveside service and interment 
will be conducted at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, September 23, 2003 at 
Earnest Julian Cemetery, Roan Mountain. Active pallbearers will be 
Michael Vance, Roy Dale Vance, Zachary Vance, Jim McKinney, Garfield 
"Ook" Freeman, and Floyd Hodge. Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. 
Daniel Frayne, Howard Metcalf, Bedford Transon, Nick Hodge, Roy 
Troutman, Sid Smithdeal, Bill Elliott, Warren Macbeth, Albert Lounds, 
and Harold Bethany. Those who wish to attend the graveside service 
are asked to meet at the funeral home on Tuesday at 9:15 a.m. to go 
in procession to the cemetery. The family will receive friends from 
6 until 8 p.m. on Monday, September 22, 2003 at Tetrick Funeral Home, 
Rhododendron Chapel, Roan Mountain, or other times at the residence, 
690 Heaton Creek Road, Roan Mountain, at any time. Online condolences 
may be sent to the family through our Web site at www.
tetrickfuneralhome.com. Tetrick Funeral Home, Roan Mountain, is in 
charge of the arrangements. 
September 21, 2003


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