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Submitted: 12/14/22 • Approved: 12/14/22 • Last Updated: 12/17/22 • R1461401-G1461401-S3
Dewey 11 Aug 1926 - 18 Feb 2018
Myrtle 15 Feb 1930 - 14 Nov 2022
Marriage: 1948
Dewey Terral Vance son of George Dewey Vance and Gracie V (Kent) Vance. Myrtle Irene (Robbins) Vance daughter of Wiley Robbins and Leona Robbins (Cooper), stepmother Mary Robbins.
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Myrtle Irene Vance
February 15, 1930 - November 14, 2022
Myrtle Irene Vance (Robbins) was born in Egypt, Arkansas on February 15, 1930, and died in Harrison, Arkansas on November 14, 2022. She was proceeded in death by her husband, Dewey Vance, whom she married in 1948, her parents Wiley Robbins and Leona Robbins (Cooper), stepmother Mary Robbins, and sister Katherine Tennison (Robbins).
Myrtle is survived by two sons, Paul Dewey Vance and Robbin Terral Vance, her sister Madelyn Prater (Robbins), step-brother Joe Edward McQuay, step-sister Mary Joyce Hicks (McQuay), and in-laws, nieces, nephews, and step relatives.
She was a 1947 graduate of Egypt High School and graduated from Arkansas State University with a master’s in Education/Library Science. Myrtle spent most of her education career in Walnut Ridge Public Schools as a fifth-grade teacher and librarian. She began in a one room Evergreen School, Lawrence County, and ended in a one room Alaskan school. Myrtle attended Oak Hill Church in Sedgewick and Emmanuel Baptist Church in Harrison, Arkansas. She enjoyed travel, camping, and gardening.
Myrtle Irene grew up during the post-depression and World War II hard times. She recalls when shoes, food, and many other items were rationed but has felt blessed to experience the growth and prosperity of the United States between World War II and today. She died peacefully in her sleep at age 92.
Services will be at Bryan funeral Home in Hoxie, Arkansas, on Thursday, November 17, with visitation from 3:00 PM-4:00 PM followed by the funeral from 4:00 PM-5:00 PM.
Obituary provided courtesy of Bryan Funeral Home Hoxie, Lawrence County, Arkansas. Published Nov 2022 © 2022 Bryan Funeral Home
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