Edna Vance

Edna Vance, age 84, of Newland, North Carolina passed away on Tuesday, March 12, 2024, at her residence. She was born on April 12, 1939, in Carter County, Tennessee, a daughter of the late James Voyd Stockton and the late Martha Barnett Stockton. Edna was a member of Vale Freewill Baptist Church. She had worked as a housekeeper for Cannon Memorial Hospital in Banner Elk and Linville for many years. She loved being in her garden, harvesting and canning the bounty it produced, visiting thrift stores and going out to eat always brought happiness to her. She was preceded in death by her Father, James Voyd Stockton; Mother, Martha Alice Stockton; Husband, Gerald Lee Vance; Great-Grandson, Christopher Isaac Lee Blair; Sister, Lois Stockton Henson. Edna leaves behind to cherish her memory daughter, Terri (Andy) Yoder of Newland, NC; son, L.D. (Deborah) Vance of Newland, NC; brother, John (Margaret) Stockton of Beulahdean, NC; two sisters- in- laws, Elaine Vance, Gail Banner; brother-in-law, Gary (Pat) Vance; five granddaughters, Kristin Blair of Newland, NC, Kendra (Waylon) Griffith of Newland, NC, Gracie Vance of Newland, NC, Ashlie Yoder of Newland, NC, Alecia Yoder of Jonas Ridge, NC; ten great-grandchildren, River, Staley, Cayden, Carlee, Piper, Mylan, Banner, Bailey, Asher, Adriyan. Services for Edna Vance will be held on Saturday, March 16, 2024, beginning at 1:00 pm in the Grandfather Chapel of Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home with Rev. Mike Laws officiating. The family will receive friends from 12:00-1:00 pm on Saturday at the funeral home. Interment will follow in the Clark Cemetery. The family would like to extend their sincere thanks and appreciation to Dr. David Kimmel, Amorem Hospice and Palliative Care, and to Ruth Shirley and all the volunteers with Meals on Wheels. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Gideons. Words of Comfort and Memories may be shared with the Vance family by visiting our website www.rsfh.netRead Obituary