Vance, Roush Rankin

Passed: 1979-11-09

Age: 81

Source: Jackson Herald

Death Notice:

Obituary Date: 1979-11-14

Information: Roush Rankin Vance, 81, of Parkersburg, died Friday at the Arlington Health Care, Inc. following an extended illness.  Vance was a retired engineer, having worked for the State Road Commission of West Virginia and the Keely Construction Company of Clarksburg.  He was a member of the St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Parkersburg, a graduate of Dennison University in 1920, where he was a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity.  He was also a member of the American Association of Engineers and the civil engineers with the state road commission and also belonged to the Elks and American Legion Post 15 in Parkersburg and was a 32nd degree Mason in the Ravenswood Lodge.  Surviving are two brothers, Harry and Clement Vance, both of Hillsboro, Ohio; nephews, C. E. Kessel and Dr. James S. Kessel, Ripley; niece, Betty Kessel McLaughlin, Mt. Lebanon, Pa.  He was preceded in death by his wife, Marie Staats Vance.  Graveside services were held Sunday at Pine Hill Cemetery in Ripley with the Rev. William Eaton officiating with burial in the Pine Hill Cemetery.  Parsons Funeral Home, Ripley, was in charge of arrangements.