Sylvia Agnes Vance

Sylvia Agnes Vance, 82, of Weatherford, passed away Tuesday, January 7, 2020, at her residence. She was born August 25, 1937, in Hebbronville, Texas, to Forrest and Agnes Cockrell McAden.

A fourth generation Texan, Sylvia was an accomplished Majorette at Texas Tech, graduating in 1959 with a Bachelor of Science in Applied Arts. That same year in Lubbock, she entranced the Airforce Cadet, Jon Vance, to whom she would give her heart for a lifetime. Sylvia supported Jon throughout his career transforming each house into a home with every new assignment: Shreveport, LA, Fort Worth, TX, Rome, NY, Merced, CA, and Guam. As retirement approached, Sylvia traveled home to Texas in advance of her husband finding their dream home for the next 43 years in Weatherford.

This sweet, grace-filled woman gladly shared her knowledge and skills in cooking, entertaining and gardening with any who wished to learn. Sylvia warmly welcomed many into her home who became cherished extended family.

Sylvia is survived and celebrated by her husband, Jon Vance; son, Kevin Vance and wife, Julia Dyer of Denton; daughter, Shaun Erickson and husband, Randy of Weatherford; brother, Winston (Charlene) McAden of Grapevine; sisters, Leslie (Bruce) Bowman of Georgetown; Linda (Seth) Bershadsky of Lago Vista; and six grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.