Doris Eileen Wetzel
Vance was born on August 8, 1924, in
Tennessee, Illinois. She was the third of
fourteen children born to Harry Allen and
Gertrude Carson Wetzel. On May 22, 1944, she was
married to Samuel Vance,
who preceded her in
death. She died at the age of 80 following
prolonged illness on June 6, 2005, at the
Anderson County Hospital in Garnet, Kansas.
She was preceded in
death by one daughter, Sandra Kahlke, and three
sons, Rex Yaeger Vance, Rex Allen Kinniken, and
Gregory Avery. She is survived by her son,
Chester Vance of Woodruff, Wisconsin, and by
daughters, Vergene Olarsen of Phoenix, Arizona,
Twila Ferguson of Liberty, Missouri, Ladora
Eberle of Richmond, Virginia, Dana Sue Carson of
Woodruff, Wisconsin, Ione Witherbee of Lake
Andes, South Dakota, Lisa Torres of Culpepper,
Virginia, Rose Collins of Bloomington, Illinois,
and Christine Le’Jeune of Ferris, Illinois. She
is also survived by six brothers and seven
sisters, one brother having preceded her in
death, and by 20 grandchildren and 4 great
grandchildren.
For many years Doris
made her home in rural Colchester, Illinois. In
recent years she resided in rural Westphalia,
Kansas. She was baptized as a teenager at the
Camp Creek Church of the Brethren, Colchester,
Illinois, and during the last years of her life
she was a member of the United Methodist Church
in Garnet, Kansas. Doris was a well-loved
sister, mother, and friend. She enjoyed many
aspects of living, including playing her guitar
and singing with family and friends, helping
others, playing with her cats, and visiting with
friends and neighbors. She will be missed by all
who knew her.