Welby Jewell Nance Obituary (1937 - 2012)

\ Welby Jewell Nance, 74, of Hanson, KY, passed away Thursday, February 23, 2012 at Regional Medical Center in Madisonville, KY. \ \ He was born June 19, 1937 in Hanson to the late Ott Welby Nance and Eva Grace Rudd Nance. \ \ Mr. Nance was a member of the American Legion and Elks Club. He retired from Goodyear after 25 years of service. He was a 1955 graduate of Hanson High School. \ \ He is survived by his wife, Flo D. Coker Nance; two daughters, deAnn (Steve) Foster of Scottsville, KY, and Cynthia (John A.) LaMure of Hanson; one brother, Gary Nance of Hanson; five grandchildren, Samantha (Jarrod) Foster, Jennifer Foster, Sarah Foster, all of Scottsville, and Joseph LaMure and Anna LaMure, both of Hanson; and two nieces, Sheri Kipling and Candy Nance. \ \ Funeral service will be 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, February 28, 2012, at Barnett-Strother Funeral Home with Rev. W.M. Moore officiating. Burial will follow in East Lawn Cemetery in Hanson. Military honors will be performed by the Hopkins County Honor Guard. \ \ Visitation will be 3:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. Monday and after 10:00 A.M. until the service time on Tuesday at the funeral home. \ \ Pallbearers will be John A. LaMure, Joseph LaMure, Steve Foster, Jarrod Foster, Jacob Sexton, and Robert Weller. \ \