Flora Belle Alexander
1871 - 1942 (71 years)
Generation: 1
1. Flora Belle Alexander was born on 12 Feb 1871 in Owen County, Kentucky; died on 12 Apr 1942 in Waynesboro, Augusta County, VIrginia; was buried on 14 Apr 1942 in Riverview Cemetery, Waynesboro, Waynesboro County, Virginia. Notes:
Miss Flora Belle Alexander, daughter of Representative Lewis Alexander of Owen County, and Mr. R.G. Vance, of Charleston, W.Va., will be married in the parlors of the Capital Hotel, at Frankfort, on Wednesday evening, February 8.
The Evening Bulletin, Maysville, Kentucky. Friday, 3 February 1893.
Mrs. Robert Glass Vance died at her home on Wayne Avenue Sunday morning at 4 o'clock. She had suffered a heart attack Friday.
Funeral services will be held tomorrow (Tuesday) afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Etter Chapel with Dr. James G. Patton, Jr., pastor of First Presbyterian Church, in charge of the services. Burial will follow in River View Cemetery.
Mrs. Vance was born Flora Alexander, daughter of Lewis and Martha Alexander, of New Liberty, Owen County, Kentucky. She was married to Robert Glass Vance, late vice-president and cashier of the First National Bank, in 1892. Mr. Vance died last November 7th.
She is survived by three sons, Albert, of Washington, D. C.; Dr. Robert Vance, of Boston; and Dr. Alexander Vance, of Boston; and four grandchildren.
Mrs. Vance had resided in Waynesboro more than 40 years. She was prominent socially and was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, the Waynesboro Club, and the Woman's Club.
She was widely known throughout the South and her personality and fine traits of character had endeared her to many friends.
For many years she was associated with the work of Presbyterian Mission Schools, in the Orient in the marketing of the handwork of the pupils. This work, which was dear to her heart, she accomplished with efficency and success, having undertaken it at the request of Mrs. Swinehart.
These schools were heavily in debt at the time and would have been closed had it not been for Mrs. Vance's interest.
She had been deeply interested in the missionary work of the church, having been the first president of the Presbyterial of Lexington Presbytery. She had also been active in the Junior Department of the Sunday School.
Mrs. Vance was interested in young people and had encouraged and befriended many of them in their life's work.
Her travels had given her a wide outlook upon world affairs and a keen interest in international events. She was interested in and conversant with the best in literature and had a true literary sense.
Mrs. Vance will be greatly missed in Montreat with which she had long been associated and by her many friends in Waynesboro.
Pallbearers for tomorrow afternoon's funeral services at the Etter Chapel will be: (Active) E. W. Barger, Scott Nininger, J. S. Ellis, Dr. F. H. Swezey, William Shumate, and R. H. Clemmer, and (Honorary) Dr. A. M. McLauglin, Guy H. Branaman, James W. Wright, Dr. Ernest Mosby, Frank Parker, W. E. Drake, Richard V. Chew, Fred L. Cook, Charles M. Robertson, Finley W. McClung, M. A. R. Loth, Lois Spilman and R. C. Webb.
Waynesboro News Virginian, April 13, 1942
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Block 74, Lot 3BFlora married Robert Glass Vance on 8 Feb 1893 in Frankfort, Frankfort County, Kentucky. Robert was born on 2 Apr 1868 in Simpson County, Kentucky; died on 7 Nov 1941 in Waynesboro, Augusta County, Virginia; was buried in Riverview Cemetery, Waynesboro, Waynesboro County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]