Paul A. Vance, 81, a retired carpenter, passed away Thursday, March 31, 2016.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday, April 8, at St. Patrick’s Cathedral. The recitation of the holy rosary will be at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Biggers Funeral Home with the family receiving friends following.
Paul was born June 29, 1934 in Phoenix Arizona to Frank and Zula Vance. He was a man of faith, a patriot who loved his country, and a strong defender of the unborn.
He is survived by his children, Mary Stockton and husband, Richard of Burleson, Paul J. Vance and wife, Cindy of Grand Prairie, Frank J. Vance and wife, Floretta of Joshua, Michael J. Vance of Azle, and Christopher J. Vance and wife, Leila of Oakdale, Minnesota; sister, Mary Lou Siddens of Oxnard, California; mother of his children, Mary Kennedy; 16 grandchildren, five great-grandchildren.