Edith Vance

Edith Vance

Edith Vance

1945-2024

Edith Vance (formerly Taylor) of Mt. Vernon, Missouri passed away on June 30, 2024. She was 79 years old.

Edith was a spitfire of a person. She had a huge personality packed into a tiny body. She was a loving mother, daughter, sister, aunt and grandmother. She packed more into her life than most. Edith was an extremely hard worker. From owning a restaurant, owning a resort, working as a farmer in Maitland and Skidmore, working as an E.M.T., working as a dietary aide, volunteering at thrift stores, gift shops and at a senior citizen organization, being a promotional advisor for Budweiser, and an unofficial farmers wives club organizer, she never slowed down nor strayed from hard work. She advanced her education as a certified Emergency Medical Technician and a certified dietician. Edith loved women’s softball. She played pitcher in both fast and slow pitch. She also went on to be a coach. Her teams went to state and nationals many times over. She played well into her fifties. She was a huge country music fan. Not only did she personally know Ernest Tubb but also Conway Twitty and the Twitty birds. She also personally knew Harley Race and Mr. T among numerous other music and Hollywood stars.

Edith was one of 13 Siblings. She was preceded in death by her husband, father, mother, two brothers and two sisters

She is survived by her three sons (Billy, Jim, and Donnie), 12 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren.

Service date, time and place will be announced in the future.