Sweetie (Miller) Vance, 85, of Seneca Rocks passed away suddenly on June 19, 2024, at her home.
She was born on Nov. 30, 1938, in Seneca Rocks and was a daughter of the late Denton Miller and Chloe (Lough) Miller.
Mrs. Vance attended the Miller School and was a member of the Onego Church of the Brethren.
After she and her husband married, they moved to Maryland and lived there for more than 40 years. She was a Christian by faith and taught Sunday School and was a Vacation Bible School teacher.
She was a homemaker and was known for her delicious cooking and baking. She will be missed by all who knew her.
Her husband, Eldon J. Vance, preceded her in death in 1997.
Surviving are a daughter, Beverly S. Vance of Seneca Rocks; two sisters, Velma Bland of Seneca Rocks and Josie Champ and husband, Dayton of Lahmansville; two brothers, Truman Miller and wife, Connie, and Worth Miller and wife, Patty of Cabins; a brother-in-law, Earl Sites; numerous nieces and nephews; and her three furry animals.
She was also preceded in death by four brothers, Johnie D. Miller, Gene Miller, Dewey S. Miller and Roosevelt Miller; four sisters, Mae Sites, Joy Rao, Pauline Phares and infant Joann Miller; three brothers-in-law; her daughter’s fiancé, John W. Cefaloni, and her special friend, John R. Adamson.
Funeral services were held Friday in the chapel of Schaeffer Funeral Home in Petersburg with Pastor Charles “Dusty” Twigg and Pastor Greg Adamson officiating. Interment was in the Vance Family Cemetery on Roaring Creek Road at Seneca Rocks.
Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital or the Vance Family Cemetery.
Online condolences to the family may be left at www.schaefferfuneralhome.com.
