Hance, James Lee 'Jim'

1941 - 1989  (48 years)

• Name	Hance, James Lee 'Jim'
  Birth	11 Oct 1941	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	HANC.J001
  _FGRAVE	18185882
  Death	19 Nov 1989	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2, 4, 5]
  	Cause: Heart Attack
  Funeral	22 Nov 1989	Hosselton-Bookout-Engelmeier Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Military Service	Specialist Fifth Class, United States Army  [3]
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  		United States Army
  		Specialist Fifth Class (SP5) (E5), United States Army (1959-1985) Formerly Formerly Specialist 3rd Class (SP3) and Specialist 2nd Class (SP2) (1955-1959)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Specialist (Rank) Specialist is a military rank in some countries’ armed forces. In the United States Armed Forces, it is one of the four junior enlisted ranks in the U.S. Army, above private (PVT), private (PV2), and private first class and is equivalent in pay grade to corporal. In the U.S. Space Force it consists of the four junior enlisted ranks, prior to the…
  		National Defense Service Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		National Defense Service Medal, United States Armed Forces
  Burial	22 Nov 1989	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3]
  Person ID	I623	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Luke - Fuller Thomas Luke and Drusella Cossal Fuller Descendants, Luke - Harrington William David Luke and Barbara Harrington Descendants
  Last Modified	19 Jun 2023

  
  

  Father	Hance, Harry James,   b. 13 Oct 1910, Strawberry Point, Clayton County, Iowa d. 9 Jan 1973, Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Abbott, Norma Genelle,   b. 27 Feb 1913, Noble, Richland County, Illinois d. 22 Sep 2002, Burgin Manor Nursing Home, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	Y  [6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Family ID	F649	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nickells, Monica,   b. 9 Dec 1944, Olney, Richland County, Illinois d. 21 Mar 1994, Good Samaritan Hospital, Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana (Age 49 years)
  Marriage	5 Jul 1961	Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [2, 5]
  Age at Marriage	He : 19 years and 9 months - She : 16 years and 7 months.
  Children	1. Hance, Shawn   2. Living
  Family ID	F648	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 11 Oct 1941 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Marriage - 5 Jul 1961 - Olney, Richland County, Illinois Death - Cause: Heart Attack - 19 Nov 1989 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Funeral - 22 Nov 1989 - Hosselton-Bookout-Engelmeier Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Burial - 22 Nov 1989 - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Headstones

  Headstone, Hance, James L.

  
  

• Notes

  James L. Hance, 48, of Clay City, died November 19,1989 at his home. Mr. Hance was born October 11, 1941 in Clay City, the son of Harry and Genelle Hance. He married Monica Nickells July 5, 1961 in Olney and she survives. He was a self-employed painter, a member of Clay City Baptist church and a member of the Clay City Odd Fellows Lodge. Survivors include his wife; two sons, James Jr. and Shawn Hance; a brother, Roger Hance; two sisters, Barbara Tolliver and Norma Franklin; his mother and three grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his father and one sister. Funeral services were held at Hosselton, Bookhout and Engelmeier Funeral Home in Clay City with burial in the Clay City Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Clay City Baptist Church building fund. (Published Olney Daily Mail)

  
  

• Sources

  [S708] Funeral Card, Hance, James L. 'Jim', none. (Reliability: 2). [S709] https://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Hance, James L., 48, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18185882/james-l-hance), none. (Reliability: 2). [S710] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Hance, James L., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18185882/james-l-hance) (Reliability: 2). [S710] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Hance, James L., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18185882/james-l-hance). [S711] https://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Hance, Monica, 49, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18185991/monica-hance), none. (Reliability: 2). [S500] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Tolliver, John Edgar, 66, none. (Reliability: 2). [S719] https://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Toliver, Barbara Jean, 65, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18083403/barbara-jean-tolliver), none. (Reliability: 2). [S716] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Hance, Norma Genelle and Harry James, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18185868/harry-james-hance) (Reliability: 2). [S633] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-3) (Village), image 04, page 2a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00053?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.asp), none. (Reliability: 2). [S223] Ancestry.com, 1930 Federal Census, Noble, Richland County, Illinois, District 11, page 6b, (http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/BookView.aspx?dbid=6224&iid=4584635_00138&sid=&gskw=), none. (Reliability: 2).