We are sad to announce that on March 13, 2023 we had to say goodbye to Sam Vance of Dutton, Alabama. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Sam Vance to show support.

He was loved and cherished by many people including : his children, Stephen Shankles (Felicia), Anthony Shankles (Sheila), Jeffery Shankles (Lynn) and Samantha Vance Hancock (Thomas); his close friends, Mary Jean Sargent and James "Wormy" Manis; his wife Geraldine Collins Vance; his son Shannon Leon Shankles; his granddaughter Yvonne Dean Sampson Shankles; his parents, Robert Vance and Mattie Vance; his siblings, Winnel Vance Jean (Junior), Carolyn Joyce Smith (Claude) and Lida Faye Vance; and his mother-in-law Emma Wright Collins. He was also cherished by 19 Grandchildren, 15 Great Grandchildren.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Rainsville Funeral Homes