Willetta Cope Vance Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Willetta Cope Vance in Sylva, North Carolina, who passed away at the age of 93, on July 9, 2023. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
She was predeceased by: her father Fred Cope; her husband R. O. Vance; her mother Ethel Nicholson Cope; her brothers, Edwin Cope and Kenton Cope; and her grandson-in-law Matt Lester.
She is survived by: her children, Glenda Dills (John) of Sylva, Sharon Hooper (Kirk) of Brevard and Michael Vance of Sylva; her grandchildren, Amber Hooper Scott (Patrick) of Brevard, Shelley Dills of Matthews, NC, Forrest Hooper (Lindsy) of Virginia Beach, VA, Natalie Dills Lester of Matthews, NC and Brooke Dills Drum (Todd) of Sylva; her great grandchildren, Ivy Scott, Leigh Hooper, Camille Scott, Brinley Shrewsberry, Abbie Lester, Mia Lester and Strider Drum; and her sisters-in-law, Barbara Vance and Frankie Jean Cope. She is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be given to the Sylva First Baptist Church Together We Grow Fund.
