Visitation for Mrs. Ruby Jewell Lance, 88 of Anniston will be held Saturday, May 2, 2020, 1 p.m. until 2:30 p.m. at Chapel Hill Funeral Home. Celebration of life, graveside services will follow at Ohatchee First Baptist Cemetery, 3:00 p.m. Mrs. Lance passed away on Tuesday, April 28, 2020 at Stringfellow Memorial Hospital, Anniston.
Chapel Hill Funeral Home will assist family at the service and graveside to meet the 10 in-person gathering order. Family and friends can attend visitation 10 at a time and as others file out more can come into viewing room.
Mrs. Lance is survived by her daughters, Charlotte Hanson (Lewis) and Beverly Brunner; son, Joseph Schaeffer; and stepson, Douglas Lance (Brenda); grandchildren, Tobi Guess, Brian Wilson, Jessica Hanson, Nicholas and Corey Lance and Zoe Conner; great grandchildren, Zachary Guess (Caitlin), Chase Guess, Justin Wilson, and Cheyenne Cochran; great-grandchildren, Aiden and Addilyn Lance and Axel Guess; and several nieces and nephews; and of course, her furry feline friend, Sylvester.
Mrs. Lance is preceded in death by her husband, Walter Lance and sister, Louise Poe. Mrs. Lance was a native of Calhoun County, where she worked dutifully her entire life in support of her family.
She was an avid gardener, impeccable cook of Southern delicacies-all her family enjoyed and still attempt to mimic, and enjoyed watching hummingbirds and squirrels from her front porch swing.
Family request, in lieu of flowers donations may be made to the humane society.
