He was preceded in death by his father, Billy Steen Vance, and brother, Jimmy Vance.
He is survived by his mother, Dena Margaret Vance; wife, Dorothy Clark Vance; three children, Tammy Vance, Billy D. "Bubba" Vance, Jr., and step-daughter, Teresa Smith Vance; one niece and one nephew. He will fondly, forever, and lovingly be remembered by his two grandchildren, Cory and Trista Vance.
Billy's greatest memories of joy and passion were baseball with his grandson, watching westerns, deer hunting, squirrel hunting, frog gigging, and fishing with his children, grandchildren, family and friends at times.
Billy's career was as a machinist/tool and dye, a trade which he passed to his son, Billy Jr.
A celebration of Billy's life will be held on Thursday, May 23, 2019, at 1:00pm at Baldwin-Lee Funeral Home in Pearl.
Memorial donations may be made to the American Heart Association at www.heart.org.
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