Margaret Elizabeth Margie Lance

Margaret Elizabeth “Margie” Lance was born Jan 7, 1934 in Sulphur to the late Grady & Maude (Epps) Allen. She died Saturday, Dec 22, 2012 in Ardmore at the age of 78 years 11 months and 15 days. Margie and James Douglas “Jim” Lance were married on Oct 23, 1955 in Gainesville, TX.

Margie was a 1952 graduate of Sulphur High School. She spent her career working as a legal secretary. She worked 18 years in the District Attorney’s Office for Murray County before transferring into the Murray County Court Clerk’s Office where she retired after 12 years of service as Deputy Court Clerk. In her spare time, Margie enjoyed being outdoors in the sun, listing to music and dancing. Her favorite dance was the “Jitterbug” of which she mastered. She was a member of the Crossway First Baptist Church of Sulphur.

Survivors include her husband Jim; son, James Lance; daughter Kelly Lance all of Sulphur; granddaughter, Kylie Elizabeth Lance, of Brandon, FL; as well as numerous, nieces, nephew & cousins.

Preceding her in death were her parents and two sisters, Pauline Hill & Jean Britton.

12/27/2012
01:00 PM

Funeral
Crossway First Baptist Church

Sulphur
OK