Chalmers Lorance

He was born Dec. 15, 1910, in Rector, the ninth child of George Lewis and Rebecca Cordella Lorance.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Esther, in 1984 and by a daughter, Betty Jane Harrison, in 1973. He practiced pharmacy for 60 years.

He was a member of the Kennett Rotary Club and the Masonic Lodge. He had been a member of the First United Methodist Church since 1956. Since 2000 he continued his church participation in Bryant.

He is survived by a daughter, Esther Ruth Jones, with whom he lived; two granddaughters, Allison Noble and Lillith Jones of Bryant, and two grandsons, Langdon Robert Jones III and Garrett Bradley of Melbourne.

A service was held at 3 p.m. Tuesday, April 22, at the First United Methodist Church in Kennett.