John Robert Lance

John Robert Lance was born July 6, 1945 in Salem, Oregon, to Joseph Edward and Dorothy E. (Lund) Lance.John died from cancer at the age of 69, Monday, July 28, 2014 at his home in Canby, Oregon. John was in the Drum and Bugle Corp in the Navy, and was on active duty in Vietnam serving on the USS Luce and USS Ault. Later, he was a drummer in the Eugene Highland Bagpipe Band for ten years. John married Scotty Kay Lloyd on July 19, 175 in Coos Bay, Oregon. They were classmates at Lane Community College in the nursing program. After graduation, he worked for the Red Corss for 28 years. Upon retirement, John joined the VFW, and was Commander of the Canby-Aurora post when he passed away. He was also a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day saints where he held positions of leadership. John is survived by his wife Scotty of Canby; his two older sisters, Deanna Fulton of Eugene and Jody (Bob) Fletcher of Sweet Home; and his children, Roy (Terri) Lloyd of Klamath Falls, Norma (Fred) Jemmett of Molalla, Gail (Terry) Little of Canby, and Aaron (Rose Daschel) Lloyed of Milwaukie. he has 12 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren. There was a visitation for John 10-5 on Thursday (July 31, 2014) and Friday 9:30-10:45. There was a Service for John at the Canby LDS Church, Friday, August 1 at 11:00 AM Committal was at Zion Memorial Cemetery immediately following the service. Arrangements entrusted to Canby Funeral Chapel. www.canbymolallafuneralchapel.com