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Submitted: 9/29/15 • Approved: 6/19/22 • Last Updated: 6/22/22 • R106680-G106679-S3
February 27, 1919 - July 13, 2012
SPRINGHILL, LA - Funeral services for Mrs. Belva Wallace Torrence, age 93, will be held at 2:00 pm, Tuesday, July 17, 2012, at the Central Baptist Church, Springhill, LA, with Rev. Tim Everett officiating. Mrs. Torrence was born on February 27, 1919 in Village, AR to Hartford and Mary Cook Wallace and passed away on Friday, July 13, 2012 in Taylor, AR. She was a longtime member of Central Baptist Church and a former member of First Baptist Church, Springhill, where she enjoyed participating in all church related activities and was a retired hairdresser. Mrs. Torrence loved sewing, cooking, painting, fishing, traveling, visiting with her friends, and watching Lumberjack Football. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother and friend. She will be missed by all who knew and loved her.She is survived by her, children, Dr. Leamon G. "Gary" Torrence Jr. and wife Alexis of Springhill, Janet Torrence Gremillion and husband Joe of Silverhill, AL, Beth Torrence Auger and husband Don of West Monroe, LA, Nancy Torrence Howard and husband Bobby of Keithville, LA; son-in-law, Larry Stegall of Farmerville, LA; seventeen grandchildren, Kim McCrary, Karen Dunham, Jeff Stegall, Robbie Gremillion, Sherry Ringenoldus, Sheila Kennedy, Chris Davies, Pamela Bermudez, Tiffany Figgins, Jerry Paul Nye , Brandon Nye, Mike Howard, Richard Howard, Jenny Ranz, Taylor Torrence, Sarah Torrence, Lee Torrence; numerous great-grandchildren; one great great-grandchild and several nieces and nephews.Mrs. Torrence was preceded in death by her parents; husbands, Allen Braley and Leamon Garrett Torrence, Sr.; daughters, Jerry Alice Braley, Gloria Torrence Stegall; brother, John Wallace and sisters, Elvira Wallace and Christine Wallace Jacks. Serving as pallbearers will be Lee Torrence, Chris Davies, Jeff Stegall and Jon Nye. Honorary pallbearers will be Richard Howard, Mike Howard, Brandon Nye and Ricky McCrary.
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