Personal Life
Nance and his wife, Rosa Ayleene Carr Nance, were both Presbyterian and their 3 children were mostly raised in Walters, with prior residences in Chandler and Marlow: James C. Nance Jr. was born in Rogers AR, Mary Rosamond Nance McCurdy, and Bettye Nance Langdon were born in Chandler OK. The youngest child, Bettye, attended Purcell High School in her senior year. Nance had 6 grandchildren, 17 great grandchildren, and 1 great great grandchild. Other close family of Nance included nephew Bob McBrinn,Editor of the El Paso Herald-Post; niece Mary Frances Newbern of Fayetteville, AR; nephew David Newbern, Arkansas Supreme Court Justice; and niece Loretta Nance Pace, wife of District Judge Tom Pace of Norman, OK;
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