Iris Durfey Vance

Iris Durfey Vance, 95, passed away May 17, 2012, in Mesa, AZ. She was born September 1, 1916 in Beaver Dam, UT, to Henry Oakley and Eva Vilate Jensen Durfey. She met Paul Worlton Vance at church in Alaska and they were happily married for 67 years. He preceded her in death last year. They raised their seven children in Chandler, AZ: Paul DeWayne (Lanae), Claudia Iris Reed (Bill), Dianne Layton (Robert), Kathleen Lindblom (Coy), James Oakley (Debbie), Paula Margie Merkley (Richard), John Durfey (Janese). She will also be missed by 123 grandchildren and great-grandchildren and a sister, Carol Kislan, of Utah. She loved her church and family. To her the “present time