Rev. Charles Lance

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- The Rev. Charles J. Lance, 93, of Perryville, formerly of Scott City, died Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018, at Independence Care Center.

He was born June 3, 1925, in rural Illmo to William Russell and Lucille Brant Lance. He married Olga Virginia Gulley on Dec. 3, 1943.

He attended elementary school at Grays Point and Illmo High School and graduated from Thomasville High School in Thomasville, Missouri. He served in the Army Air Force during WW II, assigned to the 20th Air Force, and was stationed in Guam in the South Pacific.

Following his military service, he studied at Central Bible College in Springfield, Missouri, and was ordained into the Assemblies of God ministry. The family lived in Cahokia, Illinois, for 26 years, where they built and he served as pastor of Emmanuel Assembly of God Church. For the past 25 years he has served as a minister in pastoral care at Cape First Church in Cape Girardeau.

Survivors include his wife; three daughters, Virginia (Gerry) McCloud of Perryville, Judy Buckingham of Scott City and Cyndi (Christian) Hamelman of St. Louis; a sister, Barbara Rhymer of Scott City; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildre; and six great-great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; a son-in-law, Robert Buckingham; a brother, J.D. Lance; a sister, Mary Lou Hitchcock; and a great-grandchild, Alexys Buckingham.

Visitation will be from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Monday at Cape First Church in Cape Girardeau.

Funeral will be at 7 p.m. Monday at the church, with the Revs. Gary Brothers, Jerry Moore and Mark Carbaugh officiating. Graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield, with full military honors.

Memorials may be made to Teen Challenge and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

Online condolences may be shared at www.amick-burnettfuneralchapels.com.

Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel was in charge of arrangements.