Funeral held for late Hinds County Sheriff Lee Vance

JPD IS NOT AT THE SCENE.LIVE IN JACKSON... GRACYNGORDON 16 WAPT NS.EWHINDS COUNTY SHERIFFLEE VANCE LAID TO RESTTODAY.A PROCESSION WENTTHROUGH JACKSON - IT COULDBE SEEN ALONG I- 55, I-220AND ON I-2 0.A FIRE ENGINE HOISTED AFLAG UP ALONG COUNTYINE LROAD IN MEMORY OF VANCE.MOURNERS GATHERED AT T HEMISSISSIPPI COLISEUM THISMORNING FOR THE FUNERAL..16 WAPT'S JEWELL HILLERYWAS THERE AS LOVED ONES PAIDTHEIR FINAL RESPECTS TO THEVETERAN LAW ENFORCEMENTOFFICER.

JEWELL ON CAMON SATURDAY THE PEOPLE WHOSHERIFF VANCE LOVED D ANSERVED TURNED OUT IN MASS TOHONOR HIS LIFE.NATSSHERIFF VANCE'S SUDDENCOVID RELATED DEATH STILLHAS MANY IN SHOCK.SHIRLEY CLARK, LANIERCLASSMATE3:41 "I KNEW HE HAD COME FROMTHE DOCTORS OFFICE A NDGETTING READY TO GO BACK TOWORK AND SO WE THOUGHTEVERYTHING WAS FINE." 51ONLOOKERS WATCHED AS THEHONOR GUARD CARRIEDERSHIFF VANCE'S CASKET,DRAPED IN THE AMERICANFLAG, FROM THE HEARSE INTOTHE MISSISSIPPI COLISEUMFOR HIS CELEBRATION OF LIFESERVICE.NATSPEOPLE FROM ALL STAGES OFSHERIFF VANCE'S LIFE CA MEOUT TO HONOR THE MAN MANYCALLED AN OUTSTANDINGPILL IARN THE JACKSONCOMMUNITY AND BEYOND.LT.

COL JERRY CARTER/DEPT.OF WILDLIFE FISHERIES ANDPAS RK05:33 "ALL THE AGENCIESTHROUGHOUT THE STATE,LOCAL, COUNTY AND STATEAGENCIES AND MAYBE EN VESOME AGENCIES FROM OUT OFSTATE IT IS A GOODCOMRADORIE FOR US TO GETTOGETHER AND SHOW OUR UNITYAND SUPPORT." 44SHIRLEY ARCLK, LANIERCLASSMATE00:3:14 "HE WAS ALWAYSTHERE FOR THE GEORGETOWNAREA AND FOR LIEANR AND HE'SJUST BEEN A GREAT PERSON FORTHIS CITY AND THE STATE"24DURING SHERIFF VANCE'SMORE THAN 30 YEAR LAWENFORCEMENT CAREER, HESERVED AS A PATROL OFFICER,RGEANT, LIEUNATENT,COMMANDER, ACTING DEPUTYCHIEF, ASSISTANT CHIEF ANDWAS ULTIMATELY PROMOTED TOCHIEF OF THE JACKSON POLICEDEPARTMENT BEFORERETIRING IN 20.

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CHIEF JOSEPH WADECALLS VANCE, WHO WASELECTED HINDS COUNTYSHERIFF IN 2019, A HERO AND AFRIEND.JPD ASST.

CHIEF JOSEPH WADE00:07:07 "FIRST OF ALL I AMTOTALLY HEARTBROKEN ABOUTHIS PASSING HE WAS A GOODFRIEND OF MINE HE WAS AMENTOR OF MINE WHENEVER IMADE DECISIONS INREFERENCE TO MY LAWENFORCEMENT CARE HERE WASTHE FIRST PERSON I CALLED."19THE DAY BEFORE THESHERIFF'S DEATH ASST.CHIEF WADE SAYS ...JPD ASST.

CHIEF JOSEPH WADE00:07:23 "HE ACTUALLY TEXTME THE DAY BEFORE HE PASSED IHAD NO IDEA THAT WAS GOING TOBE THE LAST TIME WE WEREGOING TO COMMUNITECA" 2700:08:17 "THE LAST TEXT HESENT ME WAS THANK YOUBROTHER SO I'LL CHERH ISTHAT I'LL SAVE IT I'LL FRAMEIT AND THAT'LL BE MY LT ASTHOUGHT OF SHERIFF CHIEFE LEVANCE"7 2FRIENDS OF SHERIFF VANCEEXTENDHE TIR DEEPESTCONDOLENCES TO HIS FAMILYAND THOSE WHO WORK EDALONGSIDE HIM SAY THEY WILLKEEP HIS LEGACY OF DEEPEMPATHY AND CONSIDERATIONFOR THE COMMUNITY ALIVE ASTHEY CONTINUE TO PROTECTAND SERVE.SHERIFF VANCE WAS LAIDO TREST IN A PRIVATE FA