Vance Ray Rose

Vance Ray Rose passed away on January 24, 2026 in Mexia, Texas at the age of 79. Visitation with the family will be prior to the service on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, from 10:00-11:00 a.m. at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home. Funeral services will begin at 11:00 a.m., with Pastor David West officiating. Interment, with Military Honors, will follow in the Prairie Grove Cemetery. Bryce Samuels, Connor Smith, Trenton Herod, Bryan Wood, Jeff Turner, and Larry Masters serving as pallbearers.

Vance is survived by is wife, Lana Lee Rose; daughter, Subrenna Samuels Turner and husband, Jeff; grandchildren, Whitney Herod and husband, Trenton, Brianna Smith and husband, Connor, and Bryce Samuels; great grandchildren, Clayson and Burklee Smith; sister-in-law Roxanna Hancock and husband, Mark; nephew, Bryan Wood; niece Kari Anne Griffin; cousins, Randy Jackson and Lamar Addy and wife, Paulette; aunt, Jerri Jackson; close friends, Larry Russell, Bob & Peggy Wright, Larry Masters; and many other football buddies.

A complete obituary will be posted later.