The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Thursday, August 10, 1995              TAG: 9508100408
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B7   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: SHINNSTON, W.VA.                   LENGTH: Short :   28 lines

STEVEN MICHAEL VANCE

Steven Michael Vance, 16, of Shinnston, formerly of Virginia Beach, Va., died at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 8, 1995, as a result of an automobile accident. He was born Nov. 3, 1978, in Clarksburg.

He is survived by his mother and stepfather, Kim and Cliff Fox of Virginia Beach, Va.; his father, Keith Vance of Orlando, Fla.; one brother, Chris Fox of Clarksburg; two sisters, Mrs. Kyle (Julie) Bondo of Honolulu, Hawaii, and Melissa K. Fox of Clarksburg; his maternal grandparents, Ralph and Virginia Harris of Shinnston; his paternal grandparents, Charles and Marie Vance of Concord, Va.; his paternal great-grandmother, Beryl Vance of Shinnston; his paternal stepgrandmother, Hester Fox of Clarksburg; one nephew, Zackary Bondo; and one niece, Kayla Bondo.

Steven was a sophomore at Lincoln High School and previously attended Salem High School in Virginia, where he played City League Football. He was a former member of the Boy Scouts of America and was an avid fisherman. He attended the Union Mission Church at Swisher Hill.

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