Lewis Nance

Sonny was a vital member of the Fort Worth and Haslet communities for many years. He was born in Justiceburg in 1919. He attended Post High School and graduated from Texas Tech University before serving in the U.S. Army during World War II. He managed a successful registered Hereford operation, Hall Nance Ranches, and held various positions of leadership in the cattle business, president of the Texas Hereford Association, director of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association and secretary of the Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show. In January 2001, he was awarded the W.A. "Bill" King Award for excellence in agriculture. He also found time to serve on the Northwest ISD school board. The NISD named a school in honor of him and his wife, Allegra, in November 2005. He was very active in the United Methodist Church, was also a Shriner for many years, and also served on the board of Ridglea Country Club. Most of all, he will be remembered by friends and family for his faith in God and his kind and generous nature. Sonny was one of the all-time great cowboys.  Survivors: Wife of 58 years, Allegra; sons, David Nance and his wife, Barbara, and Dan Nance and his fiancee, Janice Ratliff; grandchildren, Tiffany Faykus and her husband, Preston, Melanie Nance, Jennifer Nance and her husband, Dr. James McDonald, and Brooke Nance; and great-grandchildren, Caitlin, Rachel and Luke Faykus; and sister, Bonnie Stewart. Robertson Mueller Harper Funerals & Cremations 1500 Eighth Ave., 817-924-4233 To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Lewis Nance please visit our Sympathy Store.