Lifelong resident and pioneer of the Irving, Texas area, LaVera Florene Borah Nance died peacefully on Friday, September 12, 2014 in Irving, Texas at the age of 94. Those left to cherish her memory are her son, Steven Nance and his wife Gayland; her daughter, Mary Hunt and her husband Jerry; one granddaughter, Makai Nance; and many friends and relatives. LaVera was born on October 8, 1919 at her family home near the Southeast corner of present day DFW Airport to William Joshua Borah, Jr. and Monnie Essie Cannon Borah. She graduated from Irving High School in 1936 and moved to Dallas where she worked, met and married Dallas Marvin Nance June 27, 1946. She worked for the J.C. Penney Company for 24 years. She was lovingly known by all of her friends as a true lady. She always had a kind word and deed for everyone. LaVeras father represented the third generation in the occupancy and farming of the Borah homestead, established after the family moved to the Estelle Community from Kentucky in 1856. Her mothers father, Arch Cannon, built his log cabin near Euless in 1891. He established and grew the long lived Euless Nursery, famous for its roses. She loved her long colorful family history and told vivid stories of growing up to all those around her, such as when she and her brother, Loran, came upon Bonnie and Clyde camped in the grapevines near Bear Creek, part of the family land. A visitation will be held on Friday, September 19, 2014, 5:30pm to 7:30pm at Donnellys Colonial Funeral Home, 606 West Airport Freeway (Hwy 183) in Irving, Texas. The funeral is scheduled for Saturday, September 20, 2014, 10:30am at Bear Creek Cemetery, Euless, Texas with a reception to follow at the cemetery. All are welcome to attend and celebrate LaVeras life. The family suggests memorials be made to the Bear Creek Cemetery Association, in support of a place she truly loved.