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Vance, Dr. James

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Vance, Dr. James

August 21, 2026

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Dr. James Vance, a prominent surgeon in El Paso and a long-time member and former president of the El Paso County Medical Society, died on December 2, 1950, from acute coronary occlusion and myocardial infarction. Born in Shelbyville, Kentucky, on October 2, 1875, he was the son of Robert G. and…

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