Charlene Land

Charlene “Nanny” Pursley Land, 76, of Tarkington Prairie, died Friday, August 21, 2015, at the San Jacinto Methodist Hospital in Baytown. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, August 25, 2015, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel with burial following at Magnolia Park Cemetery in Dayton. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Monday, at the funeral home. Services are under the direction of Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Dayton. Charlene was born November 24, 1938 in Foster, Oklahoma, to parents; Luther W. and Mary A. Douthit Pursley, married Billy F. Land in 1960, was a former resident of Crosby, and has resided in Tarkington Prairie for 18 years. She was a member of the Cleveland Tabernacle Church and enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren, computer games, cards, dominoes, and working crossword puzzles. Mrs. Land was preceded in death by her parents, son: Larry F. Land, three brothers, and four sisters. She is survived by her husband of 56 years: Billy F. Land of Tarkington Prairie, daughters: Vickie Land of Conroe and Norma Jean Glueck and husband Kirk of Troy, grandson(raised by nanny and papa): Scott Land and wife Amanda, sisters: Gerry Hayes and Louise Moser and husband David, grandchildren: Kimberly Fagan, Kelly Kilgore, Kasey Martinez, Arron Landrum, Megan Landrum, Noah Landrum, Briawna Land, and Elizabeth Land, 15 great-grandchildren, one great great-grandchild, and numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.