Christopher (Chris) Ray Lance, 66, of Winfield, KS passed away Monday, September 28, 2026. Celebration of Life Services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday, October 3, 2026 at First United Methodist Church in Winfield. Memorials in his name may be made to Winfield High School Carpentry Program or Camp Like Max and left in the care of the Shelley Family Funeral Home.
Chris was born on August 19, 1960, to Jack and Thada (Sturgeon) Lance in Neodesha, KS. He began working at a young age with the family at Excelsior Clay Products in Fredonia. After graduating from Fredonia High School, he married Teresa Lidvickson, they later divorced. He began working at Knight Lumber in Severy. He then married the love of his life Amy Doane. Chris later joined Randy Ervin in Master Builders and then began his own company, Master Buildings. He and Amy operated Ervins Cafe for 6 years and decided to move to Winfield, where he continued in the building trade, working for Thomas Lumber in Oxford and later for Home Lumber in Winfield. Along the way he accumulated many lifelong friends. He was a competitor and loved playing, watching, and coaching sports. He loved telling stories, making people laugh, mentoring young men, barbeque, and going for drives down the backroads. He was the Severy City Mayor, on the Greenwood County Commission, and on the Winfield High School Council.
