Jesse Nance
1946-2026
After a long illness, Jesse Nance passed away. He leaves to mourn his wife of 36 years Charlene Couchman; his son Lamont and daughter Lendozia Farina; grandchildren Brehanna and Brittany; and great-grandchildren Jonah, Brayden; Sevyn and Skylar. Predeceased by his siblings John, Vernon, Melvin, Frank, Alice, Sam, and Albert, he also leaves his siblings Robert (Janetta), Phyllis and Jennie.
Predeceased by his Couchman in-laws Wendy (Mark) and Heather, he leaves his in-laws Robert (Tracey), Maureen (Stephen), Ronald (Liz), Debbi (John) Mike (Vita).
He also leaves his nieces and nephews, family and friends.
A celebration of life will take place at a later date to be announced.
Donations to to the Association québécoise de l’épilepsie in his name (info@aqepilepsie.org) would be appreciated.
Jesse was a good man, I will always remember his beautiful trumpet 🎺 version of Amazing Grace , at my brother’s memorial.
He now belongs to the ages.
Thanks Mike. Love that he now belongs to the ages. A legend in his own right.
Jesse,
a special person, friend to all. You were the bright light to many with your kindness & wisdom. Our neighbourhood hasn’t been the same without you, the chats out front your house, the laughs, the hugs. Play that horn….
Thanks Janet. Love your comments. He will be missed big time.
Rest in peace Jesse. You were a humble and great friend. Love you always.
Thanks John. Love you
He will truly be missed by me and his classmates of Meigs High school. He could really blow that horn. Much love ❤️ to the family my daughter, grand & great grandson and children
Thank you. Jesse spoke to me many time about Meigs and the fond memories he had there.
Jesse was a very kind and thoughtful neighbour. He will be sadly missed.We will miss his talks in our backyard,and his helping hand whenever we needed him. Rest in peace Jesse❤️
Such beautiful words. I could hear him now chatting in the backyard telling his stories and telling Bob when he needed his help he would be there and certainly would be there in an instant.
Jesse was more than a great friend, he was a brother to us, always there when we needed him, always with a hug and an “I love you”
Rest in peace Bro, you’re another twinkling star in our night’s sky now.
Aww. Jesse loved his bro and sis. We will definitely see him shining bright up there playing that trumpet 🎺 for us. Also (wink) helping the Habs win for us.
Jesse was a very special person , a kind hearted man, a man who understood the world and could calm your anxiety
He was like a second father to our daughter Trish !
You will be missed so much
Rest in Peace
Gail
Rest in peace my brother.
Forever love from us to both of you. 💋
Aw thanks Gail. We love you and he certainly had that quality. Such kind words and we loved sharing time with you all. Trish is a true friend and always remember when we were all together or just with Trish, we would just giggle all of the time. Heartwarming. ❤️
Aw Gail. Love your words of comfort. We really feel blessed to have met and know you all. I remember the giggles we shared when we saw each other. Jesse and I really enjoy spending time with Trish who has a big heart and one of our most treasured friends for almost 40 years. ❤️ our home dancing lessons from her still so fresh on our minds. Lol
We will always love you Jesse,your soft tone of voice, kindness and patience to listen to others in all matters of life. We will miss you at family gatherings and hearing you play your horn for now you are playing in God’s holy band.
Thank you for these words and this you expressed on the phone in the past few days. We love you too bro and sis. I can hear him in Gods band now his 🎺 loud and clear. 🎵
Jesse was a very wise, humble, kind and thoughtful man. Always positive and caring of others.
So many great memories. My sons, Chris and Ryan were very fond of him. Along with great conversations, stories, Ryan also remembers the magic tricks.
I know you are up there playing your trumpet and my Mom and Dad, along with others are listening to the beautiful music.
Rest in peace, forever remembered.
Lynne, Chris and Ryan.
Thanks Lynne. Great and loving memories are a treasure. Lol. He had many of those magic tricks up his sleeve. Especially the one where he blew on a pencil or a cigarette to make it roll away and all kids were amazed and wondered how he did it. He is blowing his heart out now for everyone. 🎺❤️ bless his heart.
Jesse was a beautiful soul.from the day I met him he made me feel like I had know him for years. He just loved to vibe and be in the moment. I will say a prayer for an old friend. I know you’re playing some beautiful music with the greats up in heaven.
Thanks Pat. Beautiful soul he had. Lol. He did have that effect for sure. Was amazing how he did that. Your 🙏🙏 are appreciated. ❤️
Sending my most heartfelt sympathies to Cheryl and the entire Nance family; may God comfort you in your sadness and give you peace. Jesse will be remembered not only for his musical talent but for his beautiful and gentle soul and his sweet kindness – he will surely be missed by all.
Thanks Francina. He certainly loved all of my BMO dear friends. I know could chat his ass off too when he saw you all as he felt you all were his friends as well. What do they say … what’s mine is yours and what yours is mine. He applied that to you all and I found that so cute. 🥰
Jesse,
May you find peace and comfort in eternal rest. You were loved, respected and will be missed by many.
My late husband, Ernie, and I were always grateful of your knowledge and patience in teaching our son, Justin, how to play his first musical instrument, the trumpet. You and Justin played Amazing Grace at my mother’s funeral service, a tribute that was touched and loved by family and friends who were there.
Ernie, always got a kick out of you saying he “is your brother from another mother”! Great memories of you two coming up with ways to construct or fix things (in most cases MacGyverism at it’s best). Then planning your next project whether it be at our home or yours, you two always had another “fix-it” in mind. I believe you both have reunited and are planning your next adventure with tools!
Heartfelt condolences to Cheryl and Jesse’s family.
Much love, Joy
Thank you my dear friend. Ernie our dear long time friend of about 43 years or so is forever in our hearts. 💕 They will fix things up there for sure. I loved all that you wrote and giggled at the MacGuiverisms. How true that was. In the years before Jesse’s surgery even Ernie was like sometimes amused or sometimes 🤦♀️ at Jesse’s ideas of fixing things. He would tell him and was gracious to say that won’t work Jesse, we should go this route and Jesse would agree. Lol. Thanks for the memories.
Rest well, Daddy. You can play Amazing Grace day and night now. Until we meet again, know that I love you and will forever carry you in my heart.
Your daughter, Farina ❤️
Oh girl. He loved you too. Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound. Was certainly his song to play for all who passed to honour them in his special way. He is playing it over and over now. 🎺 ❤️
Sending the biggest prayers to the family of Mr. Nance.
May God grant you strength, comfort and peace in this difficult time.
Amen. ❤️
My sincere condolences Cheryl 🙏
Thanks Maria. ❤️
A true joy and privilege to have been able to gig, write and play/jam with Jesse musically; and riding to and from the gigs together pretty well cemented the brotherhood. He helped me become an even better musician. Just hanging out with Jesse, and Cheryl were just as much fun.
My only mistake was to bring him home one day, because after that day, I always suspected that my mom might have loved Jesse a little bit more than she loved me : )
Although it remained pledged to Cheryl, Jesse’s heart always seemed to have enough room for everybody . . . what a gift ! , and a tribute to his own dear mother, Mattie Belle.
Age, illness, circumstances haven’t permitted our getting together the last couple of years but Jesse will always be counted first among my closest friends, and I thank God for giving us such a wonderful, kind man.
Cheryl, very much love to you especially now; yet always.
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Love you too. He loves you. What a touching tribute to a fellow musician and dear friend. Will cherish these words forever. 🎺 🎸 loved every moment and every note when we got together and you guys jammed your butts off. 🥰 so funny what you said about the love your mom had for him too. ❤️
I have known Jesse since the 9th grade in Nashville TN. I knew him to be a fun loving, kind and a musical, trumpet playing genius. He will be missed by many. Rest well my brother.
Thanks Wesley. He respected and was honoured your long time friendship. Would proudly show off the picture from 1964 of the 3 buds that you gave him to everyone here in Canada when you got together in Nashville. His face was beaming with pride of true friends from way back in the day. Priceless it was. Love you. ❤️
Jesse was one of the kindest people on this earth. You are going to be missed by so many. He would call me his brother from a different mother. Well brother rest in peace.
Thanks Tony. Definitely a brother from another mother. Memories of sitting on the patio here with you were special. I smile at the deja vue.😉
Who could Forget Little Jesus … Rip Dude
Thank you. lol. Oh yes he used to say Jesus and then Jesse. 😂
Whenever Cheryl and visited visiting us (his Nashville,Tn Fanily) he would gives his warm smile, hugs, the shirt off of his back,, his expensive Canadian cigs, his money,shoes, even the shirt off his back, Who does that…my brother. He gave so much more. I’ll miss him throughout my lifetime. Sis (Cheryl) thank you for LOVING HIM , CARING for HIM. WE TRULY LOVE YOU as OUR SISTER. Thanks to the Couchman family and to his dear , loyal friends. You’re at HOME where there is no more sickness or dying. LOVE YOU AS ALWAYS Jesse Howard as I sometimes call you
❤️ thank you Jennie. We love you and we love you MORE too. 😉. You really captured your brother with “he would give the shirt off of his back” as literally would do that. I love my Nashville Family and always will. I appreciate your kind and honourable words. That is what love is. I care for you and you care for me. He did that too. 😍