Vance enjoyed hunting and fishing when he retired to Homosassa Springs, Florida, where he had lived since the 1920s.
In 1938, Vance became ill with pneumonia.
The illness worsened and kept him hospitalized for several months.
Vance recovered and became a frequent guest at Brooklyn old-timers games.

He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1955.
He learned of his election when a highway patrolman got his attention on a local highway and told him that a photographer was at his house.
A Dazzy Vance Day celebration was held in Brooklyn.
Biographer John Skipper characterized his Hall of Fame induction as "subdued" compared to the celebration in Brooklyn.

Vance died of a heart attack in 1961 in Homosassa Springs.
His obituary in The Sporting News said that he had been under a doctor's care but that he was active and thought to be in relatively good health when he died.
His survivors included his wife Edyth and a daughter.
Vance enjoyed hunting and fishing when he retired to Homosassa Springs, Florida, where he had lived since the 1920s. In 1938, Vance became ill with pneumonia. The illness worsened and kept him hospitalized for several months. Vance recovered and became a frequent guest at Brooklyn old-timers games.
He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1955. He learned of his election when a highway patrolman got his attention on a local highway and told him that a photographer was at his house. A Dazzy Vance Day celebration was held in Brooklyn. Biographer John Skipper characterized his Hall of Fame induction as "subdued" compared to the celebration in Brooklyn.
Vance died of a heart attack in 1961 in Homosassa Springs. His obituary in The Sporting News said that he had been under a doctor's care but that he was active and thought to be in relatively good health when he died. His survivors included his wife Edyth and a daughter.
Dazzy Vance