Obituary for William R. Lane
William R. “Bill” Lane, 88, a resident of Dothan, passed away, Monday, Oct. 7, 2019 at his residence.
Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m. Thursday, October 10, 2019 at Bethel Baptist Church with Dr. Ricky Plummer officiating. Burial with military honors will follow at Webb Cemetery with Glover Funeral Home directing. The family will receive friends at the church from 1:00 until 1:45 p.m .on Thursday prior to service time. At other times the family will be at their residence, 228 Princeton Drive, Dothan.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Bethel Baptist Church, 3257 E. Cottonwood Road, Dothan, AL 36301.
Mr. Lane was born February 4, 1931 in Houston County. He served in the U.S. Air Force for 21 years followed by Civil Service employment at Fort Rucker. He was an ordained Southern Baptist Minister, pastoring churches in Mississippi, Alabama and Florida.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Cleatus and Martha Lane; a brother, L.T. Lane; three sisters, Wyona Lane, Dorothy Brock and Lucille Stone.
He is survived by his wife of 70 years, Jean Pippin Lane; two sons, Ken Lane (Janie), Joe Lane (Darlene); three daughters, Kaye Bodman (Ken), Starr Armstrong (Howard) and Jacquie Luckett (Jeff); two sisters, Addie Jowers and Nina Lane; eight grandchildren and fifteen great-grandchildren.
Active pallbearers will be Coley Mathis, Bill Mitchell, Gary Granger, Dave Watson, Johnny Watson and Stuart McCart.
Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m. Thursday, October 10, 2019 at Bethel Baptist Church with Dr. Ricky Plummer officiating. Burial with military honors will follow at Webb Cemetery with Glover Funeral Home directing. The family will receive friends at the church from 1:00 until 1:45 p.m .on Thursday prior to service time. At other times the family will be at their residence, 228 Princeton Drive, Dothan.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Bethel Baptist Church, 3257 E. Cottonwood Road, Dothan, AL 36301.
Mr. Lane was born February 4, 1931 in Houston County. He served in the U.S. Air Force for 21 years followed by Civil Service employment at Fort Rucker. He was an ordained Southern Baptist Minister, pastoring churches in Mississippi, Alabama and Florida.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Cleatus and Martha Lane; a brother, L.T. Lane; three sisters, Wyona Lane, Dorothy Brock and Lucille Stone.
He is survived by his wife of 70 years, Jean Pippin Lane; two sons, Ken Lane (Janie), Joe Lane (Darlene); three daughters, Kaye Bodman (Ken), Starr Armstrong (Howard) and Jacquie Luckett (Jeff); two sisters, Addie Jowers and Nina Lane; eight grandchildren and fifteen great-grandchildren.
Active pallbearers will be Coley Mathis, Bill Mitchell, Gary Granger, Dave Watson, Johnny Watson and Stuart McCart.