Clarence Lane

In loving memory of Clarence Lane age 86 of Elliot Road who went home to be with our Lord and Savior on Saturday May 4, 2013 while being cared for at Hospice House of Forest City. Clarence attended Greenhill Elementary School and Mt. Vernon High School, served in the U.S. Army from 1953 – 1957 with two years of service in Germany and retired after many years of employment at Stonecutter Mills. He was a faithful and loyal member of Vein Mountain Baptist Church in McDowell County where he served as Sunday School Director for over thirty years and was an active deacon until his recent illness and served as chairman of the deacon board for over thirty years. He was also a church trustee and served on numerous church committees His dedication to his church was such that he attended Sunday School seventeen years without missing a Sunday. A humble and loyal friend he was loved by all and showed love in return. Left to cherish his memory are his wife of fifty-six years Dorothy Sue Vaughn Lane of the home, special niece Tonya Pittman whom he considered a daughter, two grandchildren Jonathan Bailey and Kristen Weathers; two great grandchildren Gracie Mae and Blaydon Troy; three sisters Lillie Jones and husband Herman of Cliffside, NC; Ann Hamby of Statesville, NC and Sue Lane of Rutherfordton, NC; one brother Charles Lane of Rutherfordton, NC. Funeral services will be held 11 AM Wednesday May 8, 2013 at Vein Mountain Baptist Church with Rev. Doug Carpenter and Rev. Barry Gouge officiating. Mr. Lane will lie in state thirty minutes prior to the service. Concluding services will be held in the church cemetery with military honors provided by the Rutherford County Veterans Honor Guard. The family will receive friends from 6 – 8 PM Tuesday May 7, 2013 at Crowe’s Mortuary in Rutherfordton, NC. In lieu of flowers memorial may be made to the Vein Mountain Baptist Church Cemetery Fund.