Mildred Allen "Millie" Lane

Mildred Allen Lane Mildred "Millie" Allen Lane, 71, of Locust Grove, passed away December 4, 2010 at Mary Washington Hospital. Millie was born December 6, 1938 in Trenton, New Jersey to George and Dorothy Allen. Millie was married for fifty years to Frederick "Ted" Earl Lane.

Her husband, Frederick "Ted" Lane of Locust Grove, Virginia, daughter Terrie Lane of Sierra Vista, Arizona, son Frederick "Rick" Allen Lane and his wife Carolyn of Brandy Station, Virginia, grandson Cody Lane of Brandy Station, Virginia and step grandson, Michael Bailey survive Millie. Also surviving are sisters, Barbara "Bonnie" Marvin of Richmond, Virginia, Linda Robeson and her husband Stuart and step niece Katie of Warrenton, Virginia, Judy Allen of Casanova, Virginia and her mother Dorothy Allen of Locust Grove, Virginia. Millie's father George Allen of Locust Grove, Virginia preceded her in death.

Millie graduated from Mercer Hospital School of Nursing College, in Trenton, New Jersey, as an RN. She worked as a nurse at Culpeper Hospital, Fauquier Hospital and as an occupational health nurse for Southland, GM Power Train, Department of Corrections at Camp 11 and Coffeewood Correctional Center. She had a 40 year career as a nurse, earning many awards for creative and innovative programs, a place in Who's Who in American Nursing. After her retirement from her nursing career, she became very active in art.

Millie was a multi media artist in glass fusion, oils, watercolors, acrylics, inks, mixed media and collage, primarily in landscapes. She had been painting in various media all her life but mainly since 1970. She learned and taught as she went. She loved plein air painting in watercolors the best so she could feel what she painted. She loved to experiment claiming, "It is only a piece of paper or canvas!" She had received many awards on her paintings and wood sculpture work and had exhibited in Culpeper, Orange, Colonial Beach, Alexandria, Warrenton, King George, Charlottesville, and Fredericksburg.

She was an active member of Brushstrokes Gallery of Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg Center for Creative Arts, Wide River Gallery in Col. Beach, and had works in Mike and Jake's Restaurant, Caroline St. Caf‚ in old town Fredericksburg, as well as Orange Art Center, Village Frame and Gallery, Culpeper Depot and Library, and Wilderness Library and her home gallery. She was an active member, as well as the Chair or Co-chair for many years, of the Lake of the Woods Visual Arts Council. She was an active member of Artists of the Windmore and The Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts.

She served on the Lake Users Committee, was Vice President of the Square Dance Club and was the Vice President of the Scuba Diving Club, ran with Lake of the Woods Rescue Squad and taught CPR. Millie also enjoyed being outdoors, farming, horses and being at the beach.

A memorial service will be held at the Clore-English Funeral Home on Sunday, December 19, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. with a reception to follow at the Brandy Station Volunteer Fire Department Charter Hall, 19601 Church Road, Brandy Station, VA 22714.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Windmore Foundation of the Arts, P.O. Box 38, Culpeper, VA 22701 (Note: Donations sent to Physical address will be sent back by Post Office.), online at www.windmorefoundation.org.

Online condolences may be offered by visiting clore-english.com. The family has entrusted Clore-English Funeral Home with these arrangements.





This obituary was originally published in the Culpeper StarExponent.