Carl Lane

Carl Lane, 91, of Halleck Community, Morgantown, passed away on Monday (April 6, 2009) at Fairmont General Hospital. He was born in Braxton County on Oct. 15, 1917, a son of the late Jim and Ida Metz Lane.Mr. Lane was preceded in death by his wife, Marjorie Harold Lane.Carl retired from Owens-Illinois as a machine operator with several years service in the Forming Department. In his younger years, he was employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC).He will be remembered as a great husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, great-great-grandfather and provider for his family. He had a happy and long enduring life with many friends. He never met a stranger and went out of his way to help people and keep his family together.Mr. Lane is survived by his sons, James Lane and his wife Paulette of Clymer, Pa., Bill Lane and his wife Terri of Fairmont, Robert Lane and his wife Yvonne of Indiana, Pa., and Rick Lane and his wife Lisa of Westover; his daughters, Millie Nichols of Brook Park, Ohio, Helen Edwards of Morgantown, Carol Norman and her husband Bill of Greensboro, Ga., Judy Miller and her husband Don of Fairmont and Sharon Burrows and her husband Don of Fairmont; 33 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; several great-great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.In addition to his parents and his wife, Carl was preceded in death by a son, Steve Lane; and his brothers, Ralph Lane, Hurl Lane, Roud Lane, Otha Lane and Newlon Lane.Friends may call at Carpenter and Ford Funeral Home, 209 Merchant St., Fairmont, on Wednesday from 1-8 p.m. Services will be held Thursday at 10 a.m. at the funeral home with Chaplain Brad Corob officiating. Interment services will follow at the Metz Cemetery in Nicut, W.Va.Online condolences may be sent to the Lane Family at carpford@verizon.net.