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Viola Lane Obituary
She was a native of Graham County, and the daughter of the late Mose and Callie Hornbuckle Wachacha.
She is survived by her daughters, Michelle Geyer (Wayne), Jackie Lane and Celina Lane, all of Robbinsville, N.C.; brother, Herbert Wachacha of Cherokee, N.C.; sisters, Roxanne Thobaben of Bryson City, N.C., and Onita Bush of Robbinsville, N.C.; and half-sister, Molly Grant of Cherokee, N.C.
She is also survived by four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026, at Buffalo Baptist Church. The Rev. Scotty Chekelelee officiated. Burial followed the service at Mountain Creek Baptist Church Cemetery. Pallbearers were friends and family.
The family received friends from noon – 2 p.m., at the church, prior to the service.
Townson-Smith Funeral Home was honored to serve the Lane family.
An online register is available at townson-smithfuneralhome.com.
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