Jane Roane

Jane Foster Roane NEWPORT NEWS - Jane Foster Roane, 88, died Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2010 in a local nursing facility. She was a native and longtime resident of Norfolk, and was the daughter of the late Rex Mitchell Foster and Ealia Alcie Carroll Foster and was the widow of David Whitfield Roane. She graduated from Maury High School and attended Mary Washington College and The State Teachers College of Farmville. She was an active member of the Episcopal Church of the Ascension and was a former member of its Altar Guild. She was a former volunteer with Meals on Wheels, the Norfolk Senior Center and was an avid supporter of the arts. Survivors include her daughters, Susan R. Fournier and her husband John of Yorktown, Tucker Roane Crum and her husband Chris of Brookline, Mass., and Jane Foster Coxe and her husband Dave of Mobile, Ala.; her sister, Myra Anne Serfas of Stroudsburg, Pa.; and her brother, Rex Mitchell Foster Jr. of Norfolk. She is also survived by five grandchildren, David Britt and his wife Libby, Matthew Britt and his wife Sarah, Emily Day and her husband Jim, Amanda Gibson and her husband Grant and Aaron Coxe and his wife Brandy; and six great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. The family would like to express their appreciation to Dr. Julie Damman for her special care to their loved one. A memorial service will be held in the Episcopal Church of the Ascension, 405 Talbot Hall Road, Norfolk, Monday, Nov. 22, at 11 a.m. by the Rev. Samantha Vincent-Alexander. Burial will be private. The family will receive friends in the Norfolk chapel of H.D. Oliver Funeral Apts., Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. Memorial donations may be made to the Episcopal Church of the Ascension. Online condolences may be sent to the family at hdoliver.com.