Tina Sue Lane

Visitation will be Tuesday, November 1st at 1pm at Saint Mark United Methodist Church, followed by a funeral service at 2pm with Dr. Steve Screws officiating and Sunset Memorial directing.

Tina Sue was preceded in death by her husband, Rev. Ray C. Lane, Sr., mother Nellie Smith Ward, father Bob Ward, brothers John Edward Ward, Robert Earl Ward, Woodford O’Neal Ward, Horace Raymond Ward, Ronnie Lotan Ward, and an infant sister Dolly Ward.

She is survived by her son Rev. Ray C. Lane, Jr, daughters Phyllis Lane Tate (Russell), and Gloria Lane McGahey (Quentin), and her grandchildren Tyler Tate (Ruth), Dr. Steven Lane (Mandi), Kimberlee Brooks (Stephen), Kelsey Lane, Annsley West (Richard), US Army Captain Lawton McGahey (Brittany), Andrew Tate, Collin McGahey, and Kaleigh McGahey, and 10 great grandchildren.

Tina Sue was born on June 10, 1930, in Megargel, Alabama. She graduated from Berry College with a BA in Math, Secondary Education and received her master’s degree from Troy University. She began her teaching career at Vigor High School and completed her career in 1991 with nine years of service at Hale County High School in Moundville.

She faithfully served as a minister’s wife for 39 years while raising three children and enjoying her grandchildren. She will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, and grandmother who devoted herself to God and her family.

Following her husband’s death in 2000, she found many ways to serve others. She loved to volunteer as a math tutor and Sunday school teacher. For many years she taught a Bible class at Pine Valley Retirement Center. She was an active participant in Saint Mark’s Fabricating in Love Ministry where she sewed 956 pillowcase dresses for missions. In her final months she often remarked that sewing was the only hobby she could still enjoy.

She loved flowers and birds and spent many hours sitting on the back porch overlooking her amaryllis and day lilies while hummingbirds fluttered overhead.

Her days at Berry College left her with fond memories. She supported that institution throughout her life, and maintained a close relationship with college roommates who became lifelong friends.

Another lifelong passion was the Indian Springs Holiness Camp meeting in Flovilla, Georgia. She first attended Indian Springs camp as a teenager and returned, bringing her husband and children each year. Next year three generations of her descendants will assemble for two weeks of reunion and Christian fellowship where we will honor her memory and remember her devotion to her family and to her Savior.

This past summer has been a time of transition as she became more dependent on others to care for her. The family offers a heartfelt word of thanks to the staff of Cornerstone Caregivers, and A Touch of Love as well as three caregivers who stood by her with such profound tenderness and compassion. Sandi Absher, Karen Stevens, and Renee Wilson were her “angels”.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be given to the United Methodist Children’s Home (aka Embrace Alabama Kids) or to the Saint Mark United Methodist Church Food Pantry.

Sunset Brown-Service Funeral Home, a Dignity Memorial Provider, is honored to serve the Lane family during their time of bereavement. Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.SunsetBrown-Funeral.com