Mrs. Therona B. Lane, widow of Dr. Cornelius W. Lane Sr. died at her home Saturday night a day after her 67th birthday. She had been ill for the past year. She was born July 20, 1884, in Chicago, Illinois. The family came to Castle Rock in 1928. Dr. Lane died in August 1940. The survivors are three daughters, Mrs. Francis Vandewall of Grants Pass, Oregon, Mrs. Charles Dawson of Carmel, California, and Mrs. Henry Dassel of Shelton; two sons, Dr. C.W. Lane of Castle Rock, and Cyril Lane of Portland, and fourteen grandchildren. She was a member of the Order of Eastern Star. Mrs. Lane was much interested in writing and fostered several creative writing groups here. She had written several short stories and when she became ill was writing a novel based on her experiences in the Okanogan district. As a younger woman she had a very fine contralto voice and entertained many groups here with her singing and her readings. The funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock in the Hubbard chapel, conducted ny members of the Eastern Star. M.W. Jensen was soloist, with Mrs. Fred Huson as accompanist. Burial was in the Hubbard cemetery. The pallbearers were S.C. Roake, Dr. J.L. Windham, Fred Huson, R.E. Fraidenburg, William Swift and William C. Graham. The Hubbard funeral home was in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Therona B. Lane, widow of Dr. Cornelius W. Lane Sr. died at her home Saturday night a day after her 67th birthday. She had been ill for the past year. She was born July 20, 1884, in Chicago, Illinois. The family came to Castle Rock in 1928. Dr. Lane died in August 1940. The survivors are three daughters, Mrs. Francis Vandewall of Grants Pass, Oregon, Mrs. Charles Dawson of Carmel, California, and Mrs. Henry Dassel of Shelton; two sons, Dr. C.W. Lane of Castle Rock, and Cyril Lane of Portland, and fourteen grandchildren. She was a member of the Order of Eastern Star. Mrs. Lane was much interested in writing and fostered several creative writing groups here. She had written several short stories and when she became ill was writing a novel based on her experiences in the Okanogan district. As a younger woman she had a very fine contralto voice and entertained many groups here with her singing and her readings. The funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock in the Hubbard chapel, conducted ny members of the Eastern Star. M.W. Jensen was soloist, with Mrs. Fred Huson as accompanist. Burial was in the Hubbard cemetery. The pallbearers were S.C. Roake, Dr. J.L. Windham, Fred Huson, R.E. Fraidenburg, William Swift and William C. Graham. The Hubbard funeral home was in charge of arrangements.
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