Ruth Lane

Ruth O. Lane, daughter of the late Lesley James and Mary Finna Garrison Edwards, was born in Gideon, Missouri on March 21, 1930, and passed away at The Bluffs Nursing Center in Columbia, Missouri on December 31, 2013, at the age of 83 years, 9 months, and 10 days. She had grown up in the Frisco area moved to Dexter after retirement. She was a member of the Church of Christ, the Eastern Star and the Elks Lodge #2439. On February 23, 1946, she was married to Delmer Lane in Bloomfield, Missouri. Surviving are two sons, Perry Lane of Dexter, Tim Lane of St. Louis; two daughters, Connie Wyatt of Cape Coral, Florida, Cherie Chapman of Coumbia; 10 grandchildren; and 3 great grandchildren. Other relatives and friends also survive. She was preceded in death by one son, Dennis Lane, one granddaughter, Morgan Lane, and one brother, Buddy Edwards. Friends may call on Saturday, January 4, 2014, after 12:00 p.m. at the Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Dexter, Missouri. Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 4, 2014, at 2:00 p.m. at the Watkins & Sons Chapel in Dexter, Missouri with Herman Morse of Dexter, Missouri officiating. Interment with be in the Dexter Cemetery in Dexter, Missouri with Watkins & Sons Funeral Service of Dexter in charge of arrangements. Memorials may be made to the Essex Church of Christ, PO Box 8, Essex, MO 63846.