Charles “Charlie” Loyd Lane, 93, of Granite City, died Saturday, Feb. 17, 2018, at Anderson Hospital in Maryville.
Visitation will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 21, from 4 to 7 p.m. at Wojstrom Funeral Home and Crematory in Granite City.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday, Feb. 22, at 10 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be held in Union Cemetery in Panama.
Mr. Lane was born on Sept. 25, 1924, in Granite City, to Floyd Franklin, Jr. and Martha Ann (Britton) Lane. He married Mildred Rose Veres on Oct. 20, 1947, in Salem, AR, and she preceded him in death.
Retiring on May 15, 1975, from BE Holt Ford in Granite City as a teamster member of Local 971 out of Belleville, he was a loving father. He had also worked at local businesses in the Granite City area, including St. Elizabeth Hospital in Granite City, Oscar’s 66 service station in Madison and A.D. Lift Truck in St. Louis, MO. He enjoyed working with people and for the people. He liked working on cars, travelling and spending time with his grandson, honorary granddaughter and living life to the fullest with family and friends.
He is survived by a daughter, Priscilla Rose (Bill) Briggs of Granite City; a son, Glenn A. (Tammy) Lane of Granite City; a grandson, Ryan Brooks Lane of Granite City; honorary granddaughter, Barblene Burns; a great-granddaughter, Ella Grace Lane; a brother, Donald “Donnie” Lane of Denver, CO and a sister, Helen Henshaw of Spokane, WA; and many nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents and wife, he was preceded in death by a son, Gerrard Frank Charles Lane; three brothers, Floyd Lane, Jr., Kenneth Lane and Ray Lane; two sisters, Georgia Davis and Doris Knight.
Memorials may be made to an animal rescue organization of choice.
Online condolences may be left at www.wojstrom.com.
