Butts-Jasper-Bibb County GaArchives Obituaries.....Lane, T. J. March 20, 1897
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Jackson Argus – Week of March 25, 1897
Mr. T. J. Lane passes away after a short illness

Our community has again been called on to mourn the loss of one of our best
citizens, Mr. Thomas Jefferson Lane.   He died at his late residence last
Saturday evening at ten o’clock, March 20.

Mr. Lane was born September 20, 1827 in Jasper county.   When a young man he
went to Macon at which place he spent 40 years of his life.   Here he
established himself in business, being a success in all he undertook, and having
the confidence of all who knew him.   He had experienced great domestic sorrow
in life, for he sustained the loss of two wives and also two children.   But he
was not a man to pine over the rulings of a beneficent Providence, but bore all
misfortunes with Christian submission.    Besides some step-children, he leaves
his widow, a son and daughter to mourn their loss.  His son is Mr. D. T. Lane
who resides at Clayton, Ala, and his daughter is Mrs. Dr. Mathis of Americus.

Mr. Lane was married to Mrs. M. M. Wolfe of Jackson, Sept., 1,1889.  After their
marriage they remained in Macon for two years.   Having laid up a competency he
decided to venture from business and moved to Jackson making this his place of
residence until his death.

He was in every way a most affable gentleman, good citizen and a most devout
Christian.   He was a member of the Baptist church, in this place and his
devotion to it was very strong.

Mr. Lane had been in declining health for several months, but for some reason he
would not speak of his affliction except to a few intimate friends.   To himself
and them his death was not unexpected for his affliction was heart trouble that
was likely to prove fatal at any time.   So when death came it did not find him
unprepared, for no man ever met the king of terrors with more complacency than
did he.   He looked on death as being a transition from earth to Heaven.

His funeral services were hold at the Baptist church, Sunday afternoon at four
o’clock and the great concourse of people who crowded into the building
indicated the popularity of this good man.



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