LENOIR COUNTY, NC - OBITUARY - Ed Lane and Sarah Ward Lane, 1942. ====================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non- commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: William Mills ======================================================================== The Kinston Daily Free Press Lenoir County, North Carolina September 2, 1942 MAN SLAYS WIFE, SELF WITH RIFLE Ed Lane Shoots Wife at LaGrange and Ends Own Life Later Ed Lane, 45, WPA laborer of LaGrange shot and killed his wife Sarah Ward Lane, 42, at their home at 9 a.m. Wednesday and 15 minutes later ended his own life with a rifle bullet to the heart while being chased by police. Coroner Earley A Garner and Deputy Sheriff Wiley W. Jones investigated the matter and Coroner Gardner said an inquest would Be unnecessary. He talked to one eyewitness, Charles Fields, 67, and a women who heard the shooting, Mrs. Rayner. No cause could be advanced for Lane's act. The family has been aided by the Welfare Department for some Time. Their children were in school at the time. Lane used a .22 calibre rifle And shot his wife twice. He bought the rifle, it was said Wednesday morning shortly before the shooting. One bullet was sufficent to end his life. He fell about 360(?) yards from the business district. Funeral arrangements were incomplete at press time. Survivors include a sister of Mrs. Lane, Mrs. Minnie Herring of Goldsboro and their five chil- dren, four of whom were in school when the tragedy occurred. The oldest, 14, was employed in Greene County. The youngest is six. ----------------------- The Kinston Daily Free Press Lenoir County, North Carolina September 3, 1942 Arrangements for Rites in Murder Suicide to Be Made Relatives Thursday afternoon were trying to complete funeral arrangements for Ed Lane, 45 who slew his wife, Sarah Ward Lane 42, and committed suicide at LaGrange early Wednesday. The Destitute couple leave five young Children and other relatives. Mrs Ward is survived by a Sister Mrs. Minnie Herring of Goldsboro, and a brother, A. C. Ward, Port Royal, SC. Mr. Lane WPA laborer and trick marksman with a rifle,was a native of Chesterfield, Va. He had not heard from his brothers and sisters in the past 10 years. The children, two sons and three daughters range in age from six to 14 years. They have been aided by the Welfare Department for some time. ------------------- [Note: I am trying to find out more about my Grandmother Sarah Naomi Ward and thought I would send the article of their deaths. If you can use any info from it please feel free to. Sarah was married to and I believe was born in Greene Co. She was related to the Harrison's of Greene Co. --WM]