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Obituary - Joseph Lane - Nov. 19, 2008
Joseph Clifford Lane
Sept. 22, 1933 – Nov. 6, 2008

Joseph Clifford Lane, 75, died on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2008 in Shelbyville, Ind. Born on Sept. 22, 1933, in Medora, Ind., he was the son of Elmer James and D. Pauline (Scott) Wade. He graduated from Beech Grove High School and attended Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis. Lane married Judith A. Pampel on Nov. 18, 1961, in Remington, Ind.

For many years, Lane served as a dispatcher for various trucking companies and also loved raising Shorthorn cattle.

He was a member of the Fairview United Methodist Church, Cumberland Masonic Lodge, the Indianapolis Scottish Rite, and the Loyal Order of the Moose. He was also a member of the American and Indiana Shorthorn Associations, and the Shelby County and Indiana Beef Associations. He was also formerly in the U.S. Navy.
Surviving him are his wife, Judith Lane of Fountaintown, Ind.; sons, James (Donna) Lane of Dayton, Ohio, and Jeff Lane of Fountaintown; two grandsons, Kaleb and Isaac; two granddaughters, Emma and Nicola; uncle, Ralph Scott of Medora, Indiana; two brothers, Walter (Sonny) Lane of Nebraska and Oliver Wade of Reno, Nev.; five sisters, Dorothy Shultz of Fowler, Ind., May Brown of Logansport, Ind., Mary Jane Petersen of Fowler, Ind., Nancy Berry of Ft. Walton, Fla., and Olive Wade of Thailand; also, 15 nieces and nephews and several great nieces and nephews.

Visitation hours occurred on Sunday, Nov. 9, 2008 from 2 until 5:30 p.m. at Erlewein Mortuary in Greenfield, Ind. A Masonic service followed at the mortuary at 5:30 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the Indiana Heart Association, 6100 W. 96th St., Indianapolis, IN, 46278, or to the Indiana Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, 941 E. 86th St., Indianapolis, IN, 46240.
Friends may sign the online guestbook at www.erleweinmortuary.
com or e-mail condolences to sympthy@erleweinmortuary.com
11/19/2008