Madeleine D. Lane

Published 4:35 pm Thursday, December 30, 2010

Franklin – Madeleine Dura Lane, a long time resident of Franklin, passed away December 29, 2010.  Born in Oran, Algeria, she was the daughter of the late Madeleine Brichet Dura and Jean Baptiste Dura, and was predeceased by her husband, L. Winder Lane, IV and her daughter, Madeleine Lane “Mimi” Hamilton. Mrs. Lane was a member of St. Jude’s Catholic Church.

Left to cherish her memory are her son, George W. Lane and his wife, Carolyn; her son-in-law, Frank Hamilton; five grandchildren, Nichole H. Lincoln, Geoffrey Hamilton, Charles Hamilton, Courtney Lane, Lindsey L. Haggerty; and four great-grandchildren.

A Mass of the Resurrection will be held at 11 am Monday, January 3, 2011 at St. Jude’s Catholic Church with the Rev. Father Charles Saglio officiating. Interment will follow at Poplar Spring Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the Village at Woods Edge, 1401 N. High Street, following the service. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be made to the Children’s Center, 700 Campbell Street, Franklin, Va. 23851 or St. Jude’s Catholic Church, 1014 Clay Street, Franklin, Va. 23851, or a charity of choice. Wright Funeral Home is assisting the family. www.wrightfuneralhome.org