By Jim Meridith
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  • Visitation

    10:00am - 11:00am
    Wednesday, March 31, 2021
    Hosselton-Meridith Funeral Home
    Cisne, Illinois

  • Service

    11:00am
    Wednesday, March 31, 2021
    Hosselton-Meridith Funeral Home
    Cisne, Illinois

  • Full Obituary

    Dorothy Lane, 96, of Fairfield, Illinois passed away Saturday, March 27, 2021 at Fairfield Memorial Hospital.

    Dorothy was born April 15, 1924 at Geff, Illinois to Carl and Mary (Trotter) Grove. She married Jacob (Bud) Lane December 7, 1946 at Fairfield, Illinois. He preceded her in death July 12, 1976.

    Dorothy was a hairdresser, real estate agent, and farmed with her husband and son. During WWII, she worked in Evansville, Indiana assembling airplane wings. She was a fifty-year member of Cisne Eastern Star and a member of Buckeye Christian Church.

    Dorothy is survived by a daughter Donna (David) Short of Hickory, North Carolina, and a daughter-in-law Margaret Lane of Geff, Illinois. Also surviving are two grandchildren and five great grandchildren.

    Preceding her in death were her parents, husband, four brothers, three sisters, and a son Charles.

    Funeral services will be 11:00am Wednesday, March 31, 2021 at Hosselton-Meridith Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 10:00am – 11:00am on Wednesday.

    Burial will be in Cisne Cemetery.

    Please observe CDC guidelines for social distancing and wearing a mask.

    In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to Fairfield Memorial Hospital Skilled Care Unit and will be accepted at the funeral home.

    Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared with the family at www.meridithfuneralhome.com.

    Hosselton-Meridith Funeral Home, Cisne, Illinois, is handling the arrangements.

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8 Condolences
 
  1. Meredith Weaver / March 29, 2021 at 2:23 pm

    Donna & Margaret,
    So sorry to hear of Dorothy’s passing. She was such a sweet lady! Praying for God’s peace & comfort to be even more tangible in the days ahead!

  2. marsha stennett powell / March 29, 2021 at 2:32 pm

    sorry for your loss she was a lovely lady .

  3. Delbert & Becky Rodgers / March 29, 2021 at 4:43 pm

    So glad we knew Dorothy. 40 years ago my husband did some farm dozer work for Dorothy. She was a wonderful person. She will be missed.

  4. Carolyncarpenter / March 29, 2021 at 10:11 pm

    Donna and Margaret.so sorry to see this on wfiw tonight. Donna I remember some fun times at Buckeye during VBS,Christmas programs, homecomings outside under the trees with food on all those tables. Hadn’t seen your mother for a long time but when I did she knew me and I got one of those pretty smiles. Won’t be able to attend this week. Due to my own health issues this past year,I am living in assisted living in Mt.Vernon.

  5. Rosalie (Grove) Elliott / March 30, 2021 at 7:20 am

    So sorry to see of Dorothy’s passing. She was a very special lady.

  6. Linda Massie / March 30, 2021 at 2:17 pm

    Donna So sorry to hear of Aunt Dorothy’s passing. I remember all of the great times at her house at Geff. I plan to attend tomorrow.

  7. Bruce Lane / March 31, 2021 at 9:39 am

    Donna, so sorry to hear of your mothers passing, always was glad to see her at the reunions when we were able. To be there… Prayers for the family. God bless you all.

  8. Marlena / April 22, 2021 at 3:27 pm

    Sorry to have lost such a wonderful soul. I will always appreciate Donna sharing her mother with me when my mother passed. I always enjoyed the visits and appreciated Aunt Dorothy’s grace and hospitality. Gone from sight but forever in our hearts.

    “What we have once enjoyed we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us.” – Helen Keller

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