Joyce Lane Horne

   Joyce Lane Horne, 71, most recently of Mebane, NC, passed away on Saturday, May 14, 2016 in Elizabeth City where she was surrounded by her family.

   Mrs. Horne was born on May 1, 1945, and was the daughter of the late James Louis and Queen Trueblood Lane.  Working as a hairdresser in Elizabeth City from 1968 to 1981, she later moved to Hillsborough and retired from the Orange County School System as a Child Nutrition Assistant.  While living there she attended Hillsborough Pentecostal Holiness Church.

   In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, William D. Horne in 2009; by her sister, Elizabeth Bower; and by her brothers, Howard and Leslie Lane.

   Surviving are her son, Randy G. Foster of Hillsborough; her sister, Beulah Rountree of Elizabeth City; her sister-in-law, Alma Lane Bundy of Creswell; by three grandchildren, Dana, Cynthia, and Nicole Foster; by three great-grandchildren, Jamie, Jaxon, and Mason; and by several nieces, nephews, and extended family members.

   A memorial service will be held Friday at 4:00 p.m. in the Miller & Van Essendelft Funeral Chapel, 1125 Harvey Point Road, Hertford, and will be officiated by Jeff Ballance.  The burial will be private in Happy Home Pentecostal Holiness Church Cemetery.  Friends may join the family in the funeral home immediately following the service on Friday, and all other times at the home of her sister, 746 Okisco Road, Elizabeth City.

   Flowers are welcomed, or memorial contributions may be made to Albemarle Home Care & Hospice, PO Box 189, Elizabeth City, NC 27909.

   Online condolences may be made by visiting www.millerfhc.com.