Dorothy Wright Lane

   Dorothy Wright Lane, 75, of 1911 Ocean Highway, Edenton, NC, passed away on Friday, April 22, 2016 in her home.

   Mrs. Lane was born in Chowan County on May 17, 1940, and was the daughter of the late Major McKinley Wright and Sarah Virginia “Ginny” Johnson Wright. A homemaker, she was a member of Albemarle Baptist Church.

   Surviving are her husband of nearly 58 years, Alton J. “Red” Lane; four daughters, Debbie Harris of Hertford, Wanda Burlamachi of Chesapeake, VA, Sheila Shelton and husband Jimmy of Belvidere, and Barbara Smith and husband Keith of Nashville; a son, Joseph Lane and wife Edna of Charlotte; a sister, Shelby White of Edenton; 10 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.

   Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Miller Funeral Home & Crematory, 735 Virginia Road, Edenton, and will be officiated by her nephew, Jack Sawyer. Burial will follow in Beaver Hill Cemetery. Friends may join the family Monday from 7 to 8 p.m. in the funeral home, and all other times at the residence.

   Memorial contributions may be made to any chapter of the American Cancer Society. (www.cancer.org)

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