Trent Lane

Trent Lane, born in Lane Hollow, Sevier County, Tenn., and a 75year resident of Baker, passed away at home Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011. He was born March 28, 1910, son of the late James H. and Olive Sandra Hill Lane. He was married to and divorced from Elizabeth Anna Lambert of Garyville. He was preceded in death by a son, Barrie Lloyd brothers, Sylvan, Eugene, and Lloyd sister, Mildred Lane Connatser and greatgrandson, Christian Lane. Survived by his sons, Eric and wife Chantana, of Chattanooga, Tenn., Carson and wife Martha, of Lafayette, and Mark and wife Royann, of Clinton daughter, Ruth Vanderford, of Lemon Grove, Calif. sisters, Ita Grace Yingst and Ina Lane, both of Pigeon Forge grandchildren, Carmen Kifer, of Gunpowder, Md., Vivian Smith, of Locust Grove, Ga., Sherill Renfroe, of Baker, Mike Lane, of Centreville, Miss., Karen Ammons, of Baton Rouge, Luke Gorman, of Grapevine, Texas, Sandra Ingersoll, of Redding, Calif., Robin Fuller, of Las Vegas, Miracle Lane and Madonna Lane, both of Clinton, Melissa Lane, of Hammond, and Richard Lane, of Baton Rouge and numerous greatgrandchildren. He was 101 12 and a local centenarian icon. He played guitar and taught in a oneroom school house grades 1 through 8 as a young man in the hills of Sevier County. He graduated from Sevier County High School, Sevierville, CarsonNewman College, Jefferson City, Tenn., and LSU, Baton Rouge. He flew his Luscombe twoseater airplane in the Civil Air Patrol, a wing of the U.S. Air Force during World War II. He was a retired physical chemist with ESSO, forerunner of ExxonMobil. After retirement, he was a financial analyst then a physics student at LSU. He submitted his doctorate thesis in 2002. He farmed and mowed his 25 acre farm including the runway next to his house until a few weeks before his death. Beginning at age 95, he competed in Senior Masters, USA Track Field and Senior Olympics field events discus, shot put, javelin, weight and weight pentathlon winning more than 200 gold medals in his age group and holding 17 world records that still stand. The family wishes to thank Dr. Charles Thompson, Lane Regional Medical Center, Lane Home Health and Generations Hospice for their compassion and care. Visitation will be at Baker Funeral Home on Tuesday, Oct. 25, from 57pm, and on Wednesday, Oct. 26, from 9am until a celebration of life at 10am. Interment in St. Isidore Catholic Church Cemetery, next to his son, Barrie. Reception will be at St. Isidore Hall following burial.

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