Emylean Ware Lane, age 89, of San Mateo, California formerly of Lovelady, Texas, died Monday, June 6, 2016 at Avalon Place Nursing & Rehab Center in Trinity, Texas.
~SERVICE~
SATURDAY, JUNE 18, 2016
11:00 AM
SMITH GROVE CHURCH OF CHRIST
LOVELADY, TEXAS 75851
~BURIAL~
FODICE CEMETERY
LOVELADY, TEXAS
~VIEWING~
FRIDAY JUNE 17, 2016
12:00 NOON TO 6:00 PM
EMANUEL FUNERAL HOME CHAPEL
TRINITY, TEXAS
Emylean Ware was born on
August 26, 1926
to Arnold and Emmaline Ware. She was the 11 of 12 children born to the family.
Emylean attended Center Grove High School and worked her father's farm until she graduated.
She also worked in Manning, LA with her older sister, Iona. She came back home and married her longtime sweetheart Henry Clay Lane on
November 13, 1946
. Shortly thereafter they moved to San Mateo California where she continued her career at Channing House in Palo Alto. They were married and in Love for 62 wonderful years: until Henry's death on
January 27, 2018
. Nor children were born to this union.
On
June 6, 2016
, the angel of silence brought a summons from his heavenly father and Emylean answered the call.
Emylean was loved by all who met her. Emylean was a master chef, she could out fish anyone, and oh boy how she loved to eat. She played the very important role of second mother to her niece and nephew Althea B. (Faye) Murray and Charles Ray Brown (wife Lola). Grandmother to Robert, Katherine, Kenya and Najwa. Great Grandmother to Nathaniel, Kiara, Tasia, Ta'naia and Taliyah.
Emylean was preceded in death by both of her parents, Arnold and Emmaline; sisters, Mary, Martha, Arlena, Paulina, Obelia, Iona and Essie. Brothers, Jessie Lee, Johnny Lee and William Lee.