Sara Ann Benton Lane

Sara Ann Benton Lane, age 80, passed away peacefully Thursday at WakeMed Hospital in Raleigh, North Carolina. She was a native of Wayne County, North Carolina. Sara was the daughter of Robert Omega Benton and Sallie Benton. Sara retired as a nurse at Dorothea Dix Hospital in Raleigh, North Carolina. After retirement, Sara became a homemaker where she devoted all her time to her family. Other hobbies included reading her Bible, gardening and beach trips. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, November, 10 at 1:30pm at Bryan-Lee Funeral Home in Garner and will be officiated by Bishop Wayne Huntley and Senior Pastor Bryan Ballestero. Interment will follow at Pinecrest Memorial Park in Clayton, North Carolina. Sara was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers. Sara is survived by her husband of 65 years, William Steel Lane, Sr. (Bill); One daughter, Shelby Jean Lane Payne; Three sons, William Steel Lane Jr. (Buddy), George William Lane, (Julie) and Carl Gene Lane. Sr. (Kimberly); Six grandchildren, Crystalina Lechel Lane Ritter, Carl Gene Lane Jr., Sabrina Nicole Carlin, Travis Calvin Lane, Britney Marilyn Lane, and George Nathaniel Lane; twelve great grandchildren, Breandon Gage Lee Jones, Candace Breyanna Noell Jones, William Anthony Omega Lane, Jasmine Marie Belle Ritter, Seth William Beyer, Adam Wyatt Lane, Ayden Kelly Lane, Cameron Michael Carlin, Grayson Rhett Carlin Martin, Emma Rose Lane, Adelyn Grace Lane, Salem Steele Lane and one sister, Faye Woodall (Larry) and many nephews, nieces and friends.