Ezelle Lane

Mrs. Ezelle Flannery Lane was born in Carter County, Kentucky on September 18, 1925 to the late Elder Robert Lee Flannery and Hildreth Parker Flannery. She departed this life in Danville, Kentucky at the Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center on September 14, 2007 at the age of 81 years 11 months and 26 days. Ezelle was a retired florist having owned and operated Ezelle's Flowers in Morehead for many years. She was well known and respected in the floral business having won many state and national awards in floral design. She was a member of the Morehead First Baptist Church, The Painted Hills Garden Club. She enjoyed entertaining, cooking, traveling, playing bridge and took great pride in her home, flowers and gardens. Ezelle also helped with the flowers and plantings at Morehead's Fountain Park when it was established. She was preceded in death by her first husband Ernest DeHart in 1970 and her second husband William C. (Bill) Lane in February 2007; Brothers R. L. Flannery, Paul Flannery, four infant brothers and one sister Yvonne Belcher. She leaves to mourn her passing her family which includes, one son Phil DeHart and his wife Ann of Madisonville, Kentucky, two step-sons, Drew Lane and his wife Jayne of Somerset, Kentucky and William C. Lane III and his wife Gail of Polkville, North Carolina. Two brothers, Ronald Flannery of Louisville, Kentucky and Gayle Flannery of Knoxville, Tennessee. Three sisters, Deloris Whitsel of Apple Valley, Illinois, Glenna Mullins and Gloria Jean Spurlock of Greenup, Kentucky Two grandchildren Samantha Allard and Phillip David DeHart. Six step-grandchildren, Kelly McGowan, Evans Lane, Sarah Cash, William C. Lane IV, Andrew Lane and Marsha Blaney. Four Great-Grandchildren, Justin Hendrix, Brianna Allard, Allison DeHart, Daniel Phillip DeHart. Three Step-Great-Grandchildren, Justin Lane, Taylor Blaney and Brian Blaney. Also, several nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be conducted 11:00 AM Tuesday, September 18, 2007 in the chapel of the Lane-Stucky-Gray Funeral Home with Rev. Mark Caldwell and Dr. Jack Ellis officiating. Burial will follow in the Brown Cemetery. Visitation at the funeral home is after 6:00 PM Monday. Serving as Pall Bearers will be Evans Lane, Russell Roe, Wayne Ferguson, William Waddell, Doug Caldwell and Drew Lane.