James Melvin Lane

Funeral service for James M. Lane, 82, of Oklahoma City, OK will be held at 11:00am, Tuesday, February 8, 2022 in the McRay Funeral Home Chapel, Chickasha, OK.

James was born in Enid, OK on January 16, 1940, the son of Floyd A. Lane and Anastasia Lane.  He graduated high school from St. Gregory's in Shawnee, OK in 1958.  He received his Associate of Arts Degree at St. Gregory's College in Shawnee in 1960 and on August 28, 1960 he married Georgianne Shipp.  In 1961 he enlisted in the US Navy specializing in aviation photography and photo equipment repair.  He served on the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga out of Jacksonville, FL and toured the Atlantic and Mediterranean Oceans.  When he was released from duty in 1966 he moved to Oklahoma City, OK and began his career in photography from which he retired in 2005.  He was an SDE/CDL driving instructor for Moore Public Schools and retired in 2019.

Mr. Lane was preceded in death by both parents.

He is survived by his wife Georgianne; two daughters Tonya Lewis and Stephanie Kite and one son-in-law Tad Kite; one son Clayton Lane; four grandchildren Bailey and Stetson Kite and Hannah and Brook Lewis.

He enjoyed being with family and having big family dinners.  He loved his grandchildren very much and enjoyed attending their school activities such as baseball and softball games and cheer competitions.  He also enjoyed fishing, hunting and horseback riding.

Interment will be in the Pocasset Cemetery under the direction of McRay Funeral Home.