Phillip Raymond Lane

Phillip Raymond Lane

Cremeens Funeral Homes, Inc.

August 7, 2018

Phillip (Phil) Raymond Lane, 68, Pickerington, Ohio and formerly of Gallipolis, passed away at 9:34 P.M. Tuesday, August 7, 2018, at his residence surrounded by loved ones. Born January 2, 1950 in Gallipolis he was the son of the late Raymond I. and Pauline Phillips Lane. He was retired from American Electric Power in 2010 with 38 years of service. He was a 1968 graduate of Gallia Academy High School, attended the University of Rio Grande and graduated from the Gallipolis Business College. He attended the First Baptist Church in Gallipolis and was a member of the Ohio Genealogical Society, Gallia County Genealogical Society and the First Families of Gallia County. He was the devoted husband of Pamela S. Terry Lane since October 14, 1973. He was the loving father who became greatly involved in the lives and activities of their three daughters. He participated, coached an sponsored their sports, band, fundraisers and other activities. This love and involvement continued with his granddaughters. His personal interests included coin and stamp collecting, gardening, woodworking, genealogy and all things relating to computers. Phillip is survived by his wife, Pamela, his daughters, Valerie (Mike) Riggs, of London, Ohio, Suzann Lane, of Canal Winchester, Ohio and Melissa (Karl) Boczek, of Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, his granddaughters, Jessica Riggs, Makayla Whitmyre and Evelyn Boczek and his extended family as well as a cousin, Glenna Sprague, of Skokie, Illinois. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his aunt, Mabel Phillips. Friends may call from 5 - 7 P.M. Monday, August 13, 2018, at the Cremeens-King Funeral Home, Gallipolis, Interment will be in the Vinton Memorial Park at the convenience of the family. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Phillip's memory to the Gallia County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 1007, Gallipolis, OH 45631.