William Clay Lane1

M, #2, b. 27 January 1922, d. 17 July 1995

Father*Rogers Lane2
Mother*Durutha "Ruth" Vanhooks2 b. 1907, d. 20 May 1934
William Clay Lane|b. 27 Jan 1922\nd. 17 Jul 1995|p2.htm|Rogers Lane||p4.htm|Durutha "Ruth" Vanhooks|b. 1907\nd. 20 May 1934|p5.htm|||||||Isaac "Ike" Vanhooks|b. Apr 1858\nd. 26 Dec 1935|p10.htm|Martha "Mollie" Buford|b. Jan 1866|p11.htm|

Charts Pedigree - William Clay Lane
Desc. Chart - Tom Vanhooks

Birth*27 January 1922 William Clay Lane was born on 27 January 1922 at Rosedale, Bolivar Co., Mississippi, he was raised by his aunt Ada.1 
Death21 June 1995 He died on 21 June 1995 at Los Angeles Co., California, at age 73.3 
Obituary*17 July 1995 His obituary was on 17 July 1995 at Jet Rites held in Los Angeles for veteran journalist Bill Lane, 73 - head of the World News Syndicate - Brief Article - Obituary
     
Funeral services were held recently in Los Angeles for veteran journalist and businessman Bill Lane, 73, who died in Pasadena after a brief illness.
     At the time of his death, Lane was heading the World News Syndicate which he founded more than 25 years ago. The agency fed news accounts to newspapers and magazines all over the world.
     A native of Rosedale, MS, Lane migrated to Detroit in the 1940s. His natural flair for writing won him a post at the Michigan Chronicle newspaper. In the early 1950s, he was named an on-air personality at WJR radio in the city, becoming the first Black to hold such a job at the formerly all-White broadcast outlet.
     He moved to the Los Angeles area circa 1960 where he worked in a number of positions, including his own record shop and as a private insurance adjuster, one of the first in the Los Angeles area.
     Lane is survived by his wife Nancy; and seven children, Carol Evelyn McCoo, David, William, Philippa, Laurie Anne Williams, Linda Sue and Clayton.4 

Last Edited 26 Feb 2008

Citations

  1. [S1] Information from various sources provided by Linda Lane, Delayed Birth Certificate.
  2. [S1] Information from various sources provided by Linda Lane.
  3. [S3] California death index on Ancestry.
  4. [S2] Bill Lane Obituary in Jet - http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1355/is_n10_v88/ai_17263164.