Byron A. Lane

Byron A. Lane

May 22, 1951     September 3, 2024

Byron A. Lane, 73, of Williamsburg, passed away early Tuesday morning, September 3, 2024, at James E. VanZandt Medical Center, Altoona.

He was born in Altoona, son of Delores J. (Lane) Erb and the late Thomas Sheldon Graham.

Surviving are his mother of Williamsburg; two sons: Bradley Thomas Lane and Dustin Mitchell Lane, both of Williamsburg; three grandchildren; a great-granddaughter; a step-sister, Lugene A. Burns of Duncansville; three half-sisters: Patty Graham of San Antonio, TX, Cathy Henderson (Rick) of Houston, TX, and Judy Brumbach (Rolfe) of Berkley Springs, WV.

He was preceded in death by a daughter, Heather Nicole Lane; and his step-father who helped raise him, Robert R. Erb.

Byron was a 1969 graduate of Williamsburg High School.  He was a US Air Force veteran serving from 1969-1973 as a medic and was stationed at the Wilford Hall Medical Center in Lackland Air Force Base, TX.  Byron owned and operated B.A. Lane and Sons Trucking and Excavating for 25 years and also worked in garbage disposal for many years.

He was a member of Cove Forge United Methodist Church, rural Williamsburg and The Allegheny Club in Hollidaysburg.  Byron was also a life member of the Bonner Sollenberger American Legion Post 456, Williamsburg and American Legion Post 516, Hollidaysburg.

Friends will be received from 1 until 2pm, Monday, September 9, 2024 at John K. Bolger Funeral Home Inc., Williamsburg, where a memorial service with military honors will begin at 2pm at the funeral home, Pastor Charles G. Sprowls officiating.  Private inurnment will be held at Fairview Cemetery, Martinsburg.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in memory of Byron may be given to the UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, 4401 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15224.