Reverend Dr. Stewart Lynburg “Lindy” “Stew” LANE

1927 - 2023  (96 years)

• Name	Stewart Lynburg “Lindy” “Stew” LANE  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Prefix	Reverend Dr.
  Birth	1927	Kingstree, Williamsburg County, South Carolina
  Gender	Male
  HIST	Lanes celebrate 70 years ELIZABETH and STEWART LANE Posted Saturday, July 9, 2022 6:00 am Stewart and Elizabeth Lane, of Sumter, celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary on Monday, July 4, 2022. THE REV. DR. STEWART LYNBURG LANE Posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 6:00 am The Rev. Dr. Stewart Lynburg "Lindy" Lane, age 96, beloved husband of 71 years to M. Elizabeth "Libby" Revell Lane, passed on to his heavenly home on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023, at Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital. The Rev. Lane was born in Kingstree, a son of the late Stuart Dutton Lane and Bessie Fountain Lane. He served in the United States Navy as a top secret analyst, completing two tours in World War II and the Korean War and was a military codebreaker specialist. The Rev. Lane was a husband, a father, deacon, reverend, Seminary Ext. Founder (Sumter) and director and a teacher who earned his Doctorate Degree in Education from the University of South Carolina at the age of 76. He was also a missionary with many overseas assignments and was a representative with the Southern Baptist Convention. Stewart worked for the National Security Agency after his military career, where he was assigned to the Pentagon and retired from IBM as a system analyst. He was a member of Wise Drive Baptist Church. Surviving in addition to his wife are two sons, Len Stewart Lane and his wife, Debbie, of Stafford, Virginia, and Joe Pitman Lane and his wife, Jeanette, of Eldersburg, Virginia; one daughter, Linda Beth Lane Townsend and her husband, Charles, of Sumter; one sister, Bliss Mooneyham of Texas; eight grandchildren, Douglas Lane Gamlin, Melissa Francis, Michelle Lane, Michael Lane, Maria Cooper, Melissa McIlvaine, Megan Lane and Jessica Lane; six great-grandchildren; and Elvin and Stella Rogers and Jimmy and Laura Burgess. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. on Tuesday at Bullock Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Dearld Sterling and the Rev. Phillip Beacham officiating. Burial with full military honors will follow at the Historic Lynchburg Presbyterian Church Cemetery, 564 Lynchburg Highway, Lynchburg, SC 29080. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service from noon to 1 p.m. on Tuesday at Bullock Funeral Home. You may go to www.bullockfuneralhome.com and sign the family's guest book. The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home for the arrangements.  [3, 4]
  HIST	Lanes celebrate 70 years ELIZABETH and STEWART LANE Posted Saturday, July 9, 2022 6:00 am Stewart and Elizabeth Lane, of Sumter, celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary on Monday, July 4, 2022. THE REV. DR. STEWART LYNBURG LANE Posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 6:00 am The Rev. Dr. Stewart Lynburg "Lindy" Lane, age 96, beloved husband of 71 years to M. Elizabeth "Libby" Revell Lane, passed on to his heavenly home on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023, at Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital. The Rev. Lane was born in Kingstree, a son of the late Stuart Dutton Lane and Bessie Fountain Lane. He served in the United States Navy as a top secret analyst, completing two tours in World War II and the Korean War and was a military codebreaker specialist. The Rev. Lane was a husband, a father, deacon, reverend, Seminary Ext. Founder (Sumter) and director and a teacher who earned his Doctorate Degree in Education from the University of South Carolina at the age of 76. He was also a missionary with many overseas assignments and was a representative with the Southern Baptist Convention. Stewart worked for the National Security Agency after his military career, where he was assigned to the Pentagon and retired from IBM as a system analyst. He was a member of Wise Drive Baptist Church. Surviving in addition to his wife are two sons, Len Stewart Lane and his wife, Debbie, of Stafford, Virginia, and Joe Pitman Lane and his wife, Jeanette, of Eldersburg, Virginia; one daughter, Linda Beth Lane Townsend and her husband, Charles, of Sumter; one sister, Bliss Mooneyham of Texas; eight grandchildren, Douglas Lane Gamlin, Melissa Francis, Michelle Lane, Michael Lane, Maria Cooper, Melissa McIlvaine, Megan Lane and Jessica Lane; six great-grandchildren; and Elvin and Stella Rogers and Jimmy and Laura Burgess. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. on Tuesday at Bullock Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Dearld Sterling and the Rev. Phillip Beacham officiating. Burial with full military honors will follow at the Historic Lynchburg Presbyterian Church Cemetery, 564 Lynchburg Highway, Lynchburg, SC 29080. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service from noon to 1 p.m. on Tuesday at Bullock Funeral Home. You may go to www.bullockfuneralhome.com and sign the family's guest book. The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home for the arrangements.
  MILI	He served in the United States Navy as a top secret analyst, completing two tours in World War II and the Korean War and was a military codebreaker specialist.  [4, 6]
  MILI	He served in the United States Navy as a top secret analyst, completing two tours in World War II and the Korean War and was a military codebreaker specialist.
  _UID	BB2D39A75DAC4B8CB1312798C3538D200C86
  _UID	BB2D39A75DAC4B8CB1312798C3538D200C86
  Death	13 Dec 2023	Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina
  Burial	19 Dec 2023	Historic Lynchburg Presbyterian Church Cemetery, 564 Lynchburg Highway, Lynchburg, South Carolina   [4]
  	Bullock Funeral Home, Sumter, South Carolina Bullock Funeral Home, Sumter, South Carolina
  Person ID	I252016	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	9 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Stuart Dutton LANE   d. Bef 30 Jan 2010
  Mother	Bessie Edens NORTON OR FOUNTAIN   d. Bef 30 Jan 2010
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  _UID	988702EDBA63434F84525FC46C54B2F51D5D
  Family ID	F170047	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	M. Elizabeth “Lib” REVELL,   b. 1932, Effingham, Darlington County, South Carolina d. 1 May 2025, at her home, (Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina) (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	4 Jul 1952	Timmonsville, Florence County, South Carolina   [3, 6]
  _UID	B0D1115336B84CF7A2F0ED21DDBC6E5D1A2F
  _UID	B0D1115336B84CF7A2F0ED21DDBC6E5D1A2F
  Children	1. Len Stewart LANE   2. Joe Pitman LANE   3. Linda Beth LANE,   b. 1956, Washington, District of Columbia d. 19 Dec 2024, at her home, (Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina) (Age 68 years)
  Family ID	F170052	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 May 2025

  
  

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  [S13800] Izola Lane Kennedy. [S16446] Serena L. Coward. [S30044] Lanes celebrate 70 years. [S31434] The Rev. Dr. Stewart Lynburg Lane. [S32316] Linda Beth Lane Gamlin Townsend. [S32589] M. Elizabeth Revell Lane.