Rhoda "Jo" Lane

Rhoda Mae "Jo" Whitley Lane, age 69, of Nicholls, GA passed away on Wednesday, August 20, 2014, at her residence following an extended illness. Mrs. Lane was born on September 27, 1944 in Douglas, GA to the late Horace Whitley and Mary Elizabeth Clements Whitley.
Survivors include: her two daughters, Sheila (James) Purvis of Douglas, GA and Deitra (JD) Anderson of Nicholls, GA; two sons, Derone Hutchison of Nicholls, GA and Demone (Peggy) Hutchison of Nicholls, GA; twelve grandchildren; twelve great grandchildren; care taker, Michelle Burch; and several nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her husbands, Quincey Hutchison and Johnny Williams Lane, Sr., son, Quincey DeWayne Hutchison, grandson, Quincey DeWayne Hutchison, Jr., two brothers, Eugene Whitley and Paul Whitley, and two sisters, Linda Whitley and Magdeline Brown.
Visitation will be held on Friday, August 22, 2014 from 6:00 to 9:00 pm.
Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, August 23, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at the Chapel of Sims Funeral Home with Rev. Edison Williams officiating. Interment will follow at Douglas City Cemetery. Active Pallbearers were: Jerome Burch, Robert Fussell, Stevie Nipper, Denise Zanders, Matthew Smith, Kendall Kirkland, and Lee Anderson. Sims Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

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