Jeffery Alan Lane , affectionately known as “Fatman” was born on April 28,1962 to Shirley Ann Hordge-Lane and Homer Daniel Lane Sr. in Columbus, Ohio.
Jeffery was employed as a Post Office clerk for several years and enjoyed being a car mechanic in his free time along with making pizza from scratch.
As the life of any party, Jeffery enjoyed laughing, cracking jokes, dancing, singing his favorite songs by Boyz II Men, Betty Wright, Etta James, The Isley Brothers and his ultimate icon, Tupac!
Jeffery never met a stranger and anyone who met him would quickly learn that his comfort in life was to have a cigarette in one hand and his Budweiser in the other. Jeffery had no limits to anything he wanted to do and no filter in anything he wanted to say, which was accompanied by his signature stutter on the words “and” and “you”.
Jeffery enjoyed life to the fullest; spending time with his family, going on road trips, watching cowboy movies, his favorite show, COPS, often making people laugh, reciting movie scenes and talking.
Jeffery peacefully passed from this life, surrounded by his children, grandchildren and special loved ones on February 26, 2018 after battling numerous health conditions.
Jeffery is preceded in death by maternal grandparents; Ruby and Ernest Hordge, paternal grandpar-ents; Lila and Mims Lane, parents; Shirley A. Lane-Williams and Homer D. Lane Sr, god father, Charles Lindsay, brothers; Timothy Lane, Tyrone Lane, Carey Lane, sons; Patrick, Dashan Felder, Warfield Terry Felder, Daughter; Diane Felder, Aunt; Veronica Willis and a host of other maternal aunts, uncles; Ralph Hordge, Edward Hordge and Jeffery’s dear companion of 20+ years, Helen Felder.
Jeffery is survived by daughter, Brittney Lane, sons; Austin (Whitley) Lane, Taurean Brown, Willie Felder, Leslie Felder, Percy Burney, Billy Horton, Kevin Horton, grandchildren; Anthony Lane, Taurean Brown Jr, Karriem Moon, Dontaisha Duncan, Diana Horton and a host of 13 additional grandchildren whom he loved and maintained a relationship with, sisters; Dorothea (Joel) Edwards, Peggy Lane, Mauldine Lane, god sisters, Cherrele Lindsay, Loni Lindsay, brothers; Charles (Tracy) Lane, Homer (Aleta) Lane Jr, Ernest Lane, Tony Lane and Homer Lawrence Lance, aunts; Lynette Carter, Barbara Hordge, Kathleen (Lawrence) Pegram, uncles; George Lake, the mother of his chil-dren, Rhonda Smith, his loving/dear to his heart, god mother, Lillie Lindsay, special cousin, Alisia “Candy” Biko and the Biko/Lane family, his second home; Patti eWillis and the rest of the Willis Family, loving niece, Rosetta (Ron) Jenkins, along with the rest of his “pretty nieces”, as he referred to them, nephew, Homer Hill and a host of great nieces and nephews that he loved so much.
Jeffery is also survived by dear friends; Vince (Jane) Militello, Nabil Mansour, Melvin,Mellena,Melvin Jr, Miles Jackson, Patricia Collins, Steven Pullie, Janice Groce and Monique and a host of other family and friends.
Visitation 11:00am and Funeral 12:00pm Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at Marlan J. Gary Funeral Home, The Chapel of Peace North, 2500 Cleveland Ave.
Interment at Evergreen Burial Park
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