Nancy Ruth Keller Lane Obituary

Nancy Ruth Keller Lane attended Bay City High School in Bay City, TX. View the obituary, post a memory, or share a photo about Nancy Ruth Keller Lane.

Graduation Year	Class of 1967
Date of Passing	Feb 22, 2008
About	Nancy Ruth Keller Lane, 58, went to her heavenly reward on Friday, February 22, 2008. She was born June 7, 1949, the youngest daughter of Don and Mary Sears Keller in Seminole, Texas. He was preceded in death by her father Don Elroy Keller, JR. . Nancy moved to Bay City as a child where she meet and married Thomas Kent Lane on May 24, 1969. They have one daughter, Juliet H. Lane, who has been the joy of their life. Nancy earned a degree in Dental Hygiene from Wharton County Junior College graduating as Valedictorian and was offered a scholarship to the University of Texas School of Dentistry. She practiced as a Registered Dental Hygenist for over 25 years in local dental offices. She loved her patients and teaching them good oral hygiene. Always with a smile, she was a favorite of the patients in all the offices she worked in. Nancy, known as Ruthie to family members and friends, came to know Jesus as her Savior as a child. Her later life was a difficult one with many health complications. However, she was an inspiration to everyone with her determination and upbeat attitude. Nancy’s source of inner strength came from her deep faith. She was a member of First Christian Church of Bay City, where she was a deaconess, lead worship singing and playing guitar, taught children’s music, and served on the board. Nancy organized the necessary process of obtaining a historical marker for the church. She was a part of the music team of the Cradle of Texas Emmaus Group and enjoyed helping provide opportunities for others to deepen their relationship with God by going on an Emmaus walk. Nancy is survived by her husband, Tommy Lane; daughter, Juliet Lane; mother, Mary Keller, all of Bay City; brothers, Evert E. Keller and wife, Pat of Portland, Texas and Don E. Keller III and wife, Dianne of Sugarland, Texas; one sister, Mary Jane McMillan and husband, John of Bay City; nephews and nieces, Margaret McMillan Anderson, Jeff McMillan, Don E. Keller IV, DeAnna Keller Ruedas, Kristina Keller, Evert O. Keller, Marilyn Keller; and numerous great nieces and nephews and cousins.