Everett Glenn Lane
Everett Glenn Lane, 80, died June 9, 2022. He was born Christmas Day, 1941 to Elwin George Lane and Maryanna Irene Hamilton Lane at a farmhouse near Fairfield, MT. His early years included time in Mountain Home, ID; four years at the homestead of his grandmother, Clara Bump, north of Winnett, MT; a year in Brooks, MT, kindergarten and first grade in Lewistown; second grade in Winnett, third and fourth grades in Cat Creek; back to Winnett for fifth grade; sixth grade in Lewistown; and finally back to Winnett long enough to graduate at 18.
After serving with the National Guard, Everett began driving for Hanlon Oil Company hauling crude from Roundup’s Devil’s Basin to the Mosby refinery. He was working with Ed Livingston Drilling in 1962 when he married Lana Berg. After moving to Billings and being by hired by Wardell’s Truck Stop, the family increased with the birth of daughter, Barbara. The establishment of a truck stop/cafe in Jordan, MT by father-in-law, Lloyd Berg, drew the little family there. The failure of that business resulted in a move back to Billings and Wardell’s followed by a divorce. read more
