Mr. Lane Addenton Chancellor, 22, of Waynesboro, MS, passed from this life Tuesday, August 1, 2023, at Asbury Hospice House in Hattiesburg, MS. He was born in Laurel, MS, on Monday, October 16, 2000, to Craig Chancellor and Carol W. Smith.
He was a member of Clara Church of God. He graduated from Northeast Jones High School in 2019, two weeks later received his private pilot license, and graduated from Louisiana Tech in November of 2022 with a bachelor’s degree in Aviation Management. He worked as an Operations Supervisor at Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport.
Lane is preceded in death by his grandfather, Jerry W. Waller and cousin, Elizabeth Ann Waller. He is survived by his father, Craig Chancellor of Hattiesburg, MS; mother, Carol W. Smith (Mark); sister, Mckensie Blackwell (Blane), both of Waynesboro, MS; grandparents, Billy and Sylvia Chancellor of Buckatunna, MS, Louis and Ann Foxworth of Waynesboro, MS; Thomas and Janice Smith of Wayne County, MS; three uncles, Chad Chancellor of Pensacola, FL, Louis Waller (Ronda) of Lighthouse Point, FL, Jerry Waller (Tiffany) of Crestview, FL; two cousins, Brody and Cooper Waller; step brother, Cody Smith and family of Sumrall, MS.
Lane’s visitation will be held from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM, Friday, August 4, 2023, at Freeman Funeral Home, 1305 Skyland Drive, Waynesboro, MS. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, August 5, 2023, at Freeman Funeral Home in Waynesboro, MS, with Rev. Marvin Griffin, Rev. David Tennyson, and Rev. Drew Holifield officiating. Interment will be in Buckatunna First Baptist Cemetery in Buckatunna, MS.