Pvt. Dewey Lane son of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Lane of Carrollton, Texas, was born in Dallas County, May 1898. He entered the service May 3, 1917. Ordered to Fort San Jacinto, Texas, and assigned to the 2nd Company of the Coast Artillery Corps. He was later transferred to Auto Repair, Department of the Coast Artillery Corps. Embarked for France in January, 1918, where he served until his death, due to pneumonia, February 20, 1918. Private Lane was buried at Augg, France where he rests in Grave 7, First Row. He is among those who fell in the glorious cause of freedom.

History of Texas World War Heroes
Submitted by Edward Lynn Williams

Carrollton's Soldier Body on Way Home

The body of Dewey Lane, who died in sunny France under the stars and stripes, is being returned by our glorious American Government to rest in Carrollton soil and be joined one after another by friends to await the Judgment.
Relatives leave work this week that the body is expected in New York at any time. All Carrollton joins the relatives in anxiously awaiting news as the day the body of our soldier boy will arrive in Carrollton.

The Carrollton Chronicle - Friday, June 3, 1921
Submitted by Edward Lynn Williams

PVT DEWEY LANE'S BODY ARRIVES AND IS RE-BURIED

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Tuesday all Carrollton ceased business and household duties to meet the 1:10 M.K.&T. train in respect to Carrollton's dead soldier boy.  A double line was formed from the depot to a point down the street where the hearse was waiting. Borne by R. W. Sephens, J. L. Mayes, Car Pope, Earl Matewson, Floyd Lancaster, Wilkie Fyke, and Will Lynn, the casket was marched between the two lines from the depot to the hearse.  All then followed the hearse to the Lane home.
The body rested in the home until Wednesday at 6 p.m. when a company from the American Legion came from Dallas to participate in the funeral.
By urgent request of relatives the top of the casket was lifted off and the air tight metal container of the body was opened. Enough of the blanket in which he was wrapped was cut to lift back and view the head. His teeth were readily recognized. The flesh had apparently mummified on the bones, making the bones appear black, but the skeleton was not disorganized.
The last services were held at the home at 6:00 Wednesday. From here they went to the cemetery where the body was interred.
Home boys, formerly in the service, uniformed, marched behind the casket. Others carried the casket. After a little reading by the chaplain of the American Legion the casket was lowered and covered. The soldiers then by command pointed their guns upward and over the grave of their comrade and three farewell volleys were fired.  Rev. C. B. Fielder  then sounded the funeral trumpet notes and the party left. Hundreds of people witnessed the services at the home and ceremony at the grave.
Pvt. Dewey Lane, Motor Det., 3-1-6 Bg. G 36, was born May 24, 1898 and enlisted May 3, 1917.  He embarked for France in January 1918, with the Auto Repair Department and died Feb. 20, 1918, from pneumonia. He had an apparent premonition that he would not return alive and apparently in his letters he emphasized his request that his body be returned to the land of the Stars and Stripes at all costs after the war. He was thoughtful of his parents, having carrier insurance in their favor and having been prompt in writing home until he could write no longer.

The Carrollton Chronicle - Friday, June 17, 1921
Submitted by Edward Lynn Williams

CARD OF THANKS

We always will miss Dewey, and the vacancy in our home has seemed almost unbearable with his remains in our presence but unable to speak to us, but through it all there is tearful joy unspeakable that our loved one's body is now near us, resting in Carrollton soil.
We want to thank the many friends who have born with us in our grief, and our hearts deepest appreciation goes out to the whole community and surrounding communities, and to the governmental authorities, who have all joined in to honor our boy who gave3 this life in France for our sake.

Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Lane and family

The Carrollton Chronicle - Friday, June 17, 1921
Submitted by Edward Lynn Williams

DEWEY LANE'S BED-MATE VISITS CARROLLTON

Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Lane had a Mr. Chick in their home Sunday. He was the bed-mate in France of Dewey Lane, whose body was brought back and buried with military honors in Union Cemetery last summer.

Mr. Chick was  sleeping with Dewey when he became ill and waited on him until the morning when the doctors made their rounds through t he camp and ordered Dewey to the hospital. From this day, Friday, to the following Wednesday he visited Dewey in the hospital but Dewey never appeared conscious.

Dewey and another boy were the only ones out of 95 that left together who did not return alive. The other boy was buried at sea.

The visit of Mr. Chick has meant much to Mr. and Mrs. Lane but all Carrollton also will be glad to get word of the last hours of Dewey.

The Carrollton Chronicle - January 20, 1922
Submitted by Edward Lynn Williams

DEWEY ELANE
LANE

MAY 24, 1898
|Feb 20, 1918

Perry Cemetery, Carrollton, Dallas County, Texas