This is my grandmother maxines granddad. may be interesting to know that phillip served in company "a" of the 27th Indiana infantry during the civil war. he fought with them until he was wounded (gunshot to the right arm) at the battle of Antietam (the bloodiest day in American history) there is an except in a book called "GIANTS IN THE CORNFIELD" that describes Phillips wounds and that they wanted to amputate the arm but phillip wouldn't let them take it. he went home and healed up and a year later he returned to fight with 123rd Indiana infantry,where he fought until the south surrendered. my grandmother remembers him when she was a little girl and told me a couple stories about him and his last days being bed riddin after his stroke. she is now 96 years old. hope this is useful info for any genealogists researching phillip.

Above information courtesy of Tyler Offenbacker

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Obit: After lying practically helpless for 19 months, Philip A Lane passed away at his home NE of Albany a few minutes past midnight last Monday morning. His health had been pretty much the same during the long months of his invalidism until a very short time before his death, and when the summons came it was not unexpected. The stroke that came to Mr Lane 3 Oct 1917 was the third one, and the fact that he survived for more than a year and a half was due largely to his former strong constitution. His age was 76y 6m 21d. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the Pleasant Valley church conducted by Rev C N Leonard of Gentry county, an old time friend of the deceased. Burial was at Grandview.

Mr Lane was born in Putnam county, IN 22 Oct 1843 and he served in the civil war for 2 enlistments going from his native state. He was married in 1867 to Miss Anna Belle Cofer in Indiana and in the following year came to Gentry county locating near the present site of Gentry. Twelve children were born to them, 10 of whom are living and are: Mrs Emma Summa, Hartford, KS; Same Lane, Mound City; Mrs Myrtle Hurst, Mrs Grace Osborn, Mrs Mabel Johnson, Mrs Virgil McMichael, Mrs Myrtle Murrell, Philip A Lane and Chas O Lane all of this county and Elmer Lane who is in the navy and is now stationed at Philadelphia. He is also survived by his widow with whom he had spent 52 years of his life.

Obituary courtesy of Judy McMichael who also states Philip was the son of Sanford Lane and Sophia Stadler. Husband of Annabelle Cofer.