Rosa Jeffries Lane was born April 12, 1940 in Alamance County, NC and transitioned from this life on Wednesday March 4, 2020. She was the daughter of the late Ernest and Cassie Haith Jeffries. She moved to Greensboro as a young child and graduated from James B. Dudley Senior High in 1958 were she was an active member of the Marching band, dance group under Ms. Georgine Dye and a cheerleader. On September 14, 1958 she married James (Jeepie) T. Lane and they were together for 55 blessed years. To this union three children were born, (Crystal, Curtis, James (Jimmy). She was a member of Mount Zion Baptist Church for many years. She later joined United Institutional Baptist Church. Rosa and James had a twenty-year military life, stationed in many states and abroad (Germany and Italy). She enjoyed the experiences she had and the friends she met. Our mother was a person who never met a stranger and had a loving and large smile when greeting friends and family. She had an outgoing personality, loved gatherings with those she loved, and was a fashionable lady. Rosa loved her jobs at Amp Inc. and Park Lane Hotel and still loves and meets up with her coworkers. Preceding her in death was her devoted husband, James T. Lane, her parents, her four brothers Johnny, David, James and Leon Jeffries, her four sisters Mattie Hart, Irene Walden, Nettie Jeter, and Christine Gibson. She leaves to mourn her children Crystal, Curtis (Thelma) and Jimmy (Jan) Lane, grandchildren Curtis Lamont and Michael Anthony Lane, special niece Linda (George) Blackwell, and a host of many nieces, nephews, and friends. She also leaves to mourn a special friend, William (Bill) Tate.

A service honoring her life will be held Monday, March 9, 2020 at United Institutional Baptist Church; 802 E. Market St. Greensboro, NC. The visitation will begin at 12 noon and the service will follow at 12:30 pm. The interment will take place following the service at Guilford Memorial Park; 6000 W Gate City Blvd. Greensboro, NC.