Carolyn Thomas Lane, 72 passed away July 21, 2025, at her home. She was born on April 22, 1953, in Mt Airy, NC. to the late Lillia Mae Shinault and Herman Shinault.  She worked for many years in the textile industry. She married the love of her life Ronald Harrison Lane and they lived for several years in Madison, North Carolina until moving to Princeton. She is survived by her Husband Ronald Lane, siblings Avis and Dean Hutchens, Loretta and Allen Reeves, Doris and Terry Lyons Ann Thomas, Harold Shinault, Clifford Shinault, J.W. and Lisa Shinault and Steve Thomas. Honoring her wishes she will be cremated and no services will be held. Online condolences may be shared with the family via www.memorialfd.com . The Lane family is being served by the Memorial Funeral Directory and Cremation Center on Athens Road in Princeton.