Thomas I. McLane III
Published 12:01 pm Monday, January 31, 2011
Thomas I. McLane III died Saturday, Jan. 29, 2011, at River Region Medical Center. He was 75.
Born in Clinton, Iowa, Mr. McLane had been a resident of Vicksburg since 1959. He was the son of the late Thomas I. McLane II and Zelma Gogue McLane. He was a graduate of the University of Iowa, where he received a degree in civil engineering. He served in the Army for six years. He was owner and operator of McLane Construction Company and was of the Catholic faith.
He is survived by a sister, Barbara Ripple of Longmont, Colo.; two brothers, Dick McLane of Clinton, Iowa, and John McLane of Fort Madison, Iowa, and other relatives, including members of the Kinstley and Ross families of Vicksburg.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Cedar Hill Cemetery with the Rev. P.J. Curley, pastor of St. Michael Catholic Church, officiating. Visitation will be at Riles Funeral Home from 1 p.m. Tuesday until the service.
Pallbearers will be Mark Vispi, Richard George, Mark Hardy, Richard Lane, Jacob Ross and Michael Kinstley.
Memorials may be made to Blair E. Batson Children’s Hospital, 2500 N. State St., Jackson, MS 39216 and to the Vicksburg-Warren Humane Society, P.O. Box 820171, Vicksburg MS 39182.