Rufus Herman Lane
1870–1948 (age 78)
Biography
Rufus Herman Lane, born in 1870, lived through the turn of the century with a steady devotion to the ideals of public service and duty that defined his generation. His life was marked by quiet leadership, and those who knew him remember a person who placed the needs of his community and country before his own.
The respect he earned is reflected in the honor of his interment at Arlington National Cemetery, where his memory joins that of countless others who were guided by the same sense of profound responsibility.