Our Valued Staff

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  Ed English, Managing Partner

  Ed began his career with the Coulter Funeral Home in 1971. He is married to Deborah Coulter English whose great-grandfather, R. J. Coulter, founded the Coulter Funeral Home in 1897. They have one son, John Coulter English. In 1980, Ed became the manager of the Lane Funeral Home, Coulter Chapel and has been the managing partner of the business since 1993. A licensed funeral director, Ed has been active in the North River community for over 38 years. He has served as president of the North Chattanooga Lion’s Club, has served three different terms of council of the Red Bank Chamber of Commerce, where he presently serves as Vice President (Programs). He serves as general chairman for the Red Bank Jubilee. Ed is a member of Tennessee Funeral Directors Association. He is a member of the Red Bank Presbyterian Church where he serves as a Sunday School Teacher.

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  Gene Land, Funeral Director / Embalmer

  Gene a 36 year employee is a licensed funeral director and embalmer in Tennessee and Georgia. He has been married since 1974 to Lynda Patton Land and they have a daughter, Ginny (Adam) Smith and grandson, Xander. He is a member of Red Bank Baptist Church, where he serves as Associate Director of Young Adult III and is an inactive ordained deacon. He is also involved with the music and drama programs. He is a member of Tennessee Funeral Directors Association and Red Bank Area Chamber. Gene is past president of the North River Kiwanis Club, Board of Directors of Red Bank Junior Miss.

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  Mike Kellar, Funeral Director

  Mike began his career with Lane Funeral Home in 1973 as a bookkeeper and has been a licensed funeral director for many years. Mike has been married to his wife Pattie Roach Kellar since 1972 and they have two grown daughters and one grandson. Mike and Pattie are members of Red Bank United Methodist Church. He is a member of the Tennessee Funeral Directors Association and the Red Bank Chamber of Commerce. Mike is a member of the Red Bank Lions Club, past president of the Chattanooga Valley Kiwanis Club and has been with Buckner International “Shoes for Orphans” project.

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  Tammy Walker, Administrative Assistant

  Tammy has been an Administrative Assistant at Lane Funeral Home since May of 1999. She has been with Carriage since August of 1997, beginning at the monument company. As an etching artist, she personally designed many markers and urns for families. Because of her artistic talents, she has been involved in many special projects at the funeral home. Tammy works with the families to personally create and design the memorial folders and other tributes to their loved ones. She is a member of Red Bank Chamber of Commerce. Tammy and Robert, her husband of 29 years, have a son, Jacob, and daughter and son-in-law, Anna Marie and Robert Ferguson. They are members of Pilgrim’s RestBaptistChurch.

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  George Gulas, Family Service Counselor

  George lived in Chattanooga since 1950 and is former owner of Gulas Restaurant. He started in the funeral industry in 1997 as Family Service Counselor preplanning funerals. George and his wife, Cindy Turner Gulas, have two children, Elana and George Jr. They are members of Christ United Methodist Church in East Brainerd. George is a cancer survivor.

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  Bart Simpson, Funeral Assistant/Ambassador

  Bart retired from Link Systems before joining us at Lane Funeral Home. He is a member of Southern Machine Engineers. Bart was a Paratrooper in the United States Army. He and his wife, Barbara, were longtime members of Calvary Bible Church and are currently members of Stuart Heights Baptist Church and have two daughters, two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

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  Wendell Merrell, Funeral Assistant/Ambassador

  Wendell is a funeral assistant at Lane Funeral Home, Coulter Chapel. He was born in Bersheba Springs, raised in Dalton, GA, and lives in Middle Valley with his wife, Nancy. They are the parents of two children, Christopher Merrell and Sheri Irion, and the proud grandparents of seven grandchildren. He attends North Chattanooga Church of God Ministry Center where he is an usher and is on the landscaping committee. Wendell retired from Dupont.

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  Virginia Turner, Funeral Assistant/Ambassador

  Virginia began working as an Ambassador for Lane Funeral Home in 1982. She is a member of First Presbyterian Church in Chattanooga. Virginia has been active in ladies' organization of church having served as a circle leader. Presently, she is serving on Senior Adult Fellowship Committee as Corresponding Secretary.

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  Pat Lawler, Funeral Assistant/Ambassador

  Pat retired from a 25 year career at Erlanger Medical Center in 2005 and began working as an Ambassador for Lane Funeral Home in October 2008. Pat and her husband Bobby share their love with a blended family of five children and five grandchildren. Pat and Bobby are members of Calvary Baptist Church in Red Bank.

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  Jerry Miller, Funeral Assistant/Ambassador

  Jerry began as an Ambassador for Lane Funeral Home in 2009. He was an iron worker having worked for Dupont and retired from TVA. Jerry was a coach for Dixie Youth Baseball. He and his wife, Phyllis, have two children and seven grandchildren and are members of Calvary Bible Church. He enjoys woodworking and fishing.
  

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  Susan McEwen Williams, Funeral Assistant/Ambassador

  Susan is a lifetime resident of historic Chattanooga. Her expertise has been in retail sales and training, with the nickname "Coach" in the Red Bank area. She came to Lane Funeral Home on Ashland Terrace in2010, with her strength in customer relations. Susan has been a member of the White Oak Church of Christ since 1984 where she taught Bible Classes for 5+ years. Her pride and joy is her daughter, Shelley Marie Williams and Shelley's two boys, Cassius and Titus. Susan is presently active with the local Toastmaster's and enjoys reading, research, bird watching and hiking. She is presently working on a project of Convencience Stores in the South-Eastern Region of the US.

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  Taylor Spangler, Funeral Assistant/Ambassador

  Taylor was born and raised on Signal Mountain, graduated from Red Bank High School and attended Chattanooga State Community College. He has worked with his dad, was a past employee of Alexian Village (14 years) and is currently employed with Chattanooga Fire Department, Maintenance Division (13 years).

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  Ken Chambers, Funeral Assistant/Ambassador

  Ken joined the Lane Funeral Home team in June of 2011. Ken is a retired Church of Christ Minister having served many congregations in various states for over 43 years. Ken and his wife of 47 years, Jewel, attend Mountain Creek Church of Christ. He and his wife have two sons, Ken and Daniel; and four grandchildren: Andrea, Christopher and Jackson. Ken has Master of Divinity Degree from Amrige University in Montgomer, AL with a specialty in Grief Counseling. His preaching has taken him into 15 different states and 15 foreign countries.