Cleopatra Newkirk

Lane

Cleopatra Newkirk Lane, also known as "Mrs. Cleo" and "CP", passed from this earthly world to her eternal home on Monday, November 9, 2026 at ECU Vidant Duplin Hospital in Kenansville, North Carolina. A viewing will be held on Tuesday, November 17, 2026 from 5:00pm - 7:00pm at Rose Hill Hill Funeral Home, 472 Wells Town Road, Rose Hill, NC. Homegoing celebration will be held at 12:00 noon on Wednesday, November 18, 2026 at Rose Hill Funeral Home Chapel. Entombment will be immediately following the service at Newkirk Cemetery, 399 Blue Newkirk Road, Magnolia, NC.  

Mrs. Lane, was a life long member of the Betholite Community in which she resides. She was a faithful loving mother and grandmother to many. Her wisdom and quick wit will be missed dearly by all those who loved her. 

Those left to cherish her precious memories: three sons, Edmond L. Newkirk and wife Collen of Magnolia, Jerry T. Lane of Kenansville, Keith M. Lane of Magnolia; four daughters, Glenda Hooks and husband Larry of Magnolia, Shelby Jane Bright of Rocky Point, Audrey N. Williams and husband Howard of Goldsboro and Mary Ann Lane of Magnolia; one sister, Alpha Lee Hall of Magnolia, one daughter-in-law, Gail Lane of Magnolia; twenty-two grandchildren; forty- two great grandchildren; eight great-great grandchildren; special niece, Rosalyn Hooks of Rose Hill,  four bonus daughters, Dorothy Herring, Ella Lowe, Mona Lisa Wilson, and Flora Smith, great nieces and nephews, cousins and friends