

BORN FEBRUARY 9TH IN BRADLEY ARKANSAS TO THOMAS AND MARY KANE. HE WAS
THE YOUNGEST OF MANY CHILDREN WHERE HE LEARNED THE MEANING OF HARD
WORK IN THE FIELDS THEY FARMED AS A FAMILY. BEING THE YOUNGEST HE SAW HIS
SIBLINGS MOVE OFF ONE BY ONE AND HE WAS ONLY ABLE TO FINISH THE 6TH GRADE
BEFORE HAVING TO STAY HOME AND HELP HIS PARENTS FARM FULL TIME. DURING
WORLD WAR II HE JOINED THE ARMY AND SERVED IN FRANCE, GERMANY, AND
BELGIUM. AFTER THE WAR, HE RETURNED HOME AND MET HIS FUTURE WIFE OPAL
AND WAS MARRIED FOR 67 YEARS AT THE TIME OF HER PASSING. HE TRIED MANY
TRADES BEFORE JOINING THE MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD WHERE HE WORKED AS
A RAILCAR INSPECTOR FOR 20 YEARS. HE ALSO DECIDED TO JOIN THE MASONIC
LODGE AND WAS A 66 YEAR MASON AT THE TIME OF HIS DEATH. DURING THIS TIME,
HE AND OPAL HAD THREE CHILDREN DELORES, ROLAND, AND DENISE. WHILE
WORKING AT THE RAILROAD HE WANTED MORE FOR HIS FAMILY AND DECIDED TO
INVEST IN A SHOE REPAIR SHOP WHERE HE LEARNED THE TRADE AND GREW THE
BUSINESS INTO 4 SEPARATE LOCATIONS. AS BUSINESS GREW SO DID THE
MERCHANDISE HE OFFERED AND HIS MAIN LOCATION TURNED INTO A COMPLETE
WESTERN WEAR STORE WITH OFFERINGS OF COWBOY BOOTS TO BUCKLES AND
COWBOY HATS AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN. AS HIS BUSINESS GREW SO DID HIS
NEED FOR INVENTORY AND SPACE SO HE SOON BUILT WHAT WAS THE LARGEST
WESTERN WEAR STORE IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, AT THE TIME, KANES BOOT AND
WESTERN SHOP. DURING THESE YEARS HE WAS VERY ACTIVE IN THE HOUSTON
LIVESTOCK SHOW AND RODEO AS A LIFETIME DIRECTOR SERVING ON MANY
COMMITTEES, ALONG WITH THE HOUSTON FARM AND RANCH CLUB AND HARRIS
COUNTY FAIR. AS HIS BUSINESS EVOLVED HE BOUGHT A RANCH IN CROCKETT,
TEXAS WHERE HE RAISED CATTLE AND TENNESSEE WALKING HORSES. HIS RANCH
GREW IN SIZE OVER THE YEARS BUYING ADDITIONAL PROPERTIES IN GRAPELAND.
HE SPENT LONG HOURS WITH HIS FAMILY WORKING TO IMPROVE HIS RANCH HE
CALLED KANES HILLTOP ACRES. ONE OF HIS OTHER PASSIONS WAS TRAINS WHERE
HE AMASSED A HUGE COLLECTION OF MODEL TRAINS THAT HE SPENT MANY HOURS
SETTING UP AND DRIVING.
HIS YOUNGEST DAUGHTER DENISE LIVED WITH THEM AND HAS BEEN THEIR
CAREGIVER ESPECIALLY THESE LATER YEARS. RECENTLY HE INVESTED IN
TIMBERLAND AND SPENT EVERY WEEKEND WITH HIS FAMILY AT KICKAPOO WHERE
HE ENJOYED HUNTING AND FISHING WITH THEM BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY DRIVING
HIS BULLDOZER.
HE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HIS WIFE OPAL IRENE KANE, DAUGHTER DELORES
KANE FATHER AND MOTHER, THOMAS AND MARY, AND ALL OF HIS SIBLINGS. HE IS
SURVIVED BY HIS SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW ROLAND AND DOLORES KANE AND
DAUGHTER DENISE KANE. AND MANY GRANDCHILDREN GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN
AND OTHER LOVED ONES.
PORTADORES
JR Perry
Douglas Cox
Doug Wilkerson
Justin Dodd
Caleb Cruz
Austin Jackson
Jacob Foust
Joshua Foust
Honorary Pallbearers
Jerry Long
Terry Long
Ben Cox
Billy Bob Grammer
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