Willie Foster Bane age 91 of Elba, Alabama passed away Tuesday, January 28, 2025 at Flowers Hospital in Dothan, Alabama. Funeral services will be held at New Ebenezer Baptist Church on Thursday, January 30, 2025 at 3:00 PM with Rev. Randal Pearson officiating. Burial will follow in the New Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery under the direction of Hayes Funeral Home. Visitation will be at New Ebenezer Baptist Church on Thursday from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM. The family request memorials be made to the New Ebenezer Cemetery Fund, c/o 1255 County Road 400, Elba, AL 36323.

Mr. Bane is survived by his wife, Patsy Bane, Elba, AL, Son - Stuart Foster Bane (Kimberly), Elba, AL, Daughter - Melinda Vaughan, Elba, AL, Daughter - Kristy Hickman (Rob), Fairhope, AL, Grandson - Stuart Bradley Bane (Sally), Elba, AL, Granddaughter - Sarah Frances Bane, Hartford, AL, Grandson - Judson Vaughan (Katie), Deatsville, AL, Grandson - Colton Vaughan (Katie Driggers), Elba, AL, Grandson - Luke Thomas Hickman, Fairhope, AL, Grandson - Levi Foster Hickman, Fairhope, AL, Granddaughter - Leah Gwendolyn Hickman, Fairhope, AL, along with Great Grandson - Powell Timothy Bane, Elba, AL, Great Grandson - Jacks Foster Bane, Elba, AL, Great Granddaughter - Bella Elizabeth Bane, Elba, AL, Great Grandson - William Carter Vaughan, Deatsville, AL, and Great Granddaughter - Lucy Collins Vaughan, Deatsville, AL,

He was preceded in death by his parents, Lessie and Willie Bane, along with a son-in-law Eddie Carroll Vaughan.