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Elaine Lanier 1928–1998 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Nov 1928

Birth Location: Amite City, Tangipahoa, Louisiana

Death Date: 21 Nov 1998

Death Location: Shiloh Ch.Of Christ Cem. Amite, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana

Father: Jack Lanier

Mother: Lena White

Spouse(s): William Floyd

Children(s):

Elaine Lanier was born in 1928 in Amite City, Tangipahoa, Louisiana, the child of Jack Farrell Lanier And Lena White. Elaine Lanier married William Percy Floyd, and had children including Lauren Floyd, Valerie Floyd. Elaine Lanier passed away in 1998 in Shiloh Ch.Of Christ Cem. Amite, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana.

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Biography

  • Elaine Lanier was born in 1928 in Amite City, Tangipahoa, Louisiana, the child of Jack Farrell Lanier And Lena White.
  • Elaine Lanier married William Percy Floyd, and had children including Lauren Floyd, Valerie Floyd.
  • Elaine Lanier passed away in 1998 in Shiloh Ch.Of Christ Cem. Amite, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elaine Lanier's Ancestors

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Elaine Lanier
1928–1998
Birth Place: Amite City, Tangipahoa, Louisiana
Parents
Jack Farrell Lanier
1906–1996
Jefferson, Louisiana, USA
Lena White
1908–1954
Grandparents
Leon (Lee Tremont) Lanier
1881–1964
Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana
Teresita (Marie) Reine
1881–1966
New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA
Mark (Levi) White
1868–1940
Etta (Anabell) Corkern
1875–1935
Washington Parish, Louisiana
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Lanier
1849–1908
Kate Baum
1844–1885
Eliza White
1834–1900
Charles Corkern
1853–1903
Mary Mizell
1852–1882
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hillery Lanier
1813–1874
Pamela Robertson
1817–1880
Abner Corkern
1816–1865
Sarah Fussell
1819–1900

Elaine Lanier's Timeline

2 Records

1928
19 Nov 1928
Birth of Elaine Lanier in Amite City, Tangipahoa, Louisiana
Amite City, Tangipahoa, Louisiana
1998
21 Nov 1998
Age 70
Death of Elaine Lanier in Amite City, Tangipahoa, Louisiana
Amite City, Tangipahoa, Louisiana

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Nov 1928
    Event Place: Amite City, Tangipahoa, Louisiana

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: Obituary published in The Advocate on: 112298 FLOYD, ELAINE L.

    A resident and native of Amite, she died at 4:05 a.in. Saturday, Nov. 21, 1998, at Ochsner Foundation Hospital. Jefferson. She was 70. Visiting at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday. Visiting at Shiloh Church of Christ, Amite, 8 a.m, until religious services at 10 a.m. Monday, conducted by Bro. Kenneth Tstre and Bro. Don McGee. Interment in church cemetery. «i»Survived «i» by husband, William Percy Floyd, Amite; two daughters and sons-in~law, Lauren F. and Raphael "Ray~ Landreneau, Denham Springs, and Valerie F. and Don McGee, Amite; four grandchildren, Lath and Linden Landreneau, Denham Springs, and Travis and Katie McKee, Amite; stepmother, Belle R. Lanier, Amite; five sisters and four brothers4n4aw, Wanda L. and Edwin Newman, Hammond, Jacquelyn L. and Don Reed, Siloan~ Springs, Ark., Rachel L. and Dale Mixon, and Mary L. and Tim Adams, all of Amite, and Martha L. O«sup» 4«sup»Connor, Baton Rouge; three brothers and sisters-in-law, Therold \\V. and Jean Lanier, Mabelvale, Ark., Jon F. and Susan Lather, Birmingham, Ala., and David D. and Laurie Lather, Winchester, Ky.; and umerous nieces, nephews, and other relatives. Preceded in death by parents, Jack Farrell and Lena White Lather; a brother, Harry Thiberge Lather; paternal grandparents, Lee and Teresita Reine Lather; and maternal grandparents, Mark and Etta Corkern White.

    Headline:«tab»DEATHS
    Publication Date: April 16, 1999
    Source:«tab»The Baton Rouge Advocate

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Nov 1998
    Event Place: Amite City, Tangipahoa, Louisiana

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Shiloh Ch.Of Christ Cem. Amite, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana

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