Troup-Sumter County GaArchives Obituaries.....Lanier, Jr., William Henry October 12, 1915
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"The Atlanta Constitution"
Atlanta, Georgia

Issue of Wednesday, October 13, 1915

Mortuary

W. H. Lanier, Americus

Americus, Ga., October 12 (Special)  William Henry Lanier, aged 54 years, and 
prominent wholesale grocer of Americus, died this morning after an illness of 
three weeks with heart affection.

The deceased was reared in West Point and was connected with the well-known 
Lanier family there.  With his brother and business associate, Frank Lanier, he 
had been successfully engaged in business here more than twenty years, and 
esteemed among the prominent men of southwestern Georgia.

His wife and son, Frank Lanier, Jr., by a former marriage survive him.  Funeral 
services will be conducted here Wednesday morning.

Additional Comments:
Son of William Henry Lanier (d. in Civil War) and Susan (Lawson) Lanier.

Married 1st, Leman/Leaman Poer, had one son, Frank Lanier, Jr. (yes, he was 
called Frank Lanier, Jr. even though he wasn't truly a Jr).  Married 2nd to 
Fonda Gilbert, no children.

Buried at Oak Grove Cemetery in Americus, Sumter Co., Ga.

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