LANIER CEMETERY, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana Submitted to the USGenWeb Archives by Donald Dunnington, 1998 Updated by Belford E. Carver, December 12, 2001. ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ The Lanier Cemetery survey was conducted by John K. and Helen T. Hanes of Hammond, LA. It was completed in July 1993 and is available in many genealogy libraries. We suggest you review their work for complete inscriptions on the grave stones. Mrs. Hanes has graciously given permission to post this information. Transcription of the cemetery data was done by Donald A. Dunnington of Hot Springs Village, Arkansas. GNIS coordinates: 303445N 902420W T5S R8E Sec 43, Ward 5 At the end of Lanier Road, about one mile off Hwy 443 --------------------------------------------------------------------- LANIER CEMETERY TANGIPAHOA PARISH, LOUISIANA Double headstones indicated as[D/H W/] Row 1: A05 001 CLEO BRITTON BANKSTON 03/24/1936 07/16/1975 A06 002 [D/H W/A07] BARBARA BANKSTON NULL 05/07/1929 02/07/1985 A07 003 JOHN JOSEPH NULL 08/18/1925 03/22/1980 A09 004 ERNEST CLEO JOHNSON 07/19/1925 07/01/1982, Pvt US Army WW II A11 005 [D/H W/A12] LAURA MAE JOHNSON DUNNINGTON 06/15/1932 12/27/1986 A12 006 RAY DUNNINGTON 05/12/1901 Nov 14, 1997 A15 007 PATSY DUNNINGTON FAYARD 10/29/1953 Mar: Jun 10, 1971 A16 008 [D/H W/A15] TELLIOUS CLIFFORD FAYARD 07/06/1947 06/23/1990 Sp 4 USArmy Vietnam A17 009 CLIFFORD RAY FAYARD 07/20/1976 07/21/1976 A18 010 BERTHA FITZGERALD DUNNINGTON 02/24/1903 08/24/1984 A19 011 CALVIN DUNNINGTON 03/18/1898 02/22/1983 A22 012 LOU ANN VICARI 12/17/1957 08/26/1983 A25 013 [D/H W/A26] MARGIE LANE DUNNINGTON 04/30/1918 Aug 18, 1992 A26 014 BREED THOMAS DUNNINGTON 08/16/1903 12/25/1968, Mason DUNNINGTON Vivian Gayle Hendon, Sep 4, 1942 - Aug 1, 1999 Mar: Nov 18, 1962 "Bubba" Breed Thomas, Jr., Jul 30, 1938 - (blank) A52 015 STEPHEN C. SLEDGE 05/12/1947 06/25/1990 Row 2: B18 015.9 [D/H W/B19] ERNESTINE KINCHEN MAYERS 11/22/1936 09/23/1992 Married Nov. 14, 1953 B19 016 ROBERT E. MAYERS, JR. 10/06/1936 09/13/1976 B25 016.9 [D/H W/B26] PEARL JOINER FAUST 03/27/1922 Nov 26, 1998 B26 017 DELOS FAUST 05/28/1919 04/14/1989 Cpl USArmy WW II B46 018 HANES [Large coping-No Graves] John Kaska Hanes, Jun 29, 1928 - Nov 26, 1997 B51 019 SYBIL PROTHRO SLEDGE 11/04/1920 09/12/1980 B52 020 TRUETT SLEDGE 05/27/1919 02/24/1975 B53 021 DEBORAH SLEDGE DRUDE 10/23/1952 08/30/1978 Row 3: C01 021.3 [D/H W/C02] CHARLINE SPRING SIMMONS 12/25/1916 05/30/1993 C02 021.4 WOODROW SIMMONS 10/28/1918 08 /15/1996 (Death date recorded by Ronald Evans, 2/15/97 bec) C05 022 [D/H W/C06] ALBERTA M. STEPHENSON COCKERHAM 12/29/1908 / / C06 023 JONNIE J. COCKERHAM 06/30/1909 10/30/1972 C19 024 JOHN E. NARETTA 10/05/1956 12/16/1974 Son of Mr. and Mrs. Kermie Naretta C30 024.9 [D/H W/C31] CLARA LANE BETHEL 09/10/1905 03/27/1992 C31 025 CHARLES S. BETHEL 06/05/1894 11/20/1961 LA Pfc BTRY B 114 Field Arty, US Army, WW I C33 026 JAMES KENNETH LANE 1923 1979 C35 027 CHARLES L. LANE 03/23/1881 03/21/1958 BETHEL Glynn Foster, Sep 12, 1927 - Nov 4, 1997 Mar: Dec 19, 1949 Yvonne Stewart, May 27, 1931 - (blank) C51 028 J. MORRIS BANKSTON 06/25/1859 10/29/1930 C52 029 FLORENCE CALMES BANKSTON 06/10/1867 05/31/1950 Wife of J. Morris Bankston C53 030 TULIP HANES ATKINS 11/11/1914 / / Daughter of Mary & Archibald Hanes Row 4: SIMMONS Karen Lynn, Nov 2, 1948 - Apr 14, 2001 William W., Aug 21, 1943 - (blank) McCOY Lucius Marion, Nov 22, 1926 - (blank) Mar: May 23, 1947 Louise Harper, Dec 2, 1924 - Nov 12, 1999 MAYERS Gertrude Harper, Jul 27, 1916 - (blank) Robert Edmond, Dec 4, 1914 - May 5, 1998 Anna Carlene DePhillips, Mar 5, 1939 - Sep 23, 1997 D26 031 Infant DePHILLIPS 1958 1958 Infant son of Mr. & Mrs. LaMAR DePHILLIPS D28 032 [D/H/ W/D29] FRANK F. DePHILLIPS 11/22/1892 12/23/1941 D29 033 ALBERTA B. DePHILLIPS 10/19/1901 03/25/1973 D31 034 HILDA D. KERR 08/26/1920 11/23/1978 D33 035 [D/H W/D34] MARIA D. BETHEL 08/22/1870 04/11/1963 D34 036 J. C. BETHEL 01/16/1870 11/30/1940 D36 037 DUDLEY BETHEL 1896 1953 D37 038 CLAYTON A. BETHEL 07/23/1942 04/06/1943 D38 039 LELIA STEVENS BETHEL 03/30/1907 08/24/1975 D39 040 GUY A. BETHEL 10/01/1898 03/08/1978 NORMA R. MARTINS 12/06/1930 - 04/29/1996 (Recorded by Ronald Evans, 2/15/97 bec) D51 041 JORDAN KINCAID BANKSTON 12/17/1857 03/15/1926 D52 042 MARY EMMA CALMES BANKSTON 02/28/1858 11/25/1927 D54 043 ARCHIE D. HANES 08/21/1887 07/05/1934 D55 044 MARY ESTELLE BANKSTON HANES 10/17/1894 01/22/1964 Wife of A. D. Hanes Row 5: E04 045 [D/H W/E05] LILLIE B. BERNE 09/04/1909 11/01/1983 E05 046 ALVIS H. BERNE 02/02/1907 12/22/1974 E06 047 MARION L. BAHAM 11/24/1887 06/03/1954 E07 048 LOLA LINDER BAHAM 09/24/1889 08/17/1967 E08 049 [D/H/ W/E09] CLARENCE FAUST 12/15/1913 07/30/1986 [Carving of intertwined rings: June 3, 1938] E09 050 LELA BAHAM FAUST 02/23/1916 / / ERNEST FAUST 05/23/1947 01/17/1996 (Recorded by Ronald Evans, 2/15/97 bec) Yancey L. Faust, Aug 4, 1974 - Jan 4, 2001 FM: Albert W. DePhillips, 1919 - 2001 E34 051 CLARENCE J. DePHILLIPS 12/21/1921 01/27/1988 E35 052 KATIE M. DePHILLIPS 06/22/1898 08/31/1973 E36 053 ALBERT DePHILLIP 11/29/1894 05/31/1956 E37 054 ALMA BANKSTON DePHILLIPS 04/22/1897 08/21/1947 E39 055 TRIPLE H/S W/E40 and E41 WILLIAM EDWIN WILKINSON 01/17/1941 02/13/1968 E40 056 BOBBIE JEAN BANKSTON WILKINSON 07/12/1944 02/05/1968 E41 057 WANDA JEANINE WILKINSON 09/22/1963 02/04/1968 E43 058 [D/H W/E44] MAYTHEL AVERETT BANKSTON 09/27/1915 Jun 30, 2001 Married June 29, 1940 E44 059 EARL E. BANKSTON 09/15/1892 06/11/1968 E46 060 WARREN N. BANKSTON 05/31/1894 05/21/1956 E47 061 [D/H W/E46] CLARA MARTIN BANKSTON 10/29/1901 01/10/1971 E49 062 [D/H W/E50] WILLIAM HENKEL BANKSTON 04/18/1896 11/27/1959 E50 063 HELEN ALFORD BANKSTON 12/29/1903 Jun 7, 2001 E54 064 WILLIAM HENKEL BANKSTON,III 06/23/1977 09/28/1985 Row 6: BONNIE BAHAM RICHHART 08/06/1911 07/09/1996 (Recorded by Ronald Evans, 2/15/97 bec) F05 065 WILLIAM N. RICHHART 08/20/1907 12/12/1972 F06 066 ROBERT N. RICHHART 05/11/1927 03/09/1928 F06 067 JAMES FAUST 02/22/1939 03/16/1940 F08 068 SANDRA E. FAUST 09/03/1944 04/11/1951 F09 069 JOHN H. LANIER 04/17/1904 09/26/1972 F13 070 ERNEST MONROE TITLEY 03/28/1884 03/03/1904 F18 071 LOUIS STEVENS 06/ /1863 12/15/1905 [See L46 for older stone for same person. Old stone is broken and lying flat on ground] F27 072 [D/H W/F28] EDNA DUNNINGTON BANKSTON 10/04/1907 10/29/1995 (Date of date recorded by Ronald Evans, 2/15/97 bec) F28 073 ROY OVERTON BANKSTON 02/13/1904 07/22/1969 F29 074 ROY ELMER BANKSTON 02/08/1933 02/27/1933 F33 075 MILLARD M. BANKSTON 11/06/1910 12/07/1950 F34 076 EDNA E. BANKSTON BETHEL 06/23/1902 12/12/1925 Wife of Dudley BETHEL [See D36] F35 077 PETER O. BANKSTON 1868 1936 F36 078 LONNIE FLYNN BANKSTON 1877 1950 Wife of Peter O. Bankston F38 079 NATHAN BANKSTON 02/27/1907 05/04/1907 Son of P. O. & L. R. BANKSTON F39 080 GLENN DOUGLAS FENDLASON 05/24/1906 08/12/1906 Son of J.C. & Lillian Fendlason F41 081 HENRY B. STEVENS 09/28/1887 08/17/1902 F44 082 TABITHA A. BANKSTON STEVENS 06/06/1850 11/24/1896 Wife of Nick Stevens F46 083 SARAH JANE BANKSTON 02/13/1866 02/07/1953 F47 084 [D/H W/F46] WILLIAM H. BANKSTON 04/08/1855 06/18/1896 F49 085 NATHAN M. BANKSTON 10/13/1821 11/23/1906 F51 086 ALIPH L. ADDISON BANKSTON 01/20/1830 02/20/1890 Wife of Nathan M. Bankston F52 087 ALIPH L. BANKSTON STEVENS 04/04/1866 10/11/1887 Wife of George Stevens F53 088 GEORGE STEVENS [Base only, Headstone missing] Row 7: G05 089 ALBEE WILLIE HUGHES 02/23/1914 02/21/1972 Tec 5, 69 QM Refrg Co., USArmy WW II ALMA LANIER HUGHES 07/27/1912 10/17/1995 (Recorded by Ronald Evans, 2/15/97 bec) G07 090 JOSEPH B. LANIER 1889 1958 G08 091 [D/H W/G09] JOSEPHINE ARD LANIER 12/24/1875 03/27/1968 G09 092 S. JACKSON LANIER 08/22/1862 11/30/1936 G12 093 UNKNOWN [Small stone, as for infant] G13 094 UNKNOWN [Base only. Headstone missing] G14 095 UNKNOWN [Base only. Headstone missing] G17 096 [D/H W/G18] VYRENA LANIER DUVOISIN 1905 1967 G18 097 JULIUS JOHN DUVOISIN 1906 1968 G19 098 JENNIE NELSON BADON 10/02/1887 12/20/1957 Wife of Paul Badon G20 099 PAUL BADON 08/08/1878 04/30/1932 G21 100 TRAVIS HULL 04/17/1932 08/08/1932 Son of H.W. AND Ida Hull G22 101 Infant HULL 07/21/1933 07/21/1933 Infant daughter of H. W. and IDA HULL G23 102 CHARLES HULL 01/03/1935 08/23/1935 Son of H. W. and Ida Hull G24 103 IDA BADON STARKEY 01/23/1911 05/12/1971 G25 104 MAY NELSON PICONE 05/01/1893 07/24/1980 G35 105 NATHAN IVY BANKSTON 08/03/1870 12/19/1949 G37 106 LILLIAN TYCER McCAIN 12/02/1885 03/11/1917 G39 107 FLORENCE FENDLASON 08/23/1901 03/12/1913 G40 108 J. C. FENDLASON 04/30/1859 12/01/1912 G41 109 LILLIAN BANKSTON FENDLASON 10/26/1863 07/11/1954 G42 110 CARL IVY FENDLASON 10/11/1934 02/26/1936 G44 111 ADA ALICE STEVENS JONES 02/06/1885 01/29/1915 Wife of Eugene Victor Jones G45 112 Infant JONES / / Infant daughter of E. V. and Ada S. Jones G49 113 SARAH DURBIN 1852 1937 G51 114 HANNAH S. YANT 09/14/1832 09/22/1895 G52 115 SCOTT S. YANT 11/06/1857 03/07/1895 Row 8: Slab w/name: Jean Rae McKinney, no dates WALLACE LANIER 09/20/1912 11/10/1996 (Recorded by Ronald Evans, 2/15/97 bec) H16 116 JOHN N. LANIER 10/13/1839 03/26/1913 CSA 7th LA Reg H17 117 [D/H W/H18] ADA B. DUNNINGTON 01/15/1870 11/13/1949 H18 118 JOHN B. DUNNINGTON 04/29/1868 03/26/1935 H19 119 [D/H W/H20] ELMER C. DUNNINGTON 08/13/1898 01/18/1932 H20 120 JOHN E. DUNNINGTON 05/26/1900 12/30/1933 H23 121 ALCY HARPER 03/11/1904 04/04/1991 Daughter of Henry & Margaret Harper H24 122 GEORGE W. HARPER 09/01/1909 11/07/1962 Pvt Btry A 436 AAA AW BN CAC US Army WW II H26 123 CHARLES R. HARPER 10/25/1901 09/13/1952 H27 124 MARGARET LANIER HARPER 02/28/1878 11/18/1959 Wife of Henry C. Harper H28 125 HENRY C. HARPER 09/02/1873 04/18/1950 H29 126 Unknown / / [A small headstone with no marking] H30 127 FARLEY RANDAL BENNETT 11/01/1927 01/10/1929 Son of F. & G. L. Bennett H31 128 Infant LOVRICH / / 03/03/1955 Infant son of Mr.& Mrs. Frank Lovrich H32 129 CORA LOU HARPER BENNETT 12/02/1897 03/13/1984 H41 130 LUTHER L. FENDLASON 02/01/1904 02/19/1958 H42 131 DONALD RAY FENDLASON 01/17/1937 05/11/1958 LA SA USNavy Row 9: I10 132 CAROL D. CONLEY / / / / I11 133 WILLIAM ADAMS / / 05/07/1939 I12 134 LAURA D. ADAMS 1902 1990 I13 135 HENRY K. DUNNINGTON 02/08/1904 02/12/1973 LA Pvt USArmy WW II I14 136 IRA DUNNINGTON 01/25/1911 01/15/1964 LA Pvt Co 156 Inf USArmy WW II I15 137 [D/H W/I16] MARIA RIDGDELL DUNNINGTON 08/24/1878 07/16/1950 I16 138 BENJAMIN J. DUNNINGTON 11/07/1873 10/16/1943 I17 139 A. B. DUNNINGTON 1912 1928 I18 140 E. R. DUNNINGTON 1915 1916 I19 141 W. E. DUNNINGTON 1917 1918 I20 142 H. J. DUNNINGTON 1908 1912 I25 143 Mrs. M. J. LANIER 12/16/1852 03/31/1914 I26 144 DAVIDSON F. LANIER 03/20/1873 10/18/1896 I27 145 ALLEN M. HARPER 12/12/1900 08/29/1911 I28 146 PENELOPE E. HARPER 05/15/1914 07/10/1914 I29 147 Infant BENNETT 01/03/1918 01/03/1918 Infant son of Mr. AND Mrs. Farley Bennett I30 148 MARY E. KRAMER 06/11/1832 11/26/1904 In loving memory of Mary E. Devoted sister of E. H. Kramer I32 149 ANN DUNNINGTON KRAMER 04/19/1828 08/06/1914 Devoted wife of E. H. Kramer I33 150 ERNEST H. KRAMER 04/02/1834 12/23/1919 I37 151 THOMAS A. BOOTHE 06/19/1857 02/11/1918 I39 152 ARSENE LAGROUE BOOTHE 09/19/1856 06/27/1930 Wife of Thomas A. Boothe I45 153 OSCAR LUNDY / / / / Poured concrete, flush with the ground, with words; Oscar Lundy and Hugo Lundy Brothers [See I46] I46 154 HUGO LUNDY / / / / I48 155 ROBERT M. GUICHARD 1926 1928 DAVIS Juanita Bethel, Jan 8, 1922 - (blank) Wallace W., Feb 6, 1923 - (blank) Row 10: J18 156 ROBERT M. LANIER 10/04/1815 09/28/1904 J19 157 ANIEASF LANIER 12/01/1821 12/18/1896 J21 158 BENJAMIN P. DUNNINGTON 01/27/1843 01/02/1907 J23 159 SARAH JANE DUNNINGTON 11/07/1841 11/07/1873 J26 160 DAVIDSON K. LANIER 03/06/1846 03/22/1886 J27 161 Unknown / / / / [Small, keyhole-shaped cypress board. No letters apparent. Identical to J28] J28 162 Unknown See J27 J29 163 ALCY DUNNINGTON 09/28/1801 08/02/1858 Wife of John B. Dunnington J32 164 JOHN B. DUNNINGTON 02/07/1795 09/13/1874 J34 165 A. E. LANIER DUNNINGTON 12/12/1844 09/08/1916 Wife of D. B. Dunnington J37 166 D. B. DUNNINGTON 1839 1925 Row 11: EDWARDS Howard L., Oct 23, 1936 - (blank) Margie J., May 9, 1927 - (blank) K13 167 ALFRED W. ROBERTSON 01/25/1882 10/15/1911 [Same memorial inscription on K13, K17 & K20] K14 168 LAWRENCE ROBERTSON 02/12/1906 02/21/1976 K17 169 ORLANDO ROBERTSON 06/29/1878 10/18/1910 K20 170 ANDREW EDWARD LANIER 11/30/1860 10/13/1890 K31 171 JOHN F. DUNNINGTON 02/15/1826 10/13/1844 Row 12: L20 172 WILLIAM I. LOWER 08/12/1861 12/09/1920 BEC