Obituaries: Lanis Dale Carpenter, 1995, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: March 29, 1995 Winn Parish Enterprise News-American

Lanis D. Carpenter

Funeral services for Mr. Lanis Dale Carpenter were held at 3 p.m. Monday in
the Calvin High School auditorium with the Reverends Leonard Free, Lamar
Carpenter, and Donald Rudd officiating.  Masonic graveside services were held
at the Bethlehem Cemetery.  Funeral services were under the direction of
Southern Funeral Home.

Mr. Carpenter, age 46, of Calvin, died at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, March 25, 1995
at Winn Parish Medical Center.  Carpenter was principal of Calvin High School
from 1984 to 1994.  He was a member of First Baptist Church of Calvin, a
member of Calvin Masonic Lodge No. 431, F. & A. M., a former Executive
Committee member of the Louisiana State High School Athletic Association, a
member of the Kiwanis Club, and a member of the L. A. S. E.  He was Supervisor
of Secondary Education of Winn Parish Schools and served on the Board of
Directors of Pine Ridge Country Club.

Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Glenda B. Carpenter of Calvin; one son, John
N. Carpenter of Winnfield; one daughter, Holly Carpenter of Calvin; one
brother and sister in law, James and Helga Carpenter of Patterson; and two
sisters and a brother in law, Patsy N. Carpenter of Calvin, and Polly and
Lester Ralph of Mooringsport, La.; several nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers were Dwaine Garrett, Ernie Bamburg, Ronald D. Canerday, Chris
Barnett, Tommy Carpenter, Tony Acosta, Harvey Bartlett, Jerry Anderson, Rodney
Shelton, and Kenneth Bates.