Obituary of Jacob Cicero Lanier ~ 1985
Source: Wilmington Morning Star Apr 6 1985
Beulaville - Mr. Jacob Cicero Lanier, 63, of Rt. 1, Beulaville, died early
Friday morning in Onslow Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville after a
lingering illness. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m from
the Beulaville Presbyterian Church conducted by the Rev. Mike Worsham.
Burial will follow in the Albertson Cemetery near Beulaville.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Lillie Albertson Lanier; one daughter, Mrs.
Hugh D. (Rita) Rogers of Pink Hill; four sisters, Mrs. Gladys Lanier and
Mrs. Alice Batts both of Chinquapin, Mrs. Geneva Maready of Jacksonville
and Mrs. Nernie Dail of Newport News, Va.; two brothers, Leonard Lanier
of Chinquapin and Winfred Lanier of Beulaville; and four grandsons.
Born in Duplin County, Mr. Lanier was the son of the late David Hatch and
Luda Lanier. He was a veteran of World War II having served in the U.S.
Navy and was a member of the Beulaville Presbyterian Church. He was
affiliated with James Sprunt Technical Institute in Kenansville for
several years.
Casketbearers will be Laran Houston, Richard Williams, Carl Daniel Pate,
Kenneth Smith, Kellon Maready, and Carlton James.
The family received at the Edgerton Funeral Home in Beulaville from 7 to 9
p.m. Friday and will be at their residence Rt. 1, Beulaville, other times.
The body will remain at the funeral home until 12:30 p.m. Saturday when it
will be taken to the church to lie in state one hour prior the service.
An Edgerton Service of Beulaville.
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