Er ist verheiratet mit Blanche Stanton Bethea.
Sie haben geheiratet am 1. Oktober 1943 in Conway, Horry County, South Carolina, er war 27 Jahre alt.
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Worth Lanier
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(1915 – 2002)
In the fifties, he was known by farmers around York, South Carolina, as the “doc” who would come treat an ailing cow in the middle of the night and be gracious about accepting his pay in the form of a basket of peas or freshly picked grapes if money was too tight.
But his beloved Auburn beckoned, and in 1959 Worth Lanier left his large and small animal practice to return to the campus life as a faculty member of the Auburn University School of Veterinary Medicine. On July 1, 1960, when the Alabama Cooperative Extension Service established the position of Extension Veterinarian, Dr. Lanier stepped into that role, which combined his love of animal care with the academic mission. As the Extension Service moved into the forefront of rural environmental research in Alabama, Dr. Lanier was named chairman of the Environmental Health Division, which tackled such problems as solid waste disposal and unclean drinking water in the state. Dr. Lanier retired from the Extension Service on December 31, 1976.
One of Dr. Lanier’s passions was writing the syndicated pet column “You and Your Pets,” published in more than 40 newspapers around the country, including the Philadelphia Enquirer and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The column’s popularity landed Dr. Lanier a spot on the Mike Douglas television show, where he was Douglas’s guest co-host.
Born and raised in Poplarville, Mississippi, Dr. Lanier received the Bachelor of Science degree from Mississippi State University and the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Auburn University. While at Auburn, he was named to the honorary fraternity Omicron Delta Kappa and Who’s Who. He was also editor of the Auburn Veterinarian and a member of Omega Tau Sigma.
During World War II, Dr. Lanier served in the Army Corps of Engineers. In 1945, he was assigned to Military Government – Civil Affairs and attended the University of Virginia and Yale University for training.
Dr. Lanier died at his home in Birmingham on April 3, 2002. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Blanche; daughters Lynn Kinney (1973 AU graduate) and Larke Lanier (1980 AU graduate); and three grandsons.
In tribute to his life’s work, the name of Worth Lanier is inscribed on the dedicatory plaque of the Extension Memorial Chapel.
Chapel Plaque Inscription Number: 443
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BIRTH1 Nov 1915
USA
DEATH3 Apr 2002 (aged 86)
USA
BURIAL
Southern Heritage Cemetery
Pelham, Shelby County, Alabama, USA
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Dr. Worth Lanier, D.V.M., of Birmingham, Alabama was retired from the Alabama Cooperative Extension Service at Auburn University. He had also taught in the School of Veterinary Medicine at Auburn following a ten-year private veterinary practice in York, S.C.
He received a Bachelor of Science degree from Mississippi State University and a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Auburn University. While at Auburn, he was named to the honorary fraternity Omicron Delta Kappa and Who's Who.
He served in World War II in the Army Corps of Engineers.
Dr. Lanier authored a syndicated column about pets that was featured in newspapers around the country and hosted an educational television show about pets, later appearing as guest host on the Mike Douglas Show.
He was a member of Asbury United Methodist Church.
Chapel Funeral Services will be Friday, April 5, at 2 p.m. at Southern Heritage Funeral Home in Pelham. Ridout's Southern Heritage Chapel, directing.
Survivors include his wife of 58 years, a son and daughter, three grandsons and three sisters.
-- Published April 5, 2002 in The Birmingham News
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Garland Lanier
1866–1946
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Amelia Wood Lanier
1872–1958
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Blanche Bethea Lanier
1922–2010
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Era Lanier Stevenson
1894–1919
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Amy Lanier
1895–1898
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Amy Lanier
1895–1898
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Gladys L. Lanier
1898–1984
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Emory Lanier
1899–1938
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Avery Lanier
1901–1902
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John Orvis Lanier
1902–1972
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Blanche Lanier Tighe
1903–2004
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Ruth Lanier
1905–1907
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Clara Lanier Cammack
1907–2002
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Montine Lanier Lang
1910–2005
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Muriel Milton Lanier Ballauf
1913–1986
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Worth Lanier
1915–2002
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James Harold Lanier
1945–1946
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Southern Heritage Cemetery
Pelham
Shelby County
Alabama
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