DR. LANIER, FORMER TROUP SCHOOL SUPT., DIES AT HENDERSON Prominent in Educational, Medical, Cultural, Fraternal Circles: Tennesseean, Age 64 DR. LANIER TAUGHT WITH ORR Interment at Henderson Sunday - Many Attend: Dr. Logan Says Rites Terminating an illness, which for some years had been making inroads upon his strong physical body; and which had incapacitated him for more than a year. Death came to Dr. C.A. Lanier of Henderson at 6 o'clock, Saturday evening. July 15, at the family home in, Henderson. Thus passed one of the ripest scholars and most, versatile of men in East Texas - and his passing brings deep sorrow not alone to his immediate neighbors in his home town but also to hundreds who had come within the circle of this delightful and scholarly personality during the 44 years since, as a young man, he came from Tennessee and chose East Texas as the field for his endeavors. Dr. Lanier was a graduate of famous old Cumberland University at Lebanon in his native state, holding the degrees of A.B. and C.E. therefrom. In the spring of 1889 he became a member of the faculty of Summer Hill Select School of which during the more than thirty years of its existences as a private college the late A.W. Orr was president. For almost a decade Dr. Lanier taught Latin, Greek and the higher mathematics in this institution. In these years he contacted many students from all parts of East Texas., including some from more remote areas - and as their teacher he established friendships with them which have lasted thru all the years. At the conclusion of his services with Prof. Orr, Dr. Lanier spent four years in Medical Colleges in the North and established himself in the practice of that profession in the city of Fort Worth. But that strenuous calling did not have the lure for him that he had found in the realm of academic educational effort, and in about 1910 he resumed the teaching profession in the Troup public schools and inter a Henderson. In 1901 Dr. Lanier was united in Marriage to Miss Ora Fox of Cherokee County who some years before had been a student of his at Omen. To this union two children were born, one dying in infancy - the other, Miss Margaret, is a young woman of superior cultural attainment and a member of the faculty of the Nacogdoches school. The widow and one sister, Miss Beulah Lanier , also survive. The educator's mother, who with the sister make their home with Dr. Lanier, passed only a short time ago at an age well above four score years. Many citizens of Tyler, Troup, Omen, Jacksonville, Rusk, Alto and numerous other East Texas communities attended the funeral services held Sunday afternoon at the family home. They came not merely as friends and admirers of the deceased - but to pay tribute to their old teacher whose scholarship had impressed them and whose culture and Christian manhood has proven a beacon and inspiration in East Texas during al the 44 yeas since he first cast his lot amongst them. Dr. S.D. Logan, formerly of Tyler and now resident pastor of Central Presbyterian Church of Henderson assisted by Rev. E.E. Hooker of the First Presbyterian Church of Henderson conducted the funeral rites. Dr. Logan recounted that he had resided in the home of Dr. Lanier's parents and that he was a chum and classmate of the deceased during their four years of university life. Through all the intervening years they had keep in touch with each other and in the latter years it was given to the one to be the pastor of the other and to visit him in his office and at his fireside - and when he lay upon his last bed. "No young man I have ever known,' said the minister. " was ever cleaner in his life, more knightly or kindly in has bearing, or more acquisitive in the pursuit of knowledge. His capacity to learn acquisitive powers as a student and his personnel influence among his fellows were marvelous and without parallel in college annuls. He possessed a charm in his sound scholarship that gave to his fellows true appreciation of learning and letters - yet withal this schoolmate of mine whose remains rest here was never ostentatious or obtrusive. He was happiest in the quite circles of his friends and around his family fireside. He could talk with you interestingly about the profoundest book, or about the trivial and passing matters of the daily news - and his powers to analyze political trends and forecast the ultimate results of mass actions and mass thoughts might well have fitted him, had he so chosen; for the role of a statesman and seer. " I recall upon him often during his last illness. When the shadows began to thicken at the sunset, I asked Him, 'Charlie, is it a adventure of which you are afraid?" his Reply was: 'I haven't one particle of fear - I am certain that there is a future - Certain that it will be well for me - I have no regrets save that of leaving my family here. I shall go without fear and with high confidence.' Thus has lived and thus has passed my noble friend whose clay lies her before us today." Dr. Logan concluded. Dr. Lanier was among the high ranking Masons of East Texas. Having long years ago received his Blue Lodge degrees in Dixie Lodge No. 272 of Troup. In his progressive steps in the craft he later received the degree of the Royal Arch and of Knights Templar. He held a certificate as a teacher of the mystic, rites of the craft, and had served as District Deputy Grand Master of the 16th Masonic District, Clinton Lodge no. 22 A.F. & A.M. of Henderson had charge of the interment and in this they were joined by many of the craft from numerous East Texas lodges, including official representatives of the Grand Lodge of Texas.