Former Muncie resident Ernest L. Lanning, 87, Moosehaven Retirement Community, Orange Park, FL, died Thursday, May 28, 1993, in Moosehaven Healthcare Center after a long illness. A Jay County native, he moved to Muncie and attended local schools. He was manager for Hardesty Trucking Co. for 25 years before moving in 1955 to Florida, where he owned Lanning Furniture Mart, Clearwater. He was a member of Madison Street United Methodist Church and was a 50-year member of Moose Lodge 33. Survivors include a son, Don J. Lanning, Muncie; a daughter, Barbara Whitenack, Muncie; a stepson, Don Mace, St. Augustine, FL; eight grandchildren and several great grandchildren. His wife, Ocha Davis Lanning, died in 1991. Ernest was also preceded in death by his first wife, Alice K. Lanning, in 1948.
Former Muncie resident Ernest L. Lanning, 87, Moosehaven Retirement Community, Orange Park, FL, died Thursday, May 28, 1993, in Moosehaven Healthcare Center after a long illness. A Jay County native, he moved to Muncie and attended local schools. He was manager for Hardesty Trucking Co. for 25 years before moving in 1955 to Florida, where he owned Lanning Furniture Mart, Clearwater. He was a member of Madison Street United Methodist Church and was a 50-year member of Moose Lodge 33. Survivors include a son, Don J. Lanning, Muncie; a daughter, Barbara Whitenack, Muncie; a stepson, Don Mace, St. Augustine, FL; eight grandchildren and several great grandchildren. His wife, Ocha Davis Lanning, died in 1991. Ernest was also preceded in death by his first wife, Alice K. Lanning, in 1948.
