Lanning, Edward, 1853-1921

LANNING, JACKSON, CROWDER

Posted By: Lydia Lucas - Volunteer (email)
Date: 11/4/2016 at 23:08:59

From the Boyden Reporter, January 20, 1921:

EDWARD LANNING

Edward Lanning, one of Sioux County's earliest pioneers, and for fifty years a resident of this community, passed away on Tuesday afternoon, January 11th, in a hospital at Mobridge, S.D. Deceased was in ill health for the past 4 months, and had submitted to several operations during that time, but all that medical science and excellent care could do, could not save his life.

Edward Lanning was born at Iowa City, on the 23rd day of March in the year of 1853. Being 67 years, 9 months, and 28 days of age at the time of his death. Mr. Lanning moved to Sioux county in the year 1873 and at once took up a homestead here, which is the farm now known as the John Roekel place. In the year 1877, March 12 he was united in marriage to Miss Katie Jackson and to this union three children were born who are all living. They are Mrs. J. B. Griffith and Mrs. J. S. Lowry of Alhambra, California, and Mrs. James Thompson of Yorkton, Sask., Canada.

His first wife died in August, 1887. On October 23, 1894 he was married to Miss Margaret Crowder, at Boyden, Iowa. To this union one son was born who is Clare L. Lanning of Selby, S.D. His second wife passed away on July 4th, 1911 at Gary, S.D. Besides his children deceased has three sisters who mourn his death. They are Mrs. W. S. Tuttle of Maywood, Ill., Mrs. Elizabeth McElwain of Montana, and Mrs. Mollie Farrell, West Branch, Iowa.

Mr. Lanning spent the largest part of his life in this community, living here about fifty years. When leaving the farm he conducted a restaurant business in Boyden for many years and was always known as a successful business man. After leaving Boyden, the Lanning family moved to Gary, S.D., where they lived for 2 years, then to Inwood, Iowa, where Mr. Lanning conducted a hardware store for four years. After selling the hardware store in 1919 Mr. Lanning made California his home until last fall when he was taken ill and returned to South Dakota for medical treatment.

Funeral services were held for deceased on Sunday afternoon at 2:00 from the United Presbyterian church, with Dr. W. T. McConnell officiating. Interment was made in the Boyden cemetery.

Those from out of town who attended the funeral are as follows: Mrs. J. B. Griffith and Mrs. J. S. Lowry of Alhambra, Cal.; Clare L. Lanning and Mrs. M. J. Flanagan of Selby, S.D.; Dr. F. W. Cram of Sheldon; Dr. George Lanning of Sioux Falls, S.D.; and George R. Lanning of Egan, S.D., and a few others whose names we did not learn.