Ninth Generation


6421. Grace Lea was born in June 1890 in Pass Christian, Harrison, MS. She died in 1991 at the age of 101 in New Orleans, Orleans, LA. Arny - Grace Lea Arny, A Homemaker, Died Wednesday At Metairie Healthcare Center. She Was 100. Mrs. Arny Was Born In Pass Christian, Miss., And Lived In New Orleans For 50 Years. She Graduated From Newcomb College In 1911 And In 1913 Received A Master's Degree In English From Tulane University. During World War II, She Worked For The States-Item As A Reporter. In Later Years She Was A Social Worker. Survivors Include Two Sons, Edwin W. Arny Jr. And David B. Arny, Both Of Bandera, Texas; A Daughter, Margaret A. Waguespack Of Kenner; Seven Grandchildren And Three Great-Grandchildren. A Memorial Service Will Be Held Today At 1 P.M. At Tharp-Sontheimer-Tharp Funeral Home, 4127 S. Claiborne Ave. Burial Will Be In Garden Of Memories Cemetery. Times Picayune 03-22-1991

Grace Lea and Edwin Weaver Arny were married on 25 June 1914 at Harriett Sophie Newcomb Memorial Chapel in New Orleans, Orleans, LA. Edwin Weaver Arny, son of William Thomas Arny and Edwina Preston Weaver, was born on 26 August 1888 in New Orleans, Orleans, LA. He died on 16 May 1973 at the age of 84 in New Orleans, Orleans, LA.

Grace Lea-31862 and Edwin Weaver Arny-31866 had the following children:

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Edwin Weaver Arny (private).

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David Brant Arny-31955.

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Margaret Heaslip Arny-31956.