Eva Helen Lanning was born on January 21, 1913 in Weir, Kansas, the daughter of Fred and Pearl (Hoffman) Massingill. Eva Married Howard Lanning, the love of her life and they moved from Kansas to Detroit, Michigan to work in the factories. Eva worked as a housekeeper most of her life operating her own house cleaning business. A Baptist by faith Eva was a member of the Heritage Baptist Church of Pontiac, Michigan. Eva passed away on July 16, 2012 in Tahlequah, OK she was 99 years old.
Eva is preceded in death by her Parents, her husband Howard, 4 brothers Billy, Joe, Paul, and Clyde Massingill,
She is survived by her sister Margie Cozart, and her nephew Barry Cascale of Tahlequah, OK.