Wednesday, December 20, 2017

Celebrating the Life of Sister Hilda "Zemora" Vining

Hilda Zemora Vining
Hilda "Zemora" Vining, passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, July 8, 2017. She was born on December 19, 1922 to the late Caleb Ike Vining and Eva Ellen Vining; five (5) sisters, Christine Williams, Florence Warner, Creola Anderson, Francis Woolridge, and Hilda R. Pikes. 

A life long resident of Montpelier, LA. She attended Bear Creek School and married at an early age of 13. 

She was the mother of five (5) children. A hard working and caring person of her mother and father. She stopped working to care for them until their death. She worked and retired from Hammond State School. 

She leaves to cherish her sweet memories four (4) children: Jessie C. Seals (Mary). Earnest Seals (Betty), Annie Hurst (Stanford), and Lawrence Sanford (Brenda), all of Montpelier, LA; twenty-seven (27) Grandchildren; thirty-five (35) Great Grandchildren; and twenty-three (23) Great-Great Grandchildren; on God Son, Howard McKinley and her play daughter, Irene Cryer.

Zemora was preceded in death by her parents, her husbands, Earl Lee Seals and Lawrence Sanford; and a son Early B. Seals. 

Source: The Funeral Program of Sister Hilda "Zemora" Vining