Update History - Douglas Herbert Vining

May 2026 — promoted son Gary Paul Vining to his own entry; added Douglas's first wife Pearl Constant and second wife Netye “Zel” Douglas with full life dates, parents, and burials; restructured children into four groups by mother (Pearl's three sons; Netye's two documented daughters; Joyce, mother undocumented; stepson Jeffrey Sylvest by Netye's earlier marriage to Marvin Sylvest); filled in spouse first names for the children's marriages (Gary Paul Vining obituary (Whitt Funeral Home)) (Gary Paul Vining obituary (Legacy.com)) (Douglas Herbert Vining obituary, The Daily Star (Hammond), 17 June 2001) (Pearl Constant Vining Threeton obituary, The Daily Star (Hammond), 21 March 2004) (Frank Donald Guiffreda obituary, October 2022 (Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home)) (Frank Donald Guiffreda obituary, October 2022 (echovita.com mirror)) (Netye “Zel” D. Guiffreda obituary, March 2024 (Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home)) (Find A Grave Memorial #64436894, Frank Donald Guiffreda (with joint Frank-and-Netye Guiffreda headstone photo)) (Douglas Herbert Vining obituary (The Advocate, 18 June 2001), USGenWeb Archives transcription) (Tangi Talk Court News, 20 December 1967 (Douglas H. Vining v. Netye Douglas Sylvest Vining, separation)) (The Daily Star (Hammond), 30 December 1984 (Brown-Sylvest wedding announcement: Betsy Brown and Jeffrey Sylvest, married 17 November 1984))
May 2026 — added 1950 US census for Douglas's household with Pearl Constant; established birth order Ronald – Gary – Donald and added approximate birth years for Ronald and Donald