Thomas Joseph Lanier II, 23 month old son of Tommy Joe and Brianna Lanier passed away Wednesday, September 19, 2012 in a tragic accident. Baby Thomas "Joey"  was born on October 2, 2010 in Gainesville, FL. He was your typical little boy who never failed to entertain and who had the energy of ten two year olds. His memory will be cherished forever. He joins in heaven his grandfathers, Joey Hanlon and C.J. Powell.

Survivors include his parents, Tommy Joe and Brianna Lanier and a brother, Lane Lanier; grandparents, Petie and Tommie Sue Lanier, George and Belinda Glover; great grandparents, James and Margaret Bell, George and Mickey Phillips and John Hanlon; great-great grandfather, James "Jim" Bell.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, September 22, 2012 in the chapel of Harry T. Reid Funeral Home, Jasper, FL. Interment followed in Evergreen Cemetery.

In the words of an Unknown Author:

A butterfly lights beside us like a sunbeam
And for a brief moment its glory and beauty
belong to our world
But then it flies again
And though we wish it could have stayed…
We feel lucky to have seen it.