Valena Purvis Lane, a native of Mansfield, and a 62-year resident of Grambling, was born on Valentine’s Day. Her parents named her Valena using the first five letters of Valentine and adding an "a" because her paternal grandmother was named Selena.
When asked about her residency in Grambling, she said, my husband was a former Grambling College student and wanted to return to school. We came to Grambling in 1962 and been here ever since."
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