Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Lankford, Thomas A., 1961 

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THOMAS ALSON LANKFORD

   CARRSVILLE - Thomas Alson Lankford, 74, died in his home Saturday afternoon.

   He was a lifelong resident of Isle of Wight County, a son of Jesse and Mrs. 
Louisa Bracey Lankford.  He was a member of Beaver Dam Baptist Church and 
veteran of World War I.

   He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Leona Howell Lankford; a brother, Jesse 
B. Lankford of Smithfield; and a sister, Mrs. J.R. Howell of Franklin.

   A funeral service was conducted Monday at 2 p.m. in Beaver Dam Baptist 
Church by the Rev. Edwin C. Thornton, Jr., pastor.  Burial was in the church 
cemetery.

   Pallbearers were Joel C. Bradshaw, Jr., R.E. Parker, Edward Lankford, James 
West, James P. Lankford, Jr., Dr. C.C. Crossland, Sol Rose and Shepherd 
Johnson.


Thomas Alson LANKFORD, of Carrsville, WW-I veteran, 
lifelong resident of Isle of Wight Co., d. 21 Oct 1961, at home, age 74, 
interred in Beaver Dam Baptist Church Cemetery*, near Franklin, 23 Oct 1961, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Oct. 26, 1961, Section 2, p. 3 

*Isle of Wight County Historical Society, Grave Site Survey Task Force list: 
 http://www.iwchs.com/Documents/Beaverdam_Beaverdam%20Rd_Cemetery.doc 

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