Nansemond-Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Johnson, Martha McClenny, 1897 

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Martha McCLENNY LANKFORD 

  Suffolk, Va., Jan. 4. - (Special) - [...] 

      MRS. LANKFORD DEAD.

  Another of Southampton county's good Christian ladies is gone.  Mrs. Martha 
Lankford died Sunday at her home, near Franklin, after a long illness.  She 
had been in an enfeebled state for several years, but it was only a week or 
so ago that her condition was considered critical.  The funeral took place
from the Franklin Baptist church.  The Services were conducted by the 
deceased's pastor, the Rev. Mr. James.

  To-day the remains were brought to Suffolk and laid beneath the sod in
Cedar Hill cemetery.  The Revs. J.F. Dean, of Windsor, Va., and J.F. Love, 
of Suffolk, read a service at the grave where a goodly collection of friends 
witnessed the interment.  The following were the pall-bearers: W.C. Harrell, 
A.S. Eley, R.R. Allen, Donald McLeod, R.F. Harrell and A.L. Nelms.

  Mrs. Lankford was born sixty-four years ago.  She was the daughter of 
William D. McClenney, who used to live in Suffolk, and who is well remembered 
by some of the oldest citizens.  The deceased leaves a husband, Mr. Menalchus 
[sic; Menalcus], and three children - Mrs. Luther R. Edwards, of Franklin, and 
Dr. L. Lankford and William Lankford, of Norfolk.


Martha (McCLENNY; Mrs. Menalcus) LANKFORD, 
d. 3 Jan 1897, at home, near Franklin, age circa 64, 
interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery (Block D, Lot 34*), Suffolk, 1 Jun 1897, 
"The Norfolk Virginian," Jan. 5, 1897, p. 6, col. 1 

*Her parents & step-mother are buried in the same lot. 
   Cedar Hill list, an extension of the 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/cedar_j.txt 

Her husband's obit ("Times-Dispatch," Apr. 11, 1905, p. 7) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/l521m6ob.txt 


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