Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Lankford, Bertha M. Blythe, 1989 

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MRS. LANKFORD DIES RETIRED OWNER OF FRANKLIN FLORIST SHOP

Mrs. Bertha Blythe Lankford, retired owner of the former Lankford 
Florist here, died yesterday in a Franklin nursing home after a 
lengthy illness.  She was 86.

A native of Southampton County, Mrs. Lankford was educated there.

She opened her florist shop with her husband in 1947 and operated 
it until her retirement in 1974.

She was the widow of Harvey A. Lankford Sr.

Mrs. Lankford was a member of the Congregational Christian Church 
in Franklin.

Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Gladys L. Wills of Franklin 
and Miss Audrey J. Lankford of Richmond; two sons, Harvey A. Lankford 
Jr., of Franklin and Burnley H. "Pete" Lankford of Virginia Beach; 
two sisters, Mrs. Bessie B. Carr of Franklin and Mrs. Hazel B. Corbitt 
of Newport News; a brother, Howard Blythe of Franklin; and eight 
grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

A funeral will be held tomorrow at 2 p.m. at the Wright Funeral Home 
in Franklin.  Burial will follow in the Poplar Spring Cemetery in 
Franklin.

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BERTHA MAE BLYTHE LANKFORD 

FRANKLIN - Bertha Blythe Lankford, 86, died Monday, Feb. 6, in a local 
nursing home.

She was a native of Southampton County and a member of Congregational 
Christian Church.

She retired as owner of Lankford Florist.

Survivors include two daughters, Gladys L. Willis of Franklin and Audrey J. 
Lankford of Richmond; two sons, Harvey A. Lankford Jr. of Franklin and 
Burnley H. Lankford of Virginia Beach; two sisters, Bessie B. Carr of 
Franklin and Hazel B. Corbitt of Newport News; a brother, Howard Blythe of 
Franklin; eight grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

A funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. today in Wright Funeral Home by the 
Revs. Joseph A. Talley and Ira Hudgins.  Burial will follow in Poplar Spring 
Cemetery.


Bertha Mae (BLYTHE; Mrs. Harvey A. Sr.) LANKFORD, 
retired owner of Lankford Florist, 
Southampton Co. native, d. 6 Feb 1989, Franklin, age 86, 
interred in Poplar Spring Cemetery (Annex 3, Section C, Plot 18*), Franklin, 
   8 Feb 1989, 
"The Richmond (VA) Times-Dispatch," Feb. 7, 1989; 
"The Daily Press" (Newport News, VA), Feb. 8, 1989; 

*Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Poplar Spring list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/psanx3.txt 

Her parents are buried in another section - Annex 2, Plot 98. 
   SCHS Cemetery Project, Poplar Spring list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/psanx2.txt 


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