Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Lankford, David, 1956 

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DAVID LANKFORD

   David Lankford, 72, retired merchant, died Thursday, August 9, at 6:45 p.m. 
at Obici Memorial Hospital, Suffolk, after a short illness.

   Mr. Lankford, a native of Southampton County, had operated a grocery store 
in the Burdette community for over 40 years. He was a son of the late Joseph 
and Mrs. Emma Duke Lankford and was a member of Black creek Baptist Church.

   Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Lily West Lankford; one daughter, Mrs. Roger 
Drewry of Zuni; two sons, David Lankford, Jr., of Ivor and Hudson Lankford of 
Philadelphia; three sisters, Mrs. E.H. Whitely and Mrs. N.H. Bradshaw of 
Carrsville and Mrs. Dora Duke of Suffolk; one brother G.D. Lankford of Zuni; 
five grandchildren, three great grandchildren and a number of nieces and 
nephews.

   Funeral services were conducted Sunday at 4 p.m. at Black Creek Baptist 
Church by Rev. Lynn Allen, pastor, and Rev. R.E Brittle. Burial was in the 
church cemetery.

   Active pallbearers were Herman Bradshaw, William J. Byrd, Ryland Duck, 
Gilmen West, Raymond Taylor, Harrell Whitley, Edward Taylor and J.J. West.


[David LANKFORD, d. 9 Aug 1956, Suffolk, age 72, 
 interred in Black Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, 12 Aug 1956, 
 "The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), 16 Aug 1956] 

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