Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Lankford, George A., 1951 

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GEORGE ALBERT LANKFORD

FORMER CHAIRMAN OF COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD DIES AT CAPRON HOME

   George Albert Lankford, 60, widely known in Southampton County, died at 
the residence in Capron on Saturday morning, June 23, after suffering a heart 
attack the day before.  His death came as a distinct shock to his family and 
friends, although he had had a heart condition for several years.

   Born July 19, 1890, in Salisbury, Md., he was the son of the late A.W. and 
Elizabeth Priscilla Lankford.  He attended school in Salisbury and also the 
University of Maryland.  In 1910 he came to Capron to live with and work for 
his uncle, the late William H. Vincent, in the Capron Box Mill.  Later he and 
his partner, W.S. Bell and L.W. McGrath, bought and ran the box mill until it 
ceased operations.

   In 1917 he married Miss Alice Carey of Capron, formerly of Salisbury.

   He was intensely interested in the education of the youth of Southampton 
County, serving as chairman of the County School Board for over 20 years and 
being a member of the Board at the time of his death.  He was employed as a 
rural mail carrier, and in this capacity he extended his already wide circle 
of friends.

   An active member of the Capron Methodist Church, he was a one time 
superintendent of its Sunday school.  For several years he was chairman of the 
Board of Stewards, of which he was a member at the time of his death.  He was 
a Mason and a member of the Ruritans.

   Besides his wife he is survived by a daughter, Miss Virginia Wright 
Lankford of Capron; two sons, G. Albert Lankford, Jr., of Norfolk and Anthony 
Carey Lankford of Philadelphia, Pa.; three grandchildren; and a brother, 
Edward Lankford of Emporia.

   His place in the community cannot be filled, and his many friends grieve 
with his family.

   Funeral services for Mr. Lankford were conducted Sunday afternoon at the 
Capron Methodist Church by the pastor, Rev. L.O. Wright, and burial was in 
the Capron Cemetery.  Active pallbearers were cousins of the deceased: John 
Vincent, William V. Rawlings, Harold McGarth, Edward and Fred Bounds, Gene 
Thomas Vincent, and John and Ben Wyche.  Honorary pallbearers include the 
member of the County School Board.


George Albert LANKFORD [Sr.], businessman & rural mail carrier, 
former Southampton Co. school board chairman, 
b. 19 Jul 1890, Salisbury, MD, d. 23 Jun 1951, at home, Capron, 
interred in Capron Cemetery*, 24 May 1950, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), May 26, 1950, p. 14 

*Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Capron list (C-25): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/capron.txt 


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