Southampton-Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Lankford, J. Robert, 1930 

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JOHN ROBERT LANKFORD

J. ROBERT LANKFORD IS KILLED IN ACCIDENT AT THE CAMP MILL MONDAY

   J. Robert Lankford, an esteemed citizen of this town and foreman of the 
sawmill at the Camp Manufacturing Company’s plant here was almost instantly 
killed Monday morning when he became entangled in a conveyor belt, being at 
once removed to Raiford Hospital in a dying condition where he lived only an 
hour.

   Mr. Lankford who was a native of the Maynard community of Isle of Wight, 
was the son of the late John and Mrs. Texie Carr Lankford of that county, and 
was 41 years of age.  He had been a valued and trusted employee of the Camp 
Company for many years, holding one of the most responsible positions in their 
large manufacturing plant here.  He was a consistent member of the Franklin 
Baptist Church and of the Bruner Bible Class of that church, being a quiet, 
honorable and unassuming citizen, and numbering many friends in the town and 
community.

   He attended school at the Franklin Military Academy and in 1913 married 
Miss Mollie P. Vaughan of Isle of Wight, who survives him with one son, 
Charles Lankford, a member of the Franklin High School graduating class this 
year.  He also leaves two brothers, Willie T. Lankford of Purdy and Joel E. 
Lankford of Burdette, and one sister, Mrs. John O. Scott of Carrsville, 
besides a wide family connection.  The bereaved family has the sympathy of the 
entire town and community in the distressing tragedy.

   Funeral services were conducted from his late home in South High Street 
Tuesday afternoon at 4:30 o’clock, attended by a large assembly of friends. 
The services were conducted by Mr. Lankford’s pastor, Rev. R.D. Stephenson, 
and interment was made in Poplar Spring Cemetery.  The body bearers were: W.B. 
Simpson, Jas. H. Collier, Herbert Beaman, R.S. Barrett, R.H.  Rawls, John 
Norfleet, J.L. Rountree and L.B. Holland, all of whom were friends and 
associated employees at the Camp Manufacturing Company.  Members of the Bruner 
Class in a body acted as honorary pallbearers.


John Robert LANKFORD, sawmill foreman - Camp Manufacturing, 
Maynard, Isle of Wight Co. native; 
injured at work, d. 26 May 1930, Franklin, 
interred in Poplar Spring Cemetery (Section 2, Plot 2A*), Franklin, 
   27 May 1930, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), May 30, 1930, p. 1 

*Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS}, Cemetery Project, 
   Poplar Spring list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/poplar2.txt 

His widow's obit ("Tidewater News," Aug. 30, 1956) is posted at: 
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/l521m1ob.txt 


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