Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Lankford, Vincent C. Sr., 1975 

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VINCENT CRAWLEY LANKFORD

FRANKLIN - Vincent Crawley Lankford Sr. of Route 2 died Monday in the 
Medicenter, Norfolk.

   A native of Southampton County, he was the husband of Mrs. Berlie Burgess 
Lankford.  He was a vegetable and plant grower and shipper.

   He was a member of Franklin Congregational Christian Church.

   Other survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Mildred L. Blythe of Franklin 
and Mrs. Nelda L. Morton of Portsmouth; two sons, Vincent C. Lankford Jr. 
and Ashley D. Lankford of Franklin; seven grandchildren; and seven great- 
grandchildren.

   A funeral service will be held Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. in Poplar Spring 
Cemetery by the Rev. John Kelly and the Rev. R.E. Brittle.  W.J.M. Holland & 
Sons Funeral Home has charge.


Vincent Crawley LANKFORD, Sr., vegetable & plant grower & shipper, 
Southampton Co. native, d. 15 Sep 1975, Norfolk, age 80, 
interred in Poplar Spring Cemetery (Annex 2, Plot 58*), Franklin, 
   17 Sep 1975, 
"The Virginian-Pilot" (Norfolk, VA), Sep. 16, 1975, p. A-6; 
"The Suffolk (VA) News Herald," Sep. 16, 1975 {verbatim copy} 

*Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Poplar Spring list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/psanx2.txt 

His parents are buried in a LANKFORD family cemetery, on Sedley Rd., 
   near the Dixie Plant Farm sheds. 
   SCHS Cemetery Project, Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 5 (V-15): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/miscvol5.txt 

His mother was accidently shot & killed 7 Dec 1933.  Her great-nephew Guy 
   EDWARDS was acquitted 16 May 1935.  A report ("Richmond Times-Dispatch," 
   May 16, 1935, p. 4) on the acquittal is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/news/19350516td.txt 

His in-laws are buried in a BURGESS family cemetery, Checkerboard Corner. 
   SCHS Cemetery Project, Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 2 (II-38): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/miscvol2.txt 


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Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), 
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