 West Hill Cemetery Sherman, Texas  Floyd Lankford 28 April 1922 - 23 September 1993 Ruth Belknap Lankford 25 February 1927 - 13 October 2020  Alma Ruth Lankford passed away on October 13, 2020. Services were held at Dorchester Baptist Church on Saturday morning, October 17, 2020. Rev. Bobby Fletcher and Zach Poling officiated. Burial followed at West Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers were Jimmy Vincent, Bobby Overbey, Justin Blackwell, Brent Kirby, and Gary Bennett. Honorary pallbearers were Larry Vincent, Bob Overbey, Loy Goldston and Ronnie Lankford. Ruth was born February 25, 1927 in the Dorchester community, daughter of David and Lillie Hanning Belknap. She attended Southmayd school and retired from Sears. She married Floyd Lankford on October 2, 1943 and he passed away September 23, 1993. They had 50 happy years together. She was a member at Dorchester Baptist Church, a soldier of Christ, she loved the Lord and her church and taught Sunday School for many years. She is survived by her daughter, Ginger Ham and Altis of Dorchester; 5 grandchildren: Brent Lankford of Ponder; Jason Lankford and wife, Christy, of Tom Bean; Amy Lankford Hertel and husband, David, of Denton; Kathi Lankford Olson and husband, Nick, of Little Elm; and Wendi Lankford Reed and husband, Robert, of Sherman; 4 step-grandchildren: 7 great-grandchildren; and numerous great-great-grandchildren. She is proceeded in death by her husband; 2 sons, Billy Wayne and Charles Ray; parents; brother, Buford Belknap. Services were under the direction of Scoggins Funeral Home, Van Alstyne, Texas. - - - Scoggins Funeral Home West Hill Cemetery Elaine Nall Bay ©2017 If you find any of Grayson County TXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |