LUBBOCK — Dorothy O. Lankford, 99, of Lubbock died Sunday, April 21, 2013.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Resthaven Funeral Home. Arrangements are by Resthaven Funeral Home of Lubbock.
Dorothy was born Dec. 26, 1913, in Seymour to John and Willie Olsen. She graduated from Seymour High School in 1930, and from Texas Tech in 1933. She taught English in the Goree, Chillicothe and Seymour school systems. She also worked as a stewardess for Braniff Airlines from 1939 to 1942. She later taught English at Slaton and Wilson Junior High Schools in Lubbock.
She was married to Clive Lankford for 55 years until his death in 1997. They had two sons. Her hobbies were reading, gardening and craft work. She enjoyed every day and took a genuine interest in everyone she met.
The family suggests memorials be to St. Luke's Methodist Church, 3708 45th St., Lubbock, TX 79413.
Sign the online guest book at www.resthavenfuneralhome.com.
Amarillo Globe-News, April 23, 2013
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Resthaven Funeral Home. Arrangements are by Resthaven Funeral Home of Lubbock.
Dorothy was born Dec. 26, 1913, in Seymour to John and Willie Olsen. She graduated from Seymour High School in 1930, and from Texas Tech in 1933. She taught English in the Goree, Chillicothe and Seymour school systems. She also worked as a stewardess for Braniff Airlines from 1939 to 1942. She later taught English at Slaton and Wilson Junior High Schools in Lubbock.
She was married to Clive Lankford for 55 years until his death in 1997. They had two sons. Her hobbies were reading, gardening and craft work. She enjoyed every day and took a genuine interest in everyone she met.
The family suggests memorials be to St. Luke's Methodist Church, 3708 45th St., Lubbock, TX 79413.
Sign the online guest book at www.resthavenfuneralhome.com.
Amarillo Globe-News, April 23, 2013
LUBBOCK — Dorothy O. Lankford, 99, of Lubbock died Sunday, April 21, 2013.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Resthaven Funeral Home. Arrangements are by Resthaven Funeral Home of Lubbock.
Dorothy was born Dec. 26, 1913, in Seymour to John and Willie Olsen. She graduated from Seymour High School in 1930, and from Texas Tech in 1933. She taught English in the Goree, Chillicothe and Seymour school systems. She also worked as a stewardess for Braniff Airlines from 1939 to 1942. She later taught English at Slaton and Wilson Junior High Schools in Lubbock.
She was married to Clive Lankford for 55 years until his death in 1997. They had two sons. Her hobbies were reading, gardening and craft work. She enjoyed every day and took a genuine interest in everyone she met.
The family suggests memorials be to St. Luke's Methodist Church, 3708 45th St., Lubbock, TX 79413.
Sign the online guest book at www.resthavenfuneralhome.com.
Amarillo Globe-News, April 23, 2013
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Resthaven Funeral Home. Arrangements are by Resthaven Funeral Home of Lubbock.
Dorothy was born Dec. 26, 1913, in Seymour to John and Willie Olsen. She graduated from Seymour High School in 1930, and from Texas Tech in 1933. She taught English in the Goree, Chillicothe and Seymour school systems. She also worked as a stewardess for Braniff Airlines from 1939 to 1942. She later taught English at Slaton and Wilson Junior High Schools in Lubbock.
She was married to Clive Lankford for 55 years until his death in 1997. They had two sons. Her hobbies were reading, gardening and craft work. She enjoyed every day and took a genuine interest in everyone she met.
The family suggests memorials be to St. Luke's Methodist Church, 3708 45th St., Lubbock, TX 79413.
Sign the online guest book at www.resthavenfuneralhome.com.
Amarillo Globe-News, April 23, 2013
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