Daniel C. Lankford, 94, of Lexington, passed away Thursday, April 28, 2016 at Riverbend Heights Health & Rehabilitation in Lexington. Services for Daniel will be 10 a.m., Tuesday, May 3, 2016 at the Walker-Nadler-Fuller Funeral Home, Lexington (660) 259-2245. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m., Monday, May 2 at the funeral home with Masonic Services. Burial will be in the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery at Higginsville, MO. Memorials may be made to the Trinity United Church of Christ, Lexington.
Daniel was born December 5, 1921 in Lexington, MO, to Vergle Clinton and Naomi Mattie Best Lankford. He married Clara Marie Finkemeier July 18, 1948 in Wellington, MO. He had retired from Central States Transport where he was the Chief Diesel Mechanic. Daniel was a WWII Army Air Corp Veteran serving in the Bismarck Archipelago and the Southern Philippines. He was a member of Trinity United Church of Christ, the Lexington Masonic Lodge, the Shriner's, Elks Lodge, and V.F.W. Post 4052.
Daniel is survived by a sister, Ula Virginia Finch, and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Clara on June 15, 2009, his parents, brothers, Earl and Harold, and a sister, Louise Timbrook.
Arrangements: Walker-Nadler-Fuller Funeral Home, 1720 South Street, Lexington, MO 64067 (660) 259-2245
Daniel was born December 5, 1921 in Lexington, MO, to Vergle Clinton and Naomi Mattie Best Lankford. He married Clara Marie Finkemeier July 18, 1948 in Wellington, MO. He had retired from Central States Transport where he was the Chief Diesel Mechanic. Daniel was a WWII Army Air Corp Veteran serving in the Bismarck Archipelago and the Southern Philippines. He was a member of Trinity United Church of Christ, the Lexington Masonic Lodge, the Shriner's, Elks Lodge, and V.F.W. Post 4052.
Daniel is survived by a sister, Ula Virginia Finch, and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Clara on June 15, 2009, his parents, brothers, Earl and Harold, and a sister, Louise Timbrook.
Arrangements: Walker-Nadler-Fuller Funeral Home, 1720 South Street, Lexington, MO 64067 (660) 259-2245
Daniel C. Lankford, 94, of Lexington, passed away Thursday, April 28, 2016 at Riverbend Heights Health & Rehabilitation in Lexington. Services for Daniel will be 10 a.m., Tuesday, May 3, 2016 at the Walker-Nadler-Fuller Funeral Home, Lexington (660) 259-2245. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m., Monday, May 2 at the funeral home with Masonic Services. Burial will be in the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery at Higginsville, MO. Memorials may be made to the Trinity United Church of Christ, Lexington.
Daniel was born December 5, 1921 in Lexington, MO, to Vergle Clinton and Naomi Mattie Best Lankford. He married Clara Marie Finkemeier July 18, 1948 in Wellington, MO. He had retired from Central States Transport where he was the Chief Diesel Mechanic. Daniel was a WWII Army Air Corp Veteran serving in the Bismarck Archipelago and the Southern Philippines. He was a member of Trinity United Church of Christ, the Lexington Masonic Lodge, the Shriner's, Elks Lodge, and V.F.W. Post 4052.
Daniel is survived by a sister, Ula Virginia Finch, and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Clara on June 15, 2009, his parents, brothers, Earl and Harold, and a sister, Louise Timbrook.
Arrangements: Walker-Nadler-Fuller Funeral Home, 1720 South Street, Lexington, MO 64067 (660) 259-2245
Daniel was born December 5, 1921 in Lexington, MO, to Vergle Clinton and Naomi Mattie Best Lankford. He married Clara Marie Finkemeier July 18, 1948 in Wellington, MO. He had retired from Central States Transport where he was the Chief Diesel Mechanic. Daniel was a WWII Army Air Corp Veteran serving in the Bismarck Archipelago and the Southern Philippines. He was a member of Trinity United Church of Christ, the Lexington Masonic Lodge, the Shriner's, Elks Lodge, and V.F.W. Post 4052.
Daniel is survived by a sister, Ula Virginia Finch, and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Clara on June 15, 2009, his parents, brothers, Earl and Harold, and a sister, Louise Timbrook.
Arrangements: Walker-Nadler-Fuller Funeral Home, 1720 South Street, Lexington, MO 64067 (660) 259-2245
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