John Lankford 1827 – 1916

LANKFORD

Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 4/13/2021 at 12:01:08

Cresco Plain Dealer Mar. 3, 1916 P-7 C-4

John Lankford, oldest undertaker and Odd Fellow in Iowa, died at Centerville, aged 89 years. He made a practice of wearing a straw hat throughout the year except when attending funerals.

Transcriber’s Note: Find a Grave shows he was born March 31, 1827 and died Feb. 23, 1916. He is buried in Oakland Cemetery.