Mrs. Shirley Patterson Lankford

August 11, 1938 – December 31, 2021

Mrs. Shirley Jean Lankford, age 83, of Fort Payne, Alabama, passed away peacefully on December 31, 2021 at her home that she and her beloved husband, Herschel Lankford, built from the ground up.

She is survived by:

Children: Jeff Lankford (Sherrie) & Steve Lankford (Susan)

Grandchildren: Josh Lankford (Emily), Jordan Lankford, & Jesi Glass (Keaton)

Great-Grandchildren: Grayden Lankford, Graham Lankford, Harlan Grace Lankford, & Baby Glass

Preceded in death by:

Husband: Herschel Lankford

Parents: Curtis & Vivian Winkles

Pallbearers: Josh Lankford, Jordan Lankford, Keaton Glass, Terry Casey, Austin Davis, Colin Casey

The family is accepting flowers or donations to St. Paul United Methodist Church (303 9th St. NW Fort Payne, AL 35967).

Visitation

Date of Visitation: Thursday, January 6, 2022

Visitation Location: Burt Chapel-Fort Payne

Visitation Time: 11:00 AM-1:00 PM

Funeral

Date of Funeral: Thursday, January 6, 2022

Funeral Location: Burt Chapel-Fort Payne

Funeral Time: 1:00 PM

Officiating: Rev. Darrell Morgan

Burial

Date of Burial: Thursday, January 6, 2022

Burial Location: Glenwood Cemetery

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Margaret Thacker from Fort Payne
January 5, 2022 at 8:57 pm

We are so sorry for the family and their grief, but we are so happy for Shirley. She told Ed a year or two ago that nothing meant anything to her, not the house that she and Herschel built, nothing tangible, except her family.
We are happy that she and her love, Herschel are together again.

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