David W. Lankford, 86 EAST NEW MARKET - David Wheatley Lankford, of East New Market, passed away on Monday, Dec. 7, 2009. at Chesapeake Woods Center in Cambridge. He was 86. He was born May 31, 1923, in Shiloh, Dorchester Co., the son of the late Scott E. Lankford, Sr. and Myra Brinsfield Lankford, and was raised by his late uncle and aunt, Hammond and Katie Brinsfield Hastings. His wife, Lennabelle Ewell Lankford preceded him in death on Feb. 24, 2002. Mr. Lankford was a Hurlock High School graduate class of 1940. He was a farmer working with his uncle from 1940 to 1950. He retired from the former Continental Can Company in Hurlock after 31 years of service, retiring in 1982. He enjoyed traveling in his motorhome, was an avid Orioles fan and sports fan, was an oil lamp collector, and was a member of the First Baptist Church in Hurlock. He is survived by his daughter, Joyce North and her husband Herbert North, Jr. of Griffith's Neck; three grandchildren, Valerie Lomax (Mickey), Christine Delaney (Rick), both of Rhodesdale, and Jay Bradley (Cindy) of Manchester, Pa.; seven great-grandchildren, Amber Aaron, Tyler Brummett, Hailey Brummett, Nick Lomax, Zack Bradley, Jessica Radabough, and Amanda Glatfelter; two brothers, Eddy Lankford (Charlotte) of Hurlock and Bobby Lankford (June) of Seaford, Del.; and many nieces and nephews, and a special friend, Ruth Harding of Cambridge. Besides his parents and wife, he was preceded in death by a grandson, Danny Bradley; four sisters, Margaret Bailey, Pauline Knowles, Eleanor Bennett, and Anne Lankford; and five brothers, Scott E. Lankford, Jr., Alfred Lankford, Jack Lankford, Irvin Lankford, and Paul Lankford. Funeral services will be 1 p.m., Friday, Dec. 11, at the Framptom Funeral Home with Rev. Lee Hughart officiating. Interment will follow in Eldorado Cemetery, Eldorado. Friends may call at the funeral home from noon to 1 p.m. on Friday. Pallbearers will be Herbert North, Jr., Jay Bradley, Rick Delaney, Tyler Brummett, Mickey Lomax, Nick Lomax. Share memories with the family at www.framptom.com.