Joyce Ann Ball Lankford

FEDERALSBURG - Joyce Ann Ball Lankford, 65, passed away on Wednesday, March 28, 2007, at Nanticoke Hospital in Seaford.

She was born on Feb. 2, 1942, in Cambridge, the daughter of the late Manley Harper Ball and Sadie Evelyn Hubbard Ball

She had previously worked for Solo Cup Co. and LA Market, both in Federalsburg. She was a former member of His Lighthouse Fellowship Church in Federalsburg. She enjoyed crocheting, quilting, sewing, and arranging flower arrangements. She enjoyed traveling across the country with her family.

She is survived by her husband, of 23 years, Carroll Thomas Lankford; four children, Beverly Ann Williamson and her husband, Doug, of Preston, Amy J. Elzey of Federalsburg, Roy Elzey Jr., and his wife, Missy, of Federalsburg, Charles Fairbanks, and his wife, Kelly of Federalsburg; two stepdaughters, Casey Lahman and her fiancée, Hans of Sharptown, Carol Ann Eskridge and her husband, Glenn, of Seaford; 14 grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; a sister, Connie Sherman and her husband, Lester of Brookview; Manley "Mickey" Ball Jr. and his wife, Phyllis of Salisbury, and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by a sister, Peggy Brinsfield.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, at Framptom Funeral Home in Federalsburg with the Rev. Denzil Cheek officiating. Burial will follow at Hill Crest Cemetery in Federalsburg.

Friends may call at the funeral home on Saturday from 6 to 8 p.m.

Memorial contributions can be made to Coastal Hospice, P.O. Box 1733, Salisbury, MD 21802.