March 29, 2020

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. — Leslie Allen Lankford, 61, died March 28, 2020, at Southeast Health Center of Stoddard County in Deter. Born Aug. 12, 1958, in Texas, son of the late James C. and Janet Virgin White Lankford, he lived in Chaffee before moving to Bloomfield area. He worked as a self-employed long-haul trucker and was of the Christian belief...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. — Leslie Allen Lankford, 61, died March 28, 2020, at Southeast Health Center of Stoddard County in Deter.

Born Aug. 12, 1958, in Texas, son of the late James C. and Janet Virgin White Lankford, he lived in Chaffee before moving to Bloomfield area. He worked as a self-employed long-haul trucker and was of the Christian belief.

On Feb. 17, 1996, in Delta, he married Theresa Ann Curd, who survives of the home.

In addition to his wife, survivors include: one stepson, Joe Davis of Dexter; two brothers, Dean Lankford of Pacific, Missouri, and David Lankford of Delta; and three grandchildren.

He was also preceded in death by one brother, James Lankford.

A private family funeral service will be Tuesday at the Watkins and Sons Funeral Chapel in Dexter.

Burial will be in the Bloomfield City Cemetery in Bloomfield.

Online condolences may be shared at www.watkinsfuneralhome.com.

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