Maurice "Maury" D. Lankford
May 21, 1939 ~ January 10, 2015
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 4:00 p.m. Saturday January 10, 2015 at Jewell-Rittman Family Funeral Home OFFICIATING CLERGY: Minister Mark Jacobs VISITATION: 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home MEMORIAL CONTRIBUITIONS: Hartsville Church of Christ Youth Program Maurice D. "Maury" Lankford, 75, of Hawcreek Blvd, died at 10:00 p.m. Saturday, January 3, 2015, at his home. Maury was born May 21, 1939 in Washington, Indiana, the son of Claude Lee and Josephine Bernice Dausch Lankford. He married Evelyn D. "Sue" Hendrickson. Maury retired from Cummins Engine Company as a systems analyst after 32 years of service. He was also very proud of his years of service with the National Guard. Maury was a member of the Hartsville Church of Christ and volunteered many years with the Columbus North High School Band. He also played on the Cummins hockey team and was a long time Bridge enthusiast. Survivors include his son, M. David (Sean O'Leary) Lankford of Madison, Wisconsin; daughters, Carol M. (Daniel) Rice of Columbus and Denise A. (Michael) Briner-Richardson of Nashville; brothers, Richard (Lois) Lankford of Indianapolis and Robert Lankford of Bloomington; sister, Janet (Denny) Ison of Bloomington; grandchildren, Amanda (Jake) Rose of Berwick, Pennsylvania, Sarah (Brent) Woodard of Evansville and Katianna Richardson of Nashville; great granddaughters, Elizabeth Rose and Rachael Rose; and his close friend, Eva Henry of Columbus. He was preceded in death by his parents and his wife, Evelyn "Sue".
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I had the privilege to know and work with Maurice at Cummins Engine Co. since the early 1970s. Maurice was a great colleague; he was always helpful to us when we needed data in support of projects. Maurice had a great sense of humor and was well respected for his knowledge and his patience
Denise, my thoughts and prayers are with you.
So sorry for your loss!
Dean & Janet Pierson We first met Maury at IU in 1967 as he was working on his MBA at the Business School. Later, we ended up working at Cummins together & renewed acquaintances. Over the years I worked with Maury & at one point worked for Maury. During all these times, Maury was known to be an intelligent, smiling, helpful person you could always count on. I had been kept appraised of Maury over the years via a mutual friend, & was fortunate enough to have lunch with him in October at one of Cummins retirees’ luncheons. He was pretty much his usual old self, but clearly was not well. We are so sorry to learn of Maury’s passing & we send our condolences to the entire family. He will be missed. RIP Maury Lankford.
Maurice was a very caring ’57 classmate always staying in touch and cheerfully serving all of the alums. He will sadly be missed. Our prayers to his family as we lift him up.
So Sorry to hear about Maury. He was a long time member of the reunion committee and involved in planning of reunions and Birthday Parties for the class. He was an excellent computer person. Always a friend to everyone. He will be missed.