Ted Langford Sr.

Family-Placed Death Notice

Ted G. Langford, 76, of Cartersville, died Monday, March 23, 2009. Mr. Langford was born in Collins, Mississippi on August 27, 1932, a son of the late Duncan Alfred Langford and Evie Lee Langford. Ted graduated from Mississippi College with Bachelors and Masters Degrees in Education in the late 1950's. The first few years of his professional life were spent as a school teacher and coach. During the mid to late 1960's he completed his work on Divinity degrees at Emory University. He served as a United Methodist Minister in Schlater, Mississippi, Sugar Hill, Ga., Burnt Hickory United Methodist in Dallas, and various other small churches in Bartow, Paulding and Haralson counties from 1965 to 1988. During this same period and on into the mid 1990's Ted was employed by the State of Georgia as a unit manager in Vocational Rehabilitation. He served on a number of boards, among them serving as president of the Georgia Rehabilitation Board, President of the Georgia Rehabilitation Counseling Association, President, Southeastern Rehabilitation Counseling Association, board member Northwest Georgia Private Industry Counsel and was currently a board member of the Taylor Foundation. Ted was a United States Army veteran of the Korean Conflict and an active member of the Sam Jones Memorial United Methodist Church, in Cartersville, Ga. Survivors include his wife of fifty-five years, Ann Jones Langford, his children and spouses, Ted Langford, Jr. and Janet Langford, of Atlanta, Cindy Langford and husband Bob Ringer, of Santa Fe, New Mexico and Doug Langford, of Acworth, grandchildren, Erica and Cliff Robinson and Megan and Andrei Bunce. Funeral services will be held 11:00 A.M. Friday, March 27, 2009, at the Sam Jones Memorial United Methodist Church, in Cartersville, with Dr. Bill Burch and Rev. Dee Dee Lawson officiating. Serving as active pallbearers will be Richard Cole, Bobby Grimes, Jim Hull, Walter Johnson, Don Post and Brad Ward. Honorary pallbearers will be Roy Bethune, Wendell Ferguson, Cubby Powell, Don Nelson as well as members of the Marco Sunday School Class and members of the Sam Jones Mission Team. In lieu of flowers contributions can be made to the Sam Jones Memorial United Methodist Church Mission Team. The family will receive friends at Owen Funeral Home from 4:00 till 7:00 P.M. Thursday, March 26, 2009. Owen Funeral Home, 12 Collins Drive, Cartersville, Ga., is in charge of the arrangements.