Teresa A. Lankford

Teresa A. Lankford

Teresa Lankford Obituary

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Teresa Ann Lankford was born on May 8, 1952 to the late William and Mary Curd and passed away on February 26, 2026 in Dexter, Missouri at the age of 73.

On February 17, 1996, Teresa Curd and Allen Lankford were united in marriage in Delta, Missouri and he preceded her in death on March 28, 2020.

Surviving family include her son, Joe (Joyce) Davis, of Dexter, Missouri, 3 grandchildren, John, Jadyn and Jacob, 2 great grandchildren, Essie and Brinley, and her siblings, Sharon Foster, of Bloomfield, Missouri, Amanda Schultz, of Atkin, Minnesota, and Eric Curd, of Essex, Missouri.

Teresa was preceded in death by her parents, her first husband, John Davis, her husband Allen Lankford and a brother, Jerry.

A burial will be held on Monday, March 2, 2026, at the Bloomfield Cemetery in Bloomfield, Missouri, beginning at 10 A.M.

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Watkins and Sons Funeral Service Inc. - Dexter

301 N Walnut St PO Box 96, Dexter, MO 63841

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