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Obituary for Jo Anna Lankford Allen
Jo Anna Lankford Allen, 60, of Plymouth died Saturday, July 25, 2015 at her residence in Plymouth.
Born June 5, 1955 in Beaufort County she was the daughter of the late Joseph Roy Lankford and Theola Cox Lankford. Jo Anna was an administrative assistant with Eye Care Center of Plymouth and a member of Hope Free Will Baptist Church.
Her family includes her husband, Freeman Grant Allen, Jr. of Plymouth, N.C.; sons, Curtis J. Allen and wife Kristen of Fuquay-Varina, N.C. and Daniel S. Allen and wife Jennifer of Plymouth, N.C.; sisters, Susan Long of Roper, N.C. and Kathy Taylor of Williamston, N.C.; brothers, Richard Lankford of Clayton, N.C. and Miles Lankford of Charlottesville, Va.; grandchildren, Lily Allen, Sophie Allen and Allison Allen.
Funeral service will be held Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at 2:00 pm at Hope Free Will Baptist Church, Plymouth with Pastor Leonard Bowers officiating. Burial will follow in Hillside Memorial Gardens. Family will receive friends on Tuesday, July 28, 2015 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at Hope Free Will Baptist Church and other times at the residence.
Arrangements are by Maitland Funeral Home, Plymouth.