Bernard Alan Lankford's obituary , Passed away on October 22, 2025 in Bristol, Tennessee

Bernard Alan Lankford

August 13, 1952 - October 22, 2025 (73 years old)

Bristol, Tennessee

Bernard Alan Lankford's obituary , Passed away on October 22, 2025 in Bristol, Tennessee

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Oakley-Cook Funeral Home

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Bernard Alan Lankford

August 13, 1952 - October 22, 2025 (73 years old)

Bristol, Tennessee

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Bernard Alan Lankford Obituary

It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Bernard Alan Lankford (Bristol, Tennessee), born in Raven, Virginia, who passed away at the age of 73, on October 22, 2025. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Bernard Alan Lankford to show support.

As we bid Bernard farewell, let us not mourn the absence of his physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of his spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Bernard is not truly gone, but merely transformed, his energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.

He was predeceased by: his parents, Bernard Trevor Lankford and Agnes Reedy Lankford; and his siblings, Mark Trevor Lankford and Jane Lankford Jeffries. He is survived by: his wife Judy; his children, Bernard Trevor Lankford II and Tara Lankford Smalling (Aaron); and his grandson Damian.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to First Church of God, 301 Georgia Avenue, Bristol, TN, or to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in her memory.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Oakley-Cook Funeral Home



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Sun

Oct 26

Visitation

Oakley-Cook Funeral Home
2223 Volunteer Pkwy, Bristol, TN 37620

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Oct 26

Funeral service

Oakley-Cook Funeral Home
2223 Volunteer Pkwy, Bristol, TN 37620

Mon

Oct 27

Graveside service

Glenwood Cemetery
839 Bluff City Hwy, Bristol, TN 37620

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