Carrsville – Joseph William "Joe Billy" Lankford, 75, passed away January 3, 2019, in his home surrounded by his loved ones.  Joe Billy was a native of Isle of Wight County and was a son of the late Bernard and Lillian Duck Lankford.  He was predeceased by his first wife Minnie Darden Lankford and two brothers Robert Earl Lankford and Bernard Lee Lankford and his beloved sidekick "Jack".  Joe Billy grew up in Beaver Dam Baptist Church and was a retired foreman with VDOT, a former 13 year employee of Newport News Shipyard, and along with his wife Minnie operated Maynards Store that was a local focal point of the area for 20 years.  He was a member of the Blackwater Hunt Club, honorary member of Community Hunt Club, and was an avid fisherman, hunter, and houndsman.

Left to cherish his memory is his wife Peggy Carr Lankford; son Neil Lankford (Carol); step son Stephen Cobb; sister Betty Butler; two sisters-in-law Frances and Emily Lankford; four grandchildren Ethan Burgess (Alyssa), Aaron Burgess, Blake Cobb, and Logan Cobb; and nieces and nephews.

A Memorial Service will be held at 2PM Monday, January 7, 2019 in Wright Funeral Home, Franklin with the Rev. Warren Johnson officiating.  Burial will be private.  The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 PM Sunday in the funeral home.   www.wrightfuneralhome.org