Business Details
50+ Years
experience
Trusted Funeral & Cremation Services in DeLand, FL
Established in 1950, Lankford Funeral Home has been a trusted provider of compassionate funeral and cremation services in DeLand, Florida. As a family-owned and operated business for over seven decades, we prioritize dignity, respect, and personalized care for every family we serve. Our team specializes in creating meaningful tributes through traditional burials, cremation options, and veteran honors, while offering grief support and memorialization solutions tailored to individual needs. With a legacy rooted in community service, we remain committed to guiding families through end-of-life arrangements with professionalism and empathy. 
Services
Traditional Services
Cremation Services
Veterans Services
Personalization Options
Pet Funerals
Monuments
Obituaries
Pre-Planning
Grief Support
Details
- Year established: 1950
Highlights and features
- Family-owned since 1950 with deep roots in Volusia County.
- Specialized in personalized services for traditional burials and cremations.
- Dedicated support for military families and veteran benefits coordination.
- Comprehensive grief resources for ongoing emotional support.
- Experienced team with decades of funeral service expertise.
What people say
Dignified processions
Personalized tributes
Grief support resources
Veteran benefits expertise
Services
Traditional Services
We provide full-service funeral arrangements with visitation, chapel services, and graveside ceremonies. Families receive guidance on personalization options like tribute videos and customized memorials. Our team coordinates clergy, music, and pallbearers while ensuring compliance with all legal requirements.
Cremation Services
Our cremation services include memorial ceremonies, urn selection, and final resting place options. We offer affordable packages with choices for scattering, columbarium placement, or traditional burial of cremated remains.
Veterans Services
We coordinate VA benefits, including flag presentation, rifle details, and headstone procurement. Our staff assists with paperwork for burial allowances and ensures proper military funeral honors for eligible veterans.
Personalization Options
Create unique tributes through photo displays, music selections, poetry readings, and artwork. We provide tribute DVDs, customized urns, and live-streaming options to honor individual life stories.
Grief Support
Our grief therapy dog and one-year weekly message program provide ongoing emotional support. We offer resources for navigating the grieving process and connecting with community support networks.
People
Cheryl L. Lankford
Owner
Fourth-generation funeral director with 40+ years experience. Past president of Independent Funeral Directors of Florida and advocate for consumer awareness in funeral regulations.
Kevin O'Connor
Funeral Director
Licensed funeral director and embalmer providing compassionate service to DeLand families. Coordinates arrangements with professionalism and personalized care.
Lacy Flowers
Grief Therapy Dog
Certified therapy dog offering comfort during visitations and services. Provides emotional support through gentle presence and interaction.
Questions
What services do funeral directors perform?
Our directors handle body transfer, embalming, service coordination, paperwork, obituary creation, and grief support.
Can I plan cremation services in advance?
Yes, we offer pre-arrangement options for cremation with customizable memorialization choices.
What veteran burial benefits are available?
We assist with VA benefits including flag presentation, headstones, and burial allowances.
How can I personalize a service?
We offer tribute videos, custom urns, music selections, and memorial displays for unique celebrations of life.
What information should I bring to arrangements?
Bring military discharge papers, cemetery details, personal effects, and the deceased's legal information.
