Ronald Lanford Obituary

LANFORD, Ronald Ronald Vance Lanford, MD of Charleston, formerly of Spartanburg, SC, passed away on December 20. Dr. Lanford was born on March 7, 1936 and was the son of R. Vance and Myrtle Poole Lanford of Woodruff. He was a graduate of Woodruff High School, Davidson College and the Medical College of SC. He practiced Ophthalmology in Spartanburg for 17 years. He was a long time member of Westminster Presbyterian Church in Spartanburg where he served as deacon, elder and choir member. He was a current member of First (Scots) Presbyterian Church in Charleston. Dr. Lanford had been a board member of United Way of Spartanburg County, the Spartanburg County Medical Society, Habitat for Humanity and was a founding member of the Piedmont Audubon Society where he served as President and Treasurer. He was preceded in death by his wife, Sallie McSwain Lanford and is survived by two daughters, Allison Lanford Smith and husband Timothy of Charleston, and Mary Curtis Pizzano and husband George of Atlanta, one sister, Ann Myrl Lanford Gibert and husband James M. Gibert of Woodruff, and four grandchildren: Justin Anthony Pizzano, Joseph Griffin Pizzano, Thomas Lanford Pizzano, and Clara McCallum Smith and several nieces and nephews. Church services will be held on Thursday, December 22 at 11:00 AM at First (Scots) Presbyterian Church, 53 Meeting Street. Burial will take place on Friday, December 23 at 1:00 PM at Alford Cemetery located on Minturn Road, Minturn, SC. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to The Association for the Blind, 1071 Morrison Drive Charleston, SC 29403 or First (Scots) Presbyterian Church, 53 Meeting Street, Charleston, SC 29401. Arrangements are by the JAMES A. MCALISTER FUNERAL HOME, 1620 Savannah Hwy., Charleston, (843) 766-1365. Visit our guestbook at www.charleston.net/deaths.