Episcopal Diocese of Northern Indiana ArchivesMain MenuIntroduction to the CollectionBishops of the Diocese of IndianaBishops of the Diocese of Northern IndianaParishes and MissionsConventionsOrdinations and PostulantsCamps and YouthEcumenical ServicesDiocesan Officers and GovernanceWomen's Auxiliary - Episcopal Church WomenMiscellaneousJohn David Beatty85388be94808daa88b6f1a0c89beb70cd0fac252
Rev. Theron George Lansford
12020-11-16T12:26:27-08:00John David Beatty85388be94808daa88b6f1a0c89beb70cd0fac252327162plain2020-11-16T12:32:58-08:00John David Beatty85388be94808daa88b6f1a0c89beb70cd0fac252The Rev. Theron G. Lansford was born in Denton, Texas, on 13 June 1931, the son of Marcus Leslie and Lucille (Wallis) Lansford. He received a Bachelor's degree from the University of Texas in 1957 and a Master's degree in 1959. He married Mary Elizabeth Cook on 31 March 1960 in Williamson, Texas. He became a Professor of Psychology at the University of Texas and later at Tri-State University in Angola, and while there supported the mission of Holy Family as a parishioner and lay reader. He then decided to read for orders under Bishop Klein, who ordained him a deacon in 1971 and a priest in 1972. He served as priest in charge of Holy Family, from 1974 to 1980. In later years he served as interim rector of Grace Church in Fort Wayne from 2000 to 2001, and he returned as vicar of Holy Family from 2005 to 2006. He died in Fort Wayne, Indiana, on 10 September 2015.
