Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameLCDR “Al” Darriell Allen LANCASTER [1], [3730], [289], [4018], [4019], [4020], [4021], [4022], [4023], [3733]
BirthMar 12, 1933, Edgecombe County, North Carolina [1], [4024], [289], [4018], [4019], [4025], [4022]
DeathOct 18, 1999, Norfolk City, Virginia [4018], [4024]
BurialNorth East United Methodist Memorial Cemetery, Cemetery Road And Thomas Avenue, North East, Cecil County, Maryland [4018], [4026]
FlagsKorean War, US Navy, Vietnam
FatherJoseph James LANCASTER (1891-1973)
MotherMattie WILLIFORD (1891-1938)
Obituary Online notes for LCDR “Al” Darriell Allen LANCASTER
Darriell LANCASTER


LCDR Darriell Allen "Al" Lancaster Of Virginia Beach, VA, age 66, died Monday October 18, 1999 at home.

Born March 12, 1933 in Rocky Mount, NC son of the late Joseph J. Lancaster and Mattie Williford Lancaster. Mr. Lancaster retired from the Unisys Company. He retired LCDR after 23 years of service in the US Navy, serving in Korea and Vietnam.

He is survived by his wife, Mary E. Shiflett Farmer Lancaster; daughter & son-in-law, Judy Condon Tegeler & James Tegeler of Chesapeake, VA, son & daughter-in-law, Staff Sgt. William H. Farmer & Julie Farmer, stationed with the US Marine Corps in Quantico, VA; 3 grandchildren, Kristin Condon, Amanda Condon & Kalista Farmer; 2 sisters, Gertrude Worrell of Rocky Mount, NC & Elizabeth Gardner of Randallstown, MD; 2 brothers, James Lancaster & Calvin Lancaster, both of Rocky Mount, NC.

Service: Thursday, October 21 at 11 a.m. at CROUCH FUNERAL HOME, 127 S. Main St., North East, MD with Rev. Robert Hitchens of Maranatha Baptist Church, Elkton, MD, officiating. Visitation: 10-11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Interment: North East Methodist Cemetery, North East, MD.

Memorial contributions may be made to Comfort Care Home Health Service, 667 Kingsborough Square, Chesapeake, VA 23320.

[published 10/19/1999]
Last Modified Jul 1, 2022Created Nov 10, 2026 by Terry M. Whitesell, using Reunion for Macintosh
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