Laconia-----Dr. Flora Ellen Wood Langston, PhD, 84, of 968 No. Main Street, died at the Langdon Place of Dover on Wednesday, December 28, 2011.
Dr. Langston was a native of Laconia and was born July 18, 1927, the daughter of Francis J. and Juliet E. M. (Blair) Wood. She was a lifelong resident of Laconia.
Dr. Langston received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing from Boston University and was a registered nurse at Elliot Hospital in Manchester, NH. She was a graduate of Boston University School of Education where she earned her EdM and C.A.G.S. In 1982, she received her PhD from the United States International University, School of Human Behavior and Leadership. in San Diego, Calif. In 1969, she founded the Langston School of Special Education, operating it until 1999.
Dr. Langston served in the Korean and Vietnam Wars. She was an enlisted Sergeant in the W.A. F. during the Korean War and was a Captain in the Army Nurse Corps. in Vietnam. In 1966, she was stationed with the 25th Division, 12th Evacuation Hospital in Cu Chi South Vietnam. She retired in 1969.
Dr. Langston was a life member of the Vietnam Veterans of America, the Disabled American Veterans, the Retired Officers Association, a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of San Diego, Calif. and a member of the American Legion, Wilkins Smith Post No. 1 of Laconia. She was also a charter member of the Women in Military Service for America and for a number of years was a member of the N.H. State Veterans Council.
Survivors include one niece, one grandnephew, two half brothers, one half sister; cousins and longtime friends. In addition to her parents, Dr. Langston was predeceased by a brother, Clarence Francis Wood, in 1958.
A Funeral Service with Military Honors will be held on Thursday, January 5, 2012 at 11:00am in the Chapel at the New Hampshire State Veterans Cemetery, 110 Daniel Webster Highway, Rte 3, Boscawen, N.H.
Burial will follow.
Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N. H. is assisting the family with the arrangements. For more information and to view an online memorial go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com.