Langford, Ruth Family services for Ruth Louvenia Langford, 96, of Longview, were held at Lakeview Mausoleum October 21, 2007. Arrangements are by East Texas Funeral Home. Mrs. Langford died October 19, 2007, at a local care facility. Born June 23, 1911, in Cookville, she was a homemaker, an excellent seamstress and loved her garden. Survivors include her son, Carol Dean VanZandt; daughter, Donna Whitington; brothers, Bart and Sonny Brown; and sisters, Billie Jarrett, June Witt and Nell Dixon. Published in the Longview News-Journal on 10/22/2007.