This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Ankrom, Smith, Kingsbury, Hawkins Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/WCC.2ACE/4127 Message Board Post: Linda Lou Ankrum, 61, of Ravenswood, WV, departed this life January 7, 2005 at her home following an extended illness. She was born June 21, 1943 in Sandyville, a daughter of the late James Oliver and Vera (Kingsbury) Smith. She was a graduate of Gilmore High School, a former employee of Public Debt in Parkersburg and Ravenswood, a member of the Silverton United Methodist Church, and was a homemaker. She enjoyed walking, bus trips, working in the church, gospel singing and genealogy. Survivors include her husband of 36 years, Wayne Ankrum; sons and daughter-in-law, James Lucien and Andrea Ankrum of Crestview, KY, and Patrick Wayne Ankrum of Evans; brother and sister-in-law, Donzel and Dolores Smith of Washington, WV; grandchildren, Shane and Evan; sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Kent and Janice Hawkins of Kenna. Service were at 1 p.m. Monday, January 10, 2005 at Casto Funeral Home, Ravenswood, WV, with the Rev. Annette Carper and the Rev. Larry Buckland officiating. Burial followed in Jackson County Memory Gardens, Cottageville. Visitation was from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Donations are preferred to the Jackson County Relay for Life, the Silverton United Methodist Church, or the Sandyville Senior Center.