Weekley, Dorothy Margaret Ankrum

Passed: 2009-12-18

Age: 92

Source: Charleston Gazette

Death Notice:

Obituary Date: 2009-12-20

Information: Dorothy Margaret Weekley, 92, of Ravenswood, passed away December 18, 2009, at her home while surrounded by her children following an extended illness.  She was born May 28, 1917, in Cottageville, a daughter of the late Clyde and Myrtle (Stewart) Ankrum.   She was also preceded in death by her beloved husband, George Weekley; brothers, Clarence Ankrum and Lloyd Ankrum; and sisters, Ethel Fox, Ursie McCoy, Hazel Smith and Bernice Painter.  She was a graduate of Union High School, Cottageville, a homemaker, and a lifetime member of the Flatwoods United Methodist Church, where she served as Sunday school superintendent and taught the adult class.  She was past president and current member of the Flatwoods Ladies Aid Society.  She was also a past president of the General Federation Woman's Club of Jackson County, past president and member of the GFWC, Ravenswood, and past chair person of the Western District GFWC Home life department.      Surviving are her children, Roger L. Weekley and his wife, Rae, of Doylestown, Ohio, Elizabeth and her husband, Jacob Reber of Jacksonville, Fla., and Marjorie Flanigan and her husband, Donald, of Ravenswood; seven grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, December 22, 2009, at Casto Funeral Home, Ravenswood, with Pastor David Johnston, and the Rev. Gerald Sayre, officiating.  Burial will follow in the Ravenswood Cemetery.  Visitation will be from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.  In lieu of flowers, donations are preferred to the Hunger Food Pantry, in care of Jackson County Ministerial Association, P. O. Box 161, Ravenswood WV 26264.