Obituaries:  Gladys Ankrom, Sabine Parish       A-526
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Jul 21, 1983
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net


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Gladys Ankrom

  Funeral services for Mrs. E. L. (Gladys) Ankrom of Vandalia,
Missouri, were held on Wednesday, July 20, at 10 a.m., at Kirk's
Funeral Home in Bowling Green, Missouri. Burial followed at West
Prairie Cemetery near Middleton.

  Mrs. Ankrom died at Boone Hospital Center in Columbia, Mo., at
9:15 p.m., Saturday, July 16, following a lengthy illness. She
was 78.

  Local survivors include her daughter, Mrs. Raymond Barnhill; a
granddaughter, Donna Smith Ammons, and a grandson, Derek W.
Smith, all of Many. Also surviving are her husband, E. L. Ankrom
of Vandalia; a son, Ronald E. Ankrom of San Bruno, Calif.;
another grandson, and granddaughter; a sister; and two brothers.

  Born in Iowa, Mrs. Ankrom attended schools there before marrying
and moving to Mason City, Iowa. The family moved to Garden Grove,
Calif. In 1945, and then the couple retired back to Missouri in
1971.

  Canning, crocheting, and caring for her family were her hobbies.