Elizabeth Anne (Cook) Kuykendall

Elizabeth Anne (Cook) Kuykendall

     KEYSER, WV – Elizabeth Anne (Cook) Kuykendall, 88, of Patterson Creek Road, Reeses Mill, died Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at the Piney Valley Nursing Home, Keyser.

     Born on September 17, 1928 in Frostburg, MD, she only child of the late Elizabeth (Neel) Cook and William C. Cook.  She was predeceased in death by her husband of fifty-seven years, John Michael Kuykendall, Sr. on June 17, 2007.

     Mr. and Mrs. Kuykendall owned and operated the Kuykendall Bicentennial farm in Reeses Mill.  They maintained a dairy herd for many years, later raised dairy replacement heifers and grew field corn and hay.  She was an avid reader and greatly enjoyed her monthly meetings with her Allegany High School classmates, class of 1946.  She was a knowledgeable and enthusiastic Pittsburgh Pirates fan.   

     Anne was a member of the Fort Ashby Presbyterian Church until its closing, and later of the Springfield Presbyterian Church.  She was a Sunday school teacher and played the piano for the Fort Ashby Presbyterian Church.

     Surviving  are her children, Carole Anne Junkins  and husband William E., Dry Run Road, Burlington; John Michael Kuykendall, Jr and his companion Patricia Popp of Keyser and William Robert Kuykendall at home; one grandson, William Frank Junkins  and his companion, Karen Bean of Fort Ashby.  Anne is also survived by several Neel and Cook cousins, as well as by the extended Kuykendall family.

     Friends may call at the Markwood Funeral Home, Keyser, on Saturday, May 6, 2017 from 2-4 p.m.   Funeral services will be conducted at the Markwood Funeral Home on Sunday, May 7, 2017 at 1 p.m. with the Reverend Dr. Robert Edmunds and Pastor Linda Reece officiating.

      Interment will follow in Johnson-Greenwell Cemetery, Reeses Mill, WV.

      The family request that memorial donations in honor of Mrs. Kuykendall be made to the Johnson-Greenwell Cemetery Fund, C/O William R. Kuykendall, 875 Patterson Creek Road, Keyser, WV 26726.

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