Mrs. Beulah Frances Maloch Ankeney, 83, formerly of Pleasant Hill Church Road, Ellerbe died Sunday, January 11, 2009 at Britthaven of Hamlet. She was born March 30, 1925 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Joseph and Mattie Dawkins Forbis. Mrs. Ankeney was a homemaker. Mrs. Ankeney had been a resident of Britthaven and Somerset for several years. A Service to celebrate the life of Mrs. Ankeney will be conducted privately at Eastside Cemetery in Rockingham. Surviving are a daughter, Sandra Hoover of Ellerbe; a son, Ben Forbis of Hamlet; five grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Mrs. Ankeney was preceded in death by a sister, Viola Carpenter. Online condolences may be sent to www.carterfuneral.net. Carter Funeral Home in Ellerbe is assisting Mrs. Ankeney’s family.