Keyser, West Virginia - Wilma Love (Thompson) Ravenscroft, 97, was born Jan. 17, 1929, in Cumberland, Md. Wilma went to be with the Lord and Savior on Monday, March 9, 2026, at Keyser Healthcare.

Preceded in death by her parents, Arch H. Thompson and Margaret Love Thompson; her late husband, Donald Howard Ravenscroft; her nephew, Samuel Walker; a niece, Kathy Darian; and her sisters, Marion Jane Walker and Carol Thompson Lee.

Wilma was a 1947 graduate of Central High School in Lonaconing, Md., followed by one year at Catherman's Business School in Cumberland, Md. After Catherman's, she went to work at Buchanan Lumber Co. as a secretary/payroll clerk for five years. Then she got married June 15, 1952, to Donald Howard Ravenscroft Sr. In 1953, she had a son, Donald Howard Ravenscroft Jr.

Then, in 1961, she was employed by a legal firm in Keyser for 31 years until she retired in 1988. She was also a member of the United Methodist Church in Keyser, W.Va., and a member of the Beta Sigma Phi sorority in Keyser, W.Va.

She is survived by her son, Donald H. Ravenscroft Jr.; and numerous nieces and nephews.

A graveside service will be held at Potomac Memorial Gardens Cemetery on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, 2 p.m., with the Rev. Robert L. Oakley Jr. officiating. At Wilma's request, there will be no public viewing.

In lieu of flowers, please donate to the League for Crippled Children, P.O. Box 267, Cumberland, MD 21501-0267. She also wanted to thank Tonya Marquez, Sylvia Lee, Betsy Higgins and Dale Redman for all of their love and support for myself and my son.

Markwood Funeral Home, Keyser, W.Va., is handling the arrangements.