Angela “Angel, Angie” Ruth Adkins Lung, 59, of Foley, Missouri, passed away Nov. 28, 2023, in St. Louis, Missouri. She courageously battled colorectal cancer for two years. She felt she endured one of her life purposes during the difficult journey and fiercely advocated to bring awareness to save lives in the future.
She was born on Dec. 16, 1963, in Alton, Illinois, a daughter of the late Paul L. Hill (Lois) of Elsberry, Missouri, and late Donna Ruth Franklin Chappell of Franklin.
Mrs. Lung graduated in May of 1982 from Assumption High School in Assumption, Illinois. Her Kemmerer Village family and sisters remained forever close to her heart.
She served in the U.S. Army Reserves for eight years as a medic, where she received the Army Accommodation Award. She went on to attend Dominion Business School, working as a medical office assistant for years, before graduating in 2000 from Mineral Nursing School in Keyser. She never stopped learning, and she was passionate about her patients and nursing career at Pendleton Manor. She was also a volunteer emergency medical technician in Pendleton County, as well as a medical examiner. She excelled receiving the Spirit Award EMT of the year. She was thrilled. She had a strong faith in God and was a Christian by faith.
She always lived as “big” as possible. She loved to travel, lacking only visiting four states of the United States. She was passionate about weather, storm chasing, photography, lighthouses, antiques, birds, reading, cooking, gardening, sewing, and piano. She loved her animals and became a self proclaimed “cat lady.” She had a special love for following the Royal family, watching movies, dancing, having special lunches with her cousins, and every once in a blue moon enjoyed a Jack & Coke. She had a unique sense of humor, and was wickedly witty. She lit up any room and loved to make people smile and laugh.
Her husband of six years, Larry Lung, Jr., whom she married on Sept. 9, 2017, in Godfrey, Illinois, resides in Foley, Missouri.
She is also survived by the father of her children, Rick Adkins of Sugar Grove, whom she married July 23, 1984, in St. Louis, Missouri. Her children will miss her very much. Her children include Christopher (Crystal) Adkins of Foley, Missouri, Cassandra “Cassie” Ruth (Chuck) Piel of Franklin, Randy (Sally) Adkins of Rawlings, Maryland, Archie (Stephanie) Adkins of Brandywine, Melina (Terry) Shifflett of Grottoes, Virginia, Sarah Lung and Larry Lung III, both of Jerseyville, Illinois, and Jessica (Alejandro) Lung of Bethalto, Illinois. She will also be watching over 21 grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews all over the country. She is survived by several siblings, Beverly Brachear Sandoval of Nashville, Tennessee, Lydia Hill- Hatfield (Lou) of Jamestown, Missouri, Carter Hill of Frisco, Texas, Margaret Chappell (Ronnie) File and Calvin Springer (Catherine), all of Franklin.
She was also preceded in death by a sister Nancy Brachear Paver Mitton, whom rests in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee.
Although she wished to travel the length of the Mississippi River, this past year, her son, Christopher, will ensure her ashes are spread in her intended final resting places.
The family will receive friends and family at her celebration of life from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Basagic Funeral Home in Franklin and from 1 to 4 p.m. (central time) at Wood River Masonic Lodge in Wood River, Illinois.
Memorials may be made to the family, c/o Basagic Funeral Home, PO Box 215, Franklin, WV 26807.
Memories and words of comfort may be left at www.basagic.com or on Facebook at Basagic Funeral Home.
