Ann attended St. Monica for grade school and graduated from Lincoln High School in Kansas City, Missouri. She attended Avila Junior College receiving an Associates Degree.
Ann worked for the federal government for over 30+ years at the Department of Agriculture, Department of Health and Human Services: Division of Health, Education and Welfare and US Department of Interior: Division of Fish and Wild Life where she retired. She traveled extensively for work and pleasure.
Ann was very active in church, community, charitable and civic organizations. She enjoyed basketball, football, traveling abroad and reading. She loved to laugh, play card games, taught Sunday school for many years, served as the church secretary, and a church board member at Lighthouse Community Church. Her accomplishments were many, but her most cherished accomplishment was her relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ: fulfilling her purpose on this earth, to encourage, show kindness, love and to share with others and her children.
Ann was bright, compassionate, friendly, kind, great sense of humor and she loved her family. She is survived by her brother, Willie Jr., her children William III, Karla (Bryan) and Kim (Gary), Karen, Kevin (Nancy) and Kelly: loving grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins and a host of family and friends.
Our friends loved our mom. I know some would confide in her because she was a good listener and did not judge, but loved and prayed. Ann was an excellent writer, cook, loved and supported her children.
Ann would want you to know that the only way she made it is her relationship with Jesus Christ. She believed in the power of prayer.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Perhaps you sent a lovely card, or sat quietly in a chair,
Perhaps you sent a floral piece, if so; we saw it there,
Perhaps you spoke the kindest words that any friend could say,
Perhaps you weren’t there at all, just thought of us that day.
Whatever you did to console our hearts,
We thank you so much, whatever the part.
-The Family-
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