Ann was born on January 10, 1947, in Lufkin, TX to Earl Columbus and Robbie Smith.
Visitation will be held from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM, followed by the funeral service at 2:00 PM on Friday, July 5th, 2024 at Gipson Funeral Home. The service will be officiated by Bro. Bobby Whisenant.
Interment will take place at Ryan Chapel Cemetery. Please note that there will be no graveside services.
Ann was a 1965 graduate of Diboll High School and a 1969 graduate of Westminster College & Bible Institute, where she met and married Bobby N. Brooks, the love of her life. They had three children that were loved dearly and counted as blessings from the Lord. She loved teaching children and youth about the Lord and was a member of the Pine Valley Congregational Methodist Church.
She is survived by her devoted husband, Bobby Brooks. She leaves behind her loving sons and daughters-in-law, Timothy Neal and Rebecca Brooks of Alto, and Jeffery Earl and Shelli Brooks of Garrison, as well as her beloved daughter, Debrah Archer of Pleasant View, CO.
Her memory will be cherished by her grandchildren: Andrew Archer and his wife Amanda, Clayton Archer and his wife Olivia, Christina Archer, Nathan Brooks, Hannah McBride and her husband Taylor, and Logan Clark and his wife Dylan. Her great-grandchildren, Brody, Maverick, Oliver (Ollie) Archer, and Jessa McBride, will remember her fondly.
She is also survived by her sister-in-law, Carolyn Smith of Diboll. She was preceded in death by her parents and her brother, Edwin Earl (Eddie) Smith.
