ESTEP, ANNIE M - Crawford County, Arkansas | ANNIE M ESTEP - Arkansas Gravestone Photos

Annie M ESTEP

Gracelawn Cemetery
Crawford County,
Arkansas

R C
July 31, 1933 - November 6, 1992

Son of Samuel Rush and Rachael Mae Cline Estep

Annie
August 16, 1934 - October 21, 2014

"Obituary"

Annie M. Estep, 80, of Sherwood, AR, formerly of Fort Smith, began her eternal life with God and the rest of her family in heaven, Tuesday, October 21, 2014. Her family already in heaven includes her husband, R.C. (Nub) Estep; her parents, Sam Cox, and Mae Cline Cox; her brother, Sam Cox Jr.; sisters, Sadie Stonebraker, Patricia Martin, Opal Roden, Ellen Johnson, Vina Cox, and Dorothy Cox.

Ann was born August 16, 1934 in Odell, AR. She led an active life, first clearing fields, working with livestock, and doing her part of the standard home chores with her sisters and brother. At the age of sixteen, she worked while going to school to support herself, her mother and a sister. She married the love of her life, R.C. (Nub) Estep and they had a daughter, Denese Estep, who she adored, and who adores her even now.

Growing up, Ann loved to sing and to play basketball. She and her sister, Iva played anytime they could and helped Cedarville High School to the state championship. She followed Razorback sports and thought the Lady Razorbacks basketball team “has a great coach now”. She was looking forward to them going to the SEC Championship and further, “very soon”.

Ann was a strong believer in worker rights, equal pay for equal work, and was a union member/leader while working at Whirlpool. Being “born Republican”, she was proud to have “overcome that” as an adult, and was an active Democrat to the day she died. While going to the hospital, she told her daughter, she needed to stop to vote on the way back home because she was an avid “early voter”.

Ann always put God first, family second, and country third. Her family of course expanded with every new friend she met. Her church family and her Eastern Star family, both in Fort Smith and in Central Arkansas, meant the world to her. She loved participating in Arts and Crafts group and Bible Study at First United Methodist Church in North Little Rock. She attended church every Sunday possible and enjoyed helping to prepare her Sunday School classroom, and visiting with her friends.

Ann was a member of Harmony Chapter OES in Fort Smith (now merged with Liberty Chapter). She transferred her membership to Jewel Chapter in North Little Rock when she moved to Sherwood. She was a Worthy Matron several times at Harmony Chapter, and also served as Worthy Matron at Jewel Chapter. She was currently serving as the Arkansas Grand Chapter’s, Grand Representative of Kansas at the time of her death.

Ann is survived by her daughter, Denese Estep; her sisters, Iva Peters of Van Buren, and Virgie Brown of Maud, TX. She has a host of nieces and nephews of whom she was proud and loved dearly including Doris Small and husband Dwight, Carol Gregory and husband Toby, Danny Peters, Tommy Peters, Kenny Cox, Bobby Cox and wife Debbie, Johnny Cox and wife Kelli, Roy Cox and wife Diana, Norma Norris and husband Bob, Carolyn, Ron Brown, Glenda Garcneau and husband John, Sonny Holmes and wife Helen, Estella Goodpasture and husband Jim, Bonita Landrum and others.

Funeral service will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, October 27, 2014 at Edwards Van-Alma Funeral Chapel with cremation to follow under the direction of Edwards Van-Alma Funeral Home of Van Buren, AR.

Photo courtesy of Rozie

Contributed on 6/29/22 by Bill060
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Submitted: 6/29/22 • Approved: 7/28/22 • Last Updated: 7/31/22 • R1438364-G1438363-S3

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