Kern County CA Archives Obituaries.....Reynolds , Annabelle F.    October 23, 2005
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The Bakersfield Californian 
Reynolds, Annabelle F.     
1917 - 2005 
 
Annabelle F. Reynolds 
Aug. 12, 1917 - Oct. 23, 2005 

A celebration of Annabelles life will be held next April in the garden of her 
home, her favorite place to be and her favorite time of year. Ann was born 
August 12, 1917, in Hamilton, ND, where she lived with her family until 
leaving to attend teachers college. She became a teacher of Special Education 
Classes for Gifted children with Emotional problems and subsequently taught 
for 40 years in states from New York to California, Oregon and Hawaii. While 
teaching, she and her sister established the Top Drawer, a womens specialty 
clothing shop which they owned and operated for 30 years. Ann was not content 
to be a stay at home retiree and became very active in many and varied 
community activities. As President of the Bakersfield Soroptimist Club and 
volunteer and docent for the Bakersfield Museum of Art she organized bus tours 
of the Christo Umbrella Project, the proceeds going to fund a childrens room 
at the museum. She was President of the YWCA from 1984-86 and also served as 
Director for six months. Ann was also a Founding Member and Life Member of 
California Living Museum where she actively raised money for the museum by 
starting the Food Booth, managing it, and manning it with the help of friends 
on weekends for three years. In addition, she was also an active volunteer for 
the Fritch Eye Care Center, a member of Kern County Retired Teachers 
Association, California Retired Teachers Association Lifetime Membership, the 
National Retired Teachers Association, an active member of the Bakersfield 
Chamber of Commerce. Other memberships include the American Association of 
University Women, Bakersfield Business and Professional Women, Bakersfield 
Museum of Art, Eastern Star, White Shrine, and the Kern County Scottish 
Society, the Bakersfield Womans Club and Symphony Associates. Ann was preceded 
in death in 1981 by her husband, Donald J. Reynolds. She is survived by her 
devoted sister, Dorothy Fee; nephew, Robert and wife, Connie Fee and children, 
Ross and Shana of Cucamonga; niece, Mrs. Donna (Billie) Loter of Portland, OR; 
and many nieces and nephews. The family wishes to extend a special prayer and 
thank you to Dr. Jorge Enriquez, Dr. Pankaj Shukla and Mercy Home Health Care 
nurses for their caring help and consideration throughout these last few 
months of Anns life. 

Doughty-Calhoun-OMeara Funeral Directors 
Legacy.com

Published in the Bakersfield Californian on 10/27/2005.  


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