Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....FUNDERBURK, ANN MCBETH July 24, 2009
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News Star World - July 27, 2009
ANN MCBETH FUNDERBURK
"MANAN"

Mulhearn Funeral Home

Monroe, LA

Funeral services for Ann McBeth Funderburk, of Monroe, LA will be held at 
10:00 AM Tuesday, July 28, 2009 in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home, 
Sterlington Road, Monroe with Dr. Whit Holmes officiating. Graveside services 
will follow at 2:30 PM at Centuries Memorial Cemetery, Mansfield Road, 
Shreveport, LA.

Ann was born on March 6, 1929 in Dubberly, LA, and passed away on July 24, 
2009 at the age of 80.

Ann graduated from Bastrop High School in 1946 and later graduated from 
Robinson Business College in Shreveport, LA. She worked as a 
Bookkeeper/Receptionist for Dr. Walter J. Ernst, Twin City Veterinary Hospital 
for 30 years while serving as an Administrative Assistant for the Louisiana 
Veterinary Medical Association. She retired from the LVMA in the late 1990s. 
Ann was one of the first members of Parkview Baptist Church in Monroe and she 
was active in the community.

Ann was happiest when spending time with her friends and family. Her hobbies 
included keeping a beautiful yard with various blooming flowers including 
multi-colored roses. She also enjoyed walking daily and going on adventures 
with her best friend, Audrey Jo.

She is preceded in death by her parents A.P. Gamel and Rosie J. Gamel, as well 
as her five siblings: Inez Giddings, Francis Maxey, Juanita Edwards, Julius 
Gamel, and Floyd Gamel.

Ann married William Walter McBeth in 1946. After his death in 1960, she 
married Joseph George Funderburk, who died in 2000.

Ann is survived by her only daughter, Deborah McBeth Ducote; her only 
granddaughter, Kimberly Ducote Kittrell and husband Justin; her late husband's 
brother Max Funderburk, DDS and wife Pat; lifetime best friend Audrey Jo 
Speights; namesake Abby JoAnn Fordham; special cousins: Fran East of 
Johnstown, PA and Ruth Marie Price of Longview, TX; numerous nieces and 
nephews including Kris Edwards of Watertown, SD.

Pallbearers will be Benny Evans, Wendell Fordham, Ted Grace, Ted Hopkins, 
Frank Phoenix, and Michael Ryan.

Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. Earl Speights, Bob Speights, Ricky Nicholson, 
and Dr. Joel Young.

The family would like to express their gratitude to the following: Hospice 
Compassus; the nursing staff on the Telemetry floor of St. Francis North 
Hospital; staff of The Terrace; Dr. Francis Weinholt; Dr. Charles Morgan; Dr. 
Thomas Gulick; Dr. Joiner and Dr. Frengell of St. Francis North Hospital. A 
special thanks is extended to Jennifer Sparks, nurse at St. Francis Downtown.

Visitation will be held Monday, July 27, 2009 from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM at 
Mulhearn Funeral Home on Sterlington Road in Monroe, LA.


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