ST. MARY PARISH, LA. 

Obituary for: DIEDRICH, ANITA "ANN" 

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. 

Source: | Franklin Banner-Tribune, Morgan City Daily Review | St. Mary Parish, 
La.

Published 26 August 2011

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DIEDRICH, ANITA "ANN" 
Feb. 10, 1954 Ñ Aug. 25, 2011

Former Bayou LÕOurse resident Anita ÒAnnÓ Pilgrim Diedrich, 56, died Aug. 25, 
2011, in Conway, Ark., finally succumbing to cancer. 

Her final days were spent surrounded by family and friends that Ann had touched 
in some way throughout her life.

A memorial service in her honor will be held Monday, Aug. 29, 2011, from 4 p.m. 
to 7 p.m. at New Life Tabernacle Church in Morgan City.

Ann was born Feb. 10, 1954, in Kosciusko, Miss. She was the daughter of Wallace 
Pilgrim and Ethel Ratcliff Pilgrim Roy.

Ann enjoyed gardening, spending time with her family and friends and collecting 
rocks.

AnnÕs life touched so many people. She gave us all such courage and hope and 
reminded us of the preciousness of life.

She is survived by her daughter, Denise Diedrich-Goodman, son-in-law James Cody 
Goodman, and their daughter Amelia, all of Perrysburg, Ohio. She also leaves 
behind her brother, Virgil and sister-in-law Helen Pilgrim of Conway, Ark., her 
sister, Maria and brother-in-law Arby Gearhart of Columbia, Mo., her brother, 
Calvin and sister-in-law Elizabeth Pilgrim of Bayou LÕOurse, her sister, Linda 
and brother-in-law Niki Bradley of Orange Beach, Ala., her sister, Lisa and 
brother-in-law Matt Mayon of Morgan City, and her sister, Earline Roy Horton of 
Berwick; 11 nieces and nephews; and 13 great-nieces and great-nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Wallace Pilgrim and Ethel Roy; her 
husband, Dan Diedrich; and her grandparents.

Ann will be sadly missed and forever in our hearts.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the non-profit 
organization that assisted Ann the most in her final days and made those days 
peaceful and filled with love: Arkansas Hospice Foundation Inc., 14 Parkstone 
Circle, North Little Rock, AR 72116, www.arkansashospice.org.

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