Annie Mae Hannah "Anne" Goodrum

Annie Mae Hannah Goodrum
'Anne'
Mrs. Goodrum, age 99, matriarch of her family, passed peacefully from this world at Wesley Care Center on Saturday, October 25, 2003, to be with her Savior Jesus Christ. She was born December 11, 1903, in Iredell County and was the third of ten children born to the late William Robert and Effie Lee Howard Hannah. She was raised as a young girl in Davidson, NC, and was a life long and oldest member of Mt. Zion United Methodist Church. She was also a member of the Oak Grove United Methodist Church Senior Citizens' Sunshine Club and Long Creek Chapter #151 of Eastern Star.
Mrs. Goodrum is survived by a son, Willis A. Goodrum of Charlotte, NC; a daughter, Mary Lee Summers and husband Wm. F. Summers, Jr. of Wilmington, NC. She is also survived by three grandchildren, Kenneth Goodrum and wife Ginny of Wingate, NC; Allyson Summers Boudreau of Wilmington, NC; Ansley Goodrum Anderson and husband Rusty of Lowesville, NC, where Mrs. Goodrum made her home for the past ten years. Her joy was her great-grandchildren, Aleen and John Goodrum of Wingate, NC; Brooke and Asheton Seitter of Wilmington, NC; Hannah, Colby, Dalton, and Sterling Anderson of Lowesville, NC. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Goodrum was preceded in death by her husband, Albert A. Goodrum; four brothers, Olion, Floyd, Fred, and John Hannah; five sisters, Zanie Faggart, Willie Hannah, Ethel Die, Sarah Allison, and Dessie Barkley. Lois Booth Goodrum, her daughter-in-law, also preceded her.
'Nannie,' as she was affectionately called, was loved by many and will be remembered for her caring nature and delicious pound cakes which found their way into the homes of friends and family. She worked for many years in the drapery and upholstry departments of Ivey's Department store and Mecklenburg Furniture, retiring from both.
A service to celebrate the life of Annie Mae Hannah Goodrum will be held 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 28, 2003 at Mt. Zion United Methodist Church with Rev. Mike Bailey, Rev. Ned Owens, and Rev. Wm. F. Summers, Jr. officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at Raymer Funeral Home on Monday, October 27, 2003, from 7-9 p.m. and other times at the home of her son, Willis A. Goodrum.
Memorials may be made to Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, 19600 Zion St., Cornelius, NC 28031.
Raymer Funeral Home of Huntersville, NC is serving the Goodrum family.