ANN MCINTOSH

1931 - 2016

ANN MCINTOSH Silver Queen Returns to Las Vegas-Ann Boyd McIntosh, of Carlsbad, Calif., passed away peacefully Sunday, Dec. 18, 2016, three days from her 85th birthday. Ann was born Dec. 21, 1931, in San Diego. Her family moved to Las Vegas, where she attended school and graduated from Las Vegas High School. Ann entered the Miss Las Vegas pageant at 19, where she came in second place. She was hoping to get enough money to attend college, which she did at Western Kentucky University. During her college years, Ann also studied at the Sorbonne University in Paris. Ann returned to Las Vegas, where she began teaching English at Rancho High School. Ann met and married Woodrow "Woody" McIntosh in 1956. Woody was the son of a Las Vegas pioneer, James Otis McIntosh, who in 1906 built the first permanent structure in Las Vegas, The Arizona Club. During World War II, Woody was a flight instructor at Nellis Air Force Base and flew the Hump operation flying supplies from Burma to China. In 1952, Woody, took over ownership of Sky Haven Airport on Rancho Blvd., now known as North Las Vegas Airport. In 1957, Woody and Ann moved to Sao Paulo, Brazil with daughter, Julia, where Jim was born. Ann taught at The Graded School in Sao Paulo and Woody was the company pilot for Jeep. After seven years, Woody was transferred back to the U.S., where they relocated to Bedford, Mich. Ann began teaching English at Bedford High School, where she taught for 23 years, while receiving her master's degree from the University of Toledo. Retiring in 1989, Ann returned back to Las Vegas, where her son, Jim McIntosh, resided. That next year, she entered in the 37th annual Jaycees State Fair, Silver Queen pageant and was crowned the Silver Queen of Nevada. In 2005, Ann moved to Carlsbad to be close to her daughter, Julia. She is survived by her daughter, Julia McIntosh Mink of Carlsbad; and her son, Jim McIntosh, a professional guitarist in Las Vegas; and daughter-in-law, Carol Cali-McIntosh. Once again, the Silver Queen has now returned to Las Vegas, where she will be laid to rest at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 28, at Woodlawn Cemetery, 1500 Las Vegas Blvd. N.