Anna Mae Golden

Anna Mae Golden obituary, Dexter, MO

Anna Mae Golden

Anna Golden Obituary

Visit the Watkins and Sons Funeral Service Inc. - Dexter website to view the full obituary.

      Anna Mae Golden was born September 02, 1947 in St. Louis, Missouri to the late Howard Charles and Anna Rose Oker and passed away on November 08, 2025 at the age of 78 years old.


      Anna was united in marriage to Freddie Lee Golden on May 13, 1989 at the Risco Church and was a housewife. She loved yard sales, a lot of yard sales, and played bingo regularly. She used to go dancing every week and enjoyed every minute of her life. She loved her family and her grandchildren and will be greatly missed.


      Anna is survived by her husband, Freddie Lee Golden, two sons: Richard (Tina) Collins of Malden, Missouri, Fred Golden Jr. of Malden, Missouri, two daughters: Carol (Michael) Dowd of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, Nancy Marie (Carlos) Doriety of Carbondale, Illinois, one brother: Richard Wayne Oker of Parma, Missouri, five sisters: Elizabeth Oker of St. Louis, Missouri, Lucy Oker of St. Louis, Missouri, Claudia (Ricky) Evans of Parma, Missouri, Denise Noble of Parma, Missouri, Sandy Accardi of St. Louis, Missouri, nine grandchildren: Kenneth (Kim) Williams of Fayetteville, Arkansas, Thomas Williams of Fort Worth, Texas, Bradley (Kasey) Williams of New Madrid, Missouri, Jasmica Marie Ann Ross of Carbondale, Illinois, Darneisha Nicole Ross (Lou Luykendoll) of Carbondale, Illinois, Michael Wayne Mullins of Arizona, Joseph Woods of Kentucky, Sharon Morgan of Malden, Missouri, JoNell Elmore (Mario Payne) of Malden, Missouri. Anna had a very close friend, Rende Wick and many other neices and nephews and family.


      Anna was preceded in death by her parents, her first husband, Tom James Collins, two sons: Tommy Collins, Randy Lee Golden, one brother: Chuck Oker, one sister: Gloria Oker, and one daughter: Linda Kay Jones.


      A Memorial Service will be held November 30, 2025 at the First Baptist Church of Parma, Missouri at 1:00 pm.

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Watkins and Sons Funeral Service Inc. - Dexter

301 N Walnut St PO Box 96, Dexter, MO 63841

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