Rose 'Ann' Spry

ROSE "ANN" SPRY

Mount Pleasant

Rose "Ann" Spry, 78, died Monday, Jan. 27, 2020, at her daughter's home in Mount Pleasant. A graveside service will be held at Green Ridge Cemetery, Green Ridge, Mo., at a later date.

Gifts of love and friendship may be given to EveryStep Hospice. Online condolences may be directed to www.olsonpowell.com.

Born Sept. 26, 1941, in Florence, Mo., Rose Ann was the daughter of Clyde F. and Rose (Moore) Rehmer. She was a graduate of Green Ridge High School in Green Ridge, Mo. On Aug. 20, 1960, she married C.W. "Dub" Spry. He preceded her in death on Aug. 25, 1991.

Ann owned and operated Dub's Place along with her husband in Green Ridge until the mid-1970s. She cooked at Harbor One Marina in Fort Worth, Texas, then worked for Motorola as production supervisor, first in Fort Worth and then Mount Pleasant for over 25 years.

Ann considered her number one occupation as homemaker and her number one priority caring for others. She enjoyed flowers and her cookie jar collection.

Survivors include three daughters, April (Doug) Cowan of Mount Pleasant, Tonya (Matthew) Gines of Mount Pleasant and Becky (James) Martin of Fort Worth, Texas; eight grandchildren, Tara (Brandon) Beauchamp, Ryan Cowan, Amber (Matt) Nelson, Brandon (Adrienne) Martin, Samantha (Devin) McPherson, Tyler Cowan, Shawn Martin and Haleigh (Mikayla) Cowan; 13 great-grandchildren; one brother, Gilbert (Terri) Bohmann of Kansas City, Mo.; two sisters, Mary (Alan) McCurdy of Hughesville, Mo., and Mel Denham of Iberia, Mo.; and one brother-in-law, Howard Collier of Sage, Ark.

Along with her parents and husband, Ann was preceded in death by a sister, Sandee Collier.