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Annie Mae Grubbs, 93, passed away November 11, 2016, at Autumn Leaves Memory Care Facility in Oklahoma City.
She was born May 3, 1923, in Soper, Oklahoma, the oldest daughter of 11 children of Andrew Jackson Nowell and Girtha H. Roden Nowell.
Annie Mae’s family moved to Greer County, Oklahoma, where she met and married John A. Grubbs on July 29, 1943.
Annie Mae and John then moved to Cordell, where Annie Mae lived until after her 90th birthday, when she then required assisted living.
At the urging of her children, Annie Mae retired at the age of 80 from her job, at Clinton- Sherman, with her maintenance corporation.
Annie Mae had worked at various jobs, ranging from sewing for the public, to owning grocery stores, and to having a maintenance corporation.
She always understood the value of hard work. Annie Mae served the Lord joyfully and was a member of the Cordell First United Methodist Church, where she attended until her move to Oklahoma City.
Annie Mae inspired everyone with her love, her faith, her smile, and her strong determination to persevere through life’s struggles.
She loved watching her Sooners, her Dallas Cowboys, and her Oklahoma City Thunder.
Her hobbies were gardening, quilting, crocheting, and sewing.
Annie Mae was preceded in death by her husband, John; her oldest child, Phyllis; two infants; brothers, Colvin, Stanley, Hall, and Frank Nowell; and sisters, Ida Vinson, Dollie Banks, and Betty McAlexander.
She is survived by children, Joey (Cindy) Grubbs, Tim (Leslie) Grubbs, Diane (Toby) Thompson, Dennis Grubbs, and Lisa Austin; brother, Roy (Bettye) Nowell; sisters, Edith Grubbs and Peggy Sanchez; 12 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren; nine great-great-grandchildren; and many beloved nieces and nephews.
Funeral service were held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, November 15, 2016, at the Cordell First United Methodist Church, followed by burial at Jester Cemetery in Greer County.
Funeral services were under the direction of Ray & Martha’s Funeral Home in Cordell. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Cancer Society.
