Annie Lou Westbrooks

Order of Service Family Hour 11:00 A. M. - 12:00 Noon Call to Worship Rev. Dr. Michael E. McLean Invocation Hymn "Great Is Thy Faithfulness " #80 Old Testament Lesson Gloria Patri (Congregation standing) New Testament Lesson Prayer of Comfort Selection East Stonewall Choir Acknowledgments Mrs. Hattie F. Walker Resolution Mrs. Rudell B. Washington-Miller Tributes: Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Representative East Stonewall A. M. E. Zion Church Mrs. Hattie F. Walker Family Member Judge Robert Thompson Solo Mrs. Althea Stewart Eulogy Rev. Dr. Michael E. McLean Recessional Interment Gethsemane Memorial Gardens Cemetery 1504 W. Sugar Creek Rd. Charlotte, NC 28213 Committal Benediction ****************************** Obituary Annie Lou Westbrooks, 92, died Tuesday, May 31, 2016. Born in Fairmont, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Dr. Buford Westbrooks and Rowena Simmons Westbrooks. Her grandparents were Robert Harrison Simmons and Julia Covington Simmons. Her grandfather, Robert H. Simmons was a founder of Fayetteville State University. Her grandparents on her father’s side were Charles Westbrooks and Mary Lou Bell Westbrooks. Anne grew up in Fayetteville, North Carolina and was the second of four daughters. Her sisters were the late Rowena Westbrooks and the late Bufordyne Dale. Anne loved children and was a dedicated teacher with CMS for many years. Loved by her students, she received numerous letters and visits from former students throughout the years. Anne and her sister Allegra, were longtime members of East Stonewall A.M.E. Zion Church. She was devoted to her church, served as Sunday School teacher and was active in many other church activities. She enjoyed going to church and never missed a Sunday until she became ill. Anne was a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. She leaves to cherish her memory, her dear sister Allegra; niece Shara (John) Traynham; nephews, Paul and Thomas Michael Dale; cousins, Louise Dixon of Chicago, Edwina Sims of Pasadena, California and Lillian Sims of Tuskegee, Alabama as well as a host of other loving family members and friends. Acknowledgements The family has found much comfort in your prayers, visits and kindness. Your thoughtfulness has helped to sustain us. Thank you and may the almighty God continue to bless you all. ********************************* Floral Bearers Friends of the Family Casket Bearers Friends of the Family “Miss Me, But Let Me Go” When I come to the end of the road, And the sun has set for me, I want no rites in a gloom-filled room, Why cry for a soul set free? Miss me a little, but not too long, And not with your head bowed low. Remember the love we once shared, Miss me, but let me go. For this is a journey we all must take, And each must go alone. It’s all a part of the Master’s plan, A step on the road to home. When you are lonely and sick at heart, Go to a friend we know, And bury your sorrows in doing good deeds. Miss me, but let me go.