- Ann Elizabeth (Woodward) Chandler passed away May 22, 2022, in Warrensburg, Missouri. She was born on June 27, 1927, in Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa the daughter of Gilbert Alanson Woodward and Selina Edith (MacDonald) Woodward.
She married Robert "Bob" Lloyd Ross in 1949. He preceded her in death on February 9, 2015.
Ann met her "Prince Charming" Harold "Hap" George Lloyd Chandler, and were married on February 13, 1986, in Richland, Kalamazoo County, Michigan. He was the son of Walter George David Chandler and Alys Lenor (Martin) Chandler.
Ann worked over 30 years for Michigan Bell Telephone as a customer service representative in Kalamazoo, Michigan, retiring in the mid-1980s.
After their retirement, Ann and Hap found that they enjoyed Tucson, Arizona, where they spent their winters in the Voyager Resort for almost 25 years. They greatly enjoyed traveling the world, attending dinner theaters and participating in resort activities where they made many friends. For several years Ann and Hap both volunteered at the Saguaro National Park in Tucson, Arizona. She worked in the office as a bookkeeper and hostess.
Ann loved to garden and grow flowers. She and Hap organized materials, supplies and workers to plant flowers in planters for the bridges in Plainwell, Michigan, a program that the city took over after a few years. She loved playing games (was very competitive) and greatly enjoyed crafting, sewing, needle-point, and singing with the Sweet Adelines in Michigan and the Bell Tones in Arizona.
Ann and Hap enjoyed building stained glass panels for the windows in their home, churches, and other places. Many of these pieces are now with their children, grandchildren and friends.
In 2015, Ann and Hap moved to Missouri and lived in Sedalia before moving to Warrensburg where they lived until Ann passed.
She is survived by eight children ? Gale and Barbara (Trolinger) Ross of Missouri, Lisa Ross of Arizona, Deborah (Ross) and Bill Longacre of Michigan, and Robert and Lisa Ross of Wisconsin, Karen (Chandler) Soliday of Michigan, Scott and Deb Chandler of Kentucky, Todd and Mary Chandler of New York, Sue (Chandler) and Maury Willows of North Dakota; grandchildren ? Stephanie Ross, Melanie (Ross) and Andrew Griffin, Brian Ross, Stanley and Lydia Seibert, Sheryl (Seibert) Bons, Sean Bowman, Nicole (Neil) and Jason Ailes, Megan (Longacre) and Brent Kay, and William Longacre, Jared Smith, Hilary (Chandler) Deane, Miranda (Chandler) and Joshua Erich, Zachery Chandler, Benjamin Chandler and Alicia Anuszewski, Abraham and Jenna (Waite) Chandler, Caden Willows, and 11 great-grandchildren.
Ann and Hap requested that there be no services. Their ashes will be scattered in Arizona at a later date. In lieu of flowers or cards, for those who wish, contributions may be made to the National Alzheimer's Foundation or your local Hospice organization.
Published by Warrensburg Star Journal from May 28 to May 29, 2022.
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1927 - 2022 (94 years)
