Anne Marie Nell- Lane, passed away while surrounded by her loved ones on April 6, 2007. Anne was a dedicated mother, a loving daughter, a compassionate sister, and was loved by all she came in contact with. Anne was born on January 17, 1957 in Fayetville, North Carolina. Anne was a hard worker serving at the bank for many years and later transitioned into a career in real estate. When asked what she liked about that, she answered, "making people happy." She was well known in the community for her "beautiful smile and loving personality." Anne enjoyed serving others and she truly cherished loving people.
She is survived by her daughter, Shantra Bolek of Tacoma; parents, Jack and Sharon Nell of Gig Harbor; brothers, Tony and Gary Pettingill of Lakewood; and sister, Dodie Egolf of Bonney Lake. A graveside service will be held for her 10:00 AM, Saturday, April 14, 2007 at Mountain View. Memorial service will follow at 11:30 AM, Saturday, April 14, 2007 at Puyallup Nazarene Church 1026 7th Ave. SW Puyallup. Published in the News Tribune (Tacoma) on 4/11/2007.
(mom and I are pictured on the left 1982)For those wanting to honor mom’s memory and to offer comfort to other families struggling with cancer, donations may be made in her name to the Outreach of Hope.
Visit their website for information or to make an on-line
contribution:
www.outreachofhope.org/
Checks can be mailed directly:
Outreach of Hope
13840 Gleneagle Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80921
~Please note on your contribution that the gift is in memory of Anne Marie Nell
~If you need an additional contact information regarding me or the family, please call Lori at (253) 219-8317
5 comments:
Shantra -
Hey. My mom just let me know about your mom. I'm so sorry for your loss. If theres anything I can do for you, or if you just need to get out and let off a little steam, let me know.
Matt Hunter
HunterMT18@gmail.com
Wow! your Mom was a great woman and you are a great daughter.
Shan, be strong and courageous!
Do not be afraid or discouraged.
Our God and father is with you.
Psalm 23
Go fot it, we're behind you!
Juan.
I was surfing by and was touched by a fellow believer's loss. May His grace and peace be with you and your family.
Hey Shan!
So sorry to hear about your mom. I never met her, but I feel like I have from reading your blog over the year.
Take care and cling to your friends and family around you.
You are loved!
Erin
Please read this poem and give it some thought and let's not leave Shantra along in the room with the elephant.
THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM
By Terry Kettering
There's an elephant in the room.
It is large and squatting,
so it is hard to get around it.
Yet we squeeze by with,
"How are you?" and, "I'm fine,"
and a thousand other forms of trivial chatter.
We talk about the weather;
we talk about work;
we talk about everything else-
except the elephant in the room.
There's an elephant in the room.
We all know it is there.
We are thinking about the elephant
as we talk together.
It is constantly on our minds.
For, you see, it is a very big elephant.
It has hurt us all, but we do not talk about
the elephant in the room.
Oh, please, say her name.
Oh, please, say "Anne" again.
Oh, please, let's talk about
the elephant in the room.
For if we talk about her death,
perhaps we can talk about her life.
Can Shantra say, "Anne" or "my Mom" to you
and not have you look away?
For if she cannot,
then you are leaving her alone
in a room - with an elephant.
edited 4/12/07
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