Mrs. Ann Reynolds, 84, passed away on Sunday, July 26, 2026, at her home in Louisville. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, August 1st, at First Presbyterian Church, wtih Rev. Heath Cross officiating. Visitation will be from 9:00 A.M. until service time at the church. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Ann Rogers Reynolds was born in Canton, MS, August 16, 1941, to Walter Mills Rogers and Karnese Dickerson Rogers. She was named after her great-grandmother Martha Ann Williams Schultz. Ann proudly held her father in high regard, for he died while serving in the U.S. Army in a battle in France in 1944. He was awarded the Silver Star for gallantry and the Purple Heart, and was interred in Brittany American Cemetery, St. James, France. Her mother subsequently remarried.
Ann was brought up lovingly by her mother’s sister, Eleanor Dickerson Rives(called Mother) and her husband, Bill Rives (Pop) in Louisville. She graduated from Louisville High School, and attended Mississippi University for Women in Columbus, MS.
Ann married Terry Reynolds on May 13, 1960. They have two children, Carolyn Dawn Reynolds of Gulfport, MS and William Bruce Reynolds (Cynthia) of Starkville, MS.
She is preceded in death by her parents Walter and Karnese Rogers, Bill and Eleanor Rives; parents-in- law Clyde and Rosie Reynolds; Aunt Juanita D. Allen, Uncle James Dickerson Jr.; sisters-in-law Bertha Beatrice “Biddie” Pickle, and Bonnie Nell “Peck” Terry.
She is survived by her grandchildren: Jonathan Stinson, Josh Stinson, Jake Stinson, Brooklyn Reynolds, Rankin Reynolds, and Rives Reynolds.
It was very special to Ann that her grandson, Josh (and Shelby) chose Ann to be their daughter's middle name after her (Collin Ann Stinson).
Great-grandchildren: Collin Ann Stinson and Hudson Stinson.
She is also survived by sisters-in-law Joy Parkerson, Jo Jenkins, Shirley Kelly, and Sue Ables; eleven nieces and nephews; eighteen great nieces and nephews; and eleven great-great nieces and nephews.
Ann shared a close and special relationship with Terry’s sisters. She loved them as her own sisters and shared her life with them as sisters and friends.
Ann taught kindergarten for many years beginning with First Methodist Church in Louisville, then at Winston Academy. Ann worked as office manager for Rives and Reynolds Lumber Company.
Ann had a love of cooking, entertaining and hosting special events in the lives of others, reading, and spending time with family and friends. For many years, she would regularly visit nursing home residents. She was a member of the Belle Arts Club and the Music Club.
Ann and Terry were members of St. John’s Lutheran Church of Louisville until it was dissolved. They then became faithful members of First Presbyterian Church. Ann was a tireless worker in the women’s ministry of the church. She had a passion to help those who were in need, grieving or in poor health. She was always leading and contributing to these ministries and faithful to the women’s Bible studies. Hosting the meetings gave her great joy.
She was a lover of sound preaching, corporate worship and the fellowship of the saints. As her health declined she grieved because she could not be in worship. She loved good music. As a child her mother had her take voice lessons. One song she learned in Latin was “Jubilate Deo”.
In 2024 the church choir sang this song in Latin. She began to quietly sing along. It all came back to her. She was so happy that day! Now she will never miss church because it will never end, and she will always be singing.
Memorials in Ann's memory may be made to First Presbyterian Church or St. Jude's Children's Hospital.
Ann’s favorite Bible verses were Ecclesiastes 3:1–8:
1 For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: 2 a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; 3 a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; 4 a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; 5 a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; 6 a time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; 7 a time to tear, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;8 a time to love, and a time to hate; a time for war, and a time for peace. (ESV)