Ann Marie Rowe
Columbus, NC- Ann Marie Rowe, 77, entered into rest Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at Greenville Memorial Hospital in SC.
Ann Marie was the daughter of the late Richard Rowe and Louise Sullivan Rowe. She was born on November 1, 1938 in Augusta, GA. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Nursing and served her career as a Nurse Anesthetist. She was a devoted member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church. Along with Ann Marie’s devotion to her faith, she also loved golf, traveling, and animals. Ann Marie was co-proprietor of the Catholic Shoppe in Spartanburg. She wrote a book titled From Hysterical to Holy, which details the many blessings that occurred at the Catholic Shoppe. Ann Marie was an avid defender and evangelizer of the faith and a devoted friend and storyteller.
She is survived by her cousins Jerry and Cathy O’Tuel of Augusta, GA, William Brimick of Augusta, GA, and Michael Sullivan of Raleigh, NC. Also surviving is her lifelong dearest friend, a sister in the Lord and fellow Third Order Camelite Sister, Ann Strozzo.
A Mass of Christian burial will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, October 21, 2016 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Tryon, NC. A visitation will be held at McFarland Funeral Chapel Thursday evening from 6-8 P.M. with a Rosary beginning at 6:00 P.M.
A graveside service will be Tuesday, October 25, 2016 at 1:00 P.M. in Westover Memorial Park in Augusta, GA.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 180 Laurel Avenue, Tryon, 28782 or to St. Joseph College Seminary Capital Campaign, and mailed to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlotte, 1123 South Church St., Charlotte, NC 28203.
Thomas Poteet & Son Funeral Directors, 214 Davis Rd., Augusta, GA 30907 (706) 364-8484. Please sign the guestbook at www.thomaspoteet.com