Ann Marcus Pirtle

Ann Marcus Pirtle, age 72, passed away on Wednesday, May 6, 2021 in San Antonio with her family by her side. She was born July 26, 1948 in Cottage Grove, Oregon to Minnie Lucille Sexton Marcus and Robert Clinton Marcus.

Ann was a lifelong athlete who enjoyed basketball, track, and bowling, and an avid tennis player who was a member of several tennis leagues in San Antonio and Corpus Christi. She attended Community Bible Church. Ann enjoyed spending time with her family and had a close-knit group of friends with whom she enjoyed playing tennis and traveling in both the United States and abroad. Ann also loved her dogs, Sandy, Big Beaux, Ella, and Lil Beaux.

Ann graduated from El Paso High School in 1965 and from Asheville Beauty Academy in 1967. She was a merchandising manager for JC Penney for 15 years.

Ann was preceded in death by her husband of 26 years, Walt Pirtle, her parents, her brothers Phillip James Marcus and Neil Howard Marcus, her first husband, Harvey Stuhl, and her four dogs. She is survived by her son, Brian Stuhl and wife Nancy of Cibolo, Texas; grandson, Connor Stuhl; sister, Susan Fowler of Hayesville, NC; niece, Ashley Mauney Dixon of Greensboro, NC; nephews, Marcus Mauney of Livermore, CA, and Keith Marcus and Kurt Marcus of Murphy, NC; as well as numerous extended family members and a lifetime of friends.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Family Violence Prevention Services: The Battered Women and Children’s Shelter at 7911 Broadway St., San Antonio, TX 78209 and at https://fvps.org.