Annie Beatrice Skelton Rouse, age 92, of Satsuma, Alabama went to her eternal home on Wednesday May 30, 2018. Annie was born February 24, 1926 in Mount Sterling, Alabama to Willie Elizabeth Stewart Skelton and Charlie Benjamin Skelton. She gave her life to Christ at Hopewell Baptist Church in 1936 and served her Lord until she died. A member of Shiloh Baptist Church for 65 years, she used her God-given talents to teach Sunday School for 60 years and participated in many other ministries. Her greatest talents were that of a prayer warrior and Bible teacher.
Left to cherish her memory are her daughter, Joan James; two sons, Michael Ray (Linda) Rouse and Anthony (Lisa) Rouse; a sister, Claudine Littlepage; six grandchildren; 17 great grandchildren; nephews, nieces, relatives, and many friends.
Annie was preceded in death by her husband of 72 years, Edward Ray Rouse; her parents, Charlie Benjamin Skelton and Willie Elizabeth Stewart Skelton; three brothers, Charlie, William, and J.T.; three sisters, Ella, Fannie, and Sarah; and a great-grandson, Austin Mathis.
A visitation for Annie will be held Saturday, June 2, 2018 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. at Radney Funeral Home, 1200 Industrial Pkwy, Saraland, Alabama 36571. A funeral service will occur Saturday at 10:00 a.m. at the funeral home. Interment will follow at Mobile Memorial Gardens, 5956 Three Notch Rd, Mobile, Alabama 36619. Dr. Michael Rouse and Rev. Henry Ward will officiate.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in Annie's memory may be made to Alabama Baptist Children's Home, P.O. Box 361767, Birmingham, Alabama 35236.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.RadneyFuneralHome-Saraland.com for the Rouse family.
