Anna Mae Maultsby

Anna Mae Maultsby, 75, of Lewistown, MT, formerly of Rockford IL, passed away peacefully, Saturday, August 2, 2025. She was born May 23, 1950 in Murphysboro, IL, the daughter of Giles and Ruby (Hill) Whitson, Sr. Anna graduated from Auburn High School, class of 1969. She was employed as a secretary for Mueller Pinehurst Dairy, very adept at the now lost art of shorthand. Later, she worked as an activity aide for Bright Side Adult Daycare. Anna was a woman of deep faith, active for many years in her church in various children’s ministries including AWANA and starting her church’s Sunday school class for babies. She enjoyed doing hand embroidery and paint with Artex oil paints. Anna loved anything the color yellow and anything with butterflies, and donating to children’s causes such as St. Jude

Anna is love and missed by her children and grandchildren, Annette Delong (son Byron), and Jennittia Tikkanen (children Kristen, Tyler, Bryce, and Judson), her siblings Giles Whitson, Jr, Sharon Whitson, Linda St. Romain, Harold Whitson, and Zane Whitson, as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Anna was loved by many friends in Lewistown, MT as well, especially her very good friend, Effie Mae Mihlfeld. Anna had a kind heart and was very social with everyone

Predeceased by her parents and husbands Alex, Wayne, and Don.