Grace Ann Moon Rabb

Grace Ann Moon Rabb stepped into the loving arms of her Lord and Savior, whom she so fondly looked toward meeting, on New Year’s night, 2022. Ann is preceded in death by her husband of 68 years, Bill. K. Rabb, Sr., her father, P.N. Moon, Sr., her mother, Grace Amanda Luther Moon, brothers, P.N. Moon, Jr. and Jack Moon; sisters, Martha Moon Jones and Harriette Rebecca Moon Dawkins; great granddaughter, Kayleigh Blair McClendon and great grandson, Eli Rabb. She is survived by her son, Bill K. Rabb, Jr. (Beth); daughters, Amanda Rabb Lydon Klimko (Ben), and Alison Kelly Rabb Davenport (Jim); grandchildren, Nancarrow Leigh Rabb McClendon, William Earl Kelly Rabb, III, Daniel Calloway Schyler Rabb, Lili Ann Marie Lydon Kane, Courtney Austin Davenport, Stewart Davenport, and Ashley Davenport-Linder; great grandchildren Grace and Cole McClendon, Will, Cooper, and Jake Rabb, Miller, Mallory, and Milan Rabb, Nora and Reilly Kane, Houston and Madeline Alford, Luke Linder, Shiloh Davenport.

Known by those who knew and loved her as “Ann/Mama/Granny/Grandmama/Aunt Ann/Mrs. Rabb, she was a true child of “The Great Depression”. She was proud to have a history of military service throughout her family, including the American Revolution, the Civil War, WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, the Cold War, Gulf War, and Afghanistan. She saved everything and squeezed every possible inch out of a dollar.

A prolific writer, columnist, story-teller and poet, genealogist and family historian, she served in leadership rolls of the Alabama Writer’s Conclave, Alabama Poet Laureate & Writers Guild, garnering respect and awards for her works including the City of Birmingham “Woman of the Year” award. A charter member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Lily of the Cahaba Chapter, she made certain her husband, son and grandsons as well as her daughters and granddaughters were also listed as members for posterity. A Daughter of the Confederacy.

Mother’s thumb was so green. She “could plant a broomstick and it would bloom”; she was an artist, a fabulous cook – could literally “make something out of nothing”; a seamstress, a ceramist, a teacher, a real estate professional, a nurse, a good neighbor and friend. She adored birds and animals and taught each of her children to do the same. She never met a stranger and, in a nutshell, was a person of keen wit, a quick smile, mentally tough and would always find a way to get any job done.

She grew up in the mining community of Praco in west Jefferson County, AL, graduated from Ensley High School, and met her husband-to-be while working for Sears & Roebuck. Through their 68 year marriage (1950-2018) they were people to be counted upon. We are heartened by the many stories of their collective goodness of which we were unaware throughout the years. To us, her children, she was both our protector and a force of nature. She was unwavering in her loyalty to our father, modifying herself to best serve as his faithful companion and wife. We are grateful for the lessons and tools with which she armed us to be productive members of society.

A member of Bluff Park United Methodist Church, she loved was greatly loved by members of her Sunday School class.

In lieu of flowers the family requests and encourages donations to Bluff Park United Methodist Church, Prayers for Kayleigh Foundation, or a preferred charity that supports education and the arts. Visitation will be Tuesday, January 11, 2022, 11 am – 12 pm, at Elmwood Chapel Funeral Home. A celebration of Ann’s life will follow at 12 pm. Her committal service will be at the Alabama National Cemetary in Montevallo, AL.

We miss you, Mama, and we always will. Thank you for our lives, our home, and our family.

Your Loving Children,

Billy, Lili Amanda, Alison