Anne E. Linn, 85, of Columbia, MO passed away Saturday, September 22, 2018 in Columbia. Graveside services will be 1pm, Wednesday, September 26, 2018 in Memorial Park Cemetery 1217 Business Loop 70 West, Columbia, MO.
Anne was born October 5, 1932 in Milton, MA to Harold D. and Martha S. (Washburn) Brown. She graduated from Milton High School and went to College in Florida for retailing. While in college, she met James E. Linn, Jr. and they married on December 27, 1953 in Milton. She enjoyed traveling, bowling, and playing bridge. She as a member of the Mall Walkers and volunteered with the Auxiliary League for a hospital in Texas and University in Columbia.
She was a homemaker and mother to three children, Mary J. (MJ) Sessler, James E. Linn, III, and Elizabeth A. (Mark) Heape; five grandchildren, Jesse Sessler, SueAnne Adams, Clayton Sessler, MaryBeth Linn, and Rachael Heape; several great-grandchildren; a nephew Rob Smith and niece Deb Calder. She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, sister Lois Smith, bother-in-law B.D. Smith, bother “baby boy,” sister Phyllis, and son-in-law Phillip M. Sessler.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Foundation.
