She was born on September 29, 1951 in Annapolis, Maryland to Edward and Viola (Nichols) Taylor.
Anna served in the United States Army for six years. She was a writer of poetry, and enjoyed traveling. Anna was a member of the Angola branch of The Church of the Latter Day Saints.
She married Douglas Brown on November 14, 2015 in Fremont, Indiana.
Anna is survived by her husband, Douglas Brown of Fremont, Indiana, daughters, Christena (Tom) Blain of Gladwin, Michigan, and Melissa (Sal) Cole-Strong of Hamilton, Indiana, son, James (Angela) Barfield of Fort Wayne, Indiana, nine grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, step-daughters, Donya Gwen Warren and Lori Brown of Lynn Haven, Florida, five step-grandchildren, brothers, Robert L. Taylor of Florida, and Edward E. Taylor of Pennsylvania, and a sister.
She was preceded in death by her parents, a sister, Helen M. MacDougal, and a great-granddaughter, Nora Marie Blain.
A Celebration of Life will be held at 11 am Saturday, May 23, 2020 at Beams Funeral Home, Fremont, Indiana. Branch President Wayne Z. McBride will officiate the service. Social distancing is required following the mandate of the CDC.
There will be an hour of visitation prior to the services from 10 am until 11 am Saturday at Beams Funeral Home. Only 25 people at a time will be allowed to be in the funeral home during the visitation, and social distancing is required.
Burial will be at a later time.
Military Honors will be conducted by the United States Army Honors Team and members of the Fremont American Legion Cassel Post # 257 Honor Guard.
Memorial donations in her memory may be directed to the Wounded Warrior Project.
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