Anna E. Tolbert - 1930-2006
Anna E. Tolbert, 76, of Ashland, died Friday, Nov. 24, 2006, at her residence.
Mrs. Tolbert was born Jan. 19, 1930, in Ashland, Ky., a daughter of the late Alphonso and Maymie Ann Miller Farrow. She was a member of St. James AME Church in Ashland, where she had served as a trustee and with the missionary, and a member of the NAACP. She retired from GTE.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, LaTelle Farrow, and a sister, Alphonstine Chatman.
Mrs. Tolbert is survived by her husband, John L. Tolbert of Ashland; a son, Alphonso J. Tolbert and his wife Ramona of Lexington, Ky.; a daughter, Johnann E. Barrow and her husband Bobby of Ashland; three brothers, Webster Farrow of Louisville, Ky., Alphonso Farrow Jr. of Toledo, Ohio, and Jerry M. Farrow of Louisville; four grandchildren, Toby Tolbert, Duane Tolbert, Tate Tolbert and Eris Ben; and three great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. James AME Church in Ashland. The Rev. Richard Watts and Dr. Felix Williams will officiate. Burial will be in Ashland Cemetery.
Friends may call from 10 a.m. until the service time Tuesday at the church.
The services are under the direction of the Steen Funeral Home-Central Avenue Chapel in Ashland.
Contributions may be made to St. James AME Church, 333 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Ashland, KY 41101 or to Community Hospice, 1538 Central Ave., Ashland, KY 41101.
The family would like to express their heartfelt gratitude to Veronica Johnson, Freda Farrow, Marsha Underwood, Mary Francis Banks, Janine Fields, Sue Birchfield, Jackie Birchfield, Thelma Keeton and the entire Johnson and Keeton families for the love and support shown to Anna during her illness.
Online condolences may be sent to steenfuneralhomes.com.