Anna Mae Tripplehorn

Anna Mae Tripplehorn, 96, died Monday, Sept. 2, 2013 in Pampa.Services will be at 3:00 PM Friday, Sept. 6, 2013, in Carmichael-Whatley Colonial Chapel with Rev. Byron Williamson, pastor of First Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors.Mrs. Tripplehorn was born December 10, 1916 in Illinois Bend, Texas. She was a 1936 graduate of Pampa High School. Anna Mae worked for R. L. Edmondson Laundry Service where she met her future husband, Jim Tripplehorn. She later worked for Southwestern Bell Telephone Company. They were married on June 15, 1939 in Amarillo. He preceded her in death on January 5, 2004. She was a member of First Baptist Church for 80 years where she was an active member of her Sunday school class. Anna Mae was an avid reader and loved working in her yard. She was a loving and dedicated mother. She was preceded in death by 2 brothers, Phillips Gotcher and James ?Babe? Gotcher. Survivors include her daughter, Anne Lusk and husband Glynn of Pampa, her son, John Tripplehorn and wife Susan of Pampa, a sister, Grace Gething and husband Bill of Pampa, five grandchildren, James D. Tripplehorn, Kelly Tripplehorn, Matt Hinton, Ross Hinton, and Holly Sheridan, and numerous great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.The family would like to express their sincere gratitude to Lori Crutchfield and the staff at BSA Hospice, as well as the staff of the unit at Pampa Nursing Center for the wonderful care they provided for their mother.Memorials may be made to the Shriners International Headquarters, Khiva Memorial Fund, 2900 Rocky Point Drive, Tampa, Florida 33607, or BSA Hospice, c/o The Don & Sybil Harrington Cancer Foundation, 1600 Wallace Blvd., Amarillo, Texas 79106.The family will receive friends at 2536 Duncan.