Obituary of Ann Henderson Spence
Born in Birmingham, Alabama on November 12, 1936, Ann was the daughter of the late Tom and Edna Henderson and sister to the late Tom Henderson, Jr. Ann attended Ramsey High School and graduated from Hampden Dubose Academy in Zellwood, Florida. She earned a Bachelor of Arts from Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama and a Masters in Education from UNCC, Charlotte, NC with specialties in learning disabilities and gifted abilities. Ann taught school for 28 years in Louisville, Kentucky, Birmingham, Alabama, Concord, NC, Kannapolis, NC, with the last 16 years in Charlotte, NC at Garinger High School.
The years at Garinger HS were very special to Ann who not only loved the age group, but also the elements of teaching American Literature: reading, writing and discussing. Some favorites books were Huckleberry Finn, The Scarlet Letter, Red Badge of Courage, To Kill A Mockingbird, The Great Gatsby, and Of Mice and Men. Ann never tired of the subject matter and especially delighted in the students' point of view. Each year was a new experience.
Family loomed large in her life... her husband of sixteen years, Tom Spence, a lawyer in Concord, NC, and their two sons, Thomas and Mark; her grandchildren Stephanie, Stephen and William. Trips to Pawley's Island each summer for many years were fun as were family reunions with close relatives in various places. Having children was a deep desire fulfilled by her sons of whom Ann was very proud.
Ann enjoyed a full and interesting life and was blessed with wonderful family and friends. Ann's was a life well lived and well loved.
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