Ann Edwards Death: Remembering a Beloved Kindergarten Teacher
Ann Hull Edwards, a beloved Kindergarten teacher at St. James Catholic School in Gulfport, Mississippi, passed away on Sunday, September 24, 2023, at the age of 51 years. She was announced dead by St. James Catholic School through a social media publication that read “Please join us in a Community Night of Prayer Tuesday night at St. James Catholic Church. Mass will be offered for Ann Edwards at 6:00 pm, followed by Adoration with Praise and Worship.”
Early Life and Education
Ellen and Edgar Warren Hull welcomed Ann Hull Edwards into the world on February 22, 1972, in New Orleans, Louisiana. She went to Sacred Heart Academy as a young child until her family moved to Pascagoula, Mississippi. She subsequently went to Pascagoula’s Our Lady of Victories/Resurrection Catholic High School and Sacred Heart Catholic Elementary School, where she eventually graduated in 1990.
After graduating from Spring Hill College in 1994 with a Bachelor of Science in elementary education, Ann started her career as an elementary teacher at West Elementary in Moss Point, Mississippi.
Career and Family Life
During a sailing competition in Mobile Bay that same year, Ann met the love of her life, Clinton Thomas Edwards, and the two were married on April 20, 1996. Before having children, she would go on to teach at North Bay Elementary in Bay St. Louis and West Elementary in Gulfport.
Ann relished the time she spent with her kids at home, realizing her dream of becoming a caring mother just like her own. Ann returned to her vocation and started her lengthy career at St. James Catholic Elementary School in Gulfport when all three of her children were old enough to attend school.
Funeral Arrangements
A Mass of Christian Burial will take place on Friday, September 29, 2023, at 12:00 p.m. at St. James Catholic Church with visitation from 10:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. The Rosary will be said at 11:30. Interment will follow the Mass at Krebs Cemetery in Pascagoula. Bradford-O’Keefe Funeral Home, 15th Street, Gulfport is honored to serve the Edwards family. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made in Ann’s memory to the Ann Hull Edwards Memorial Scholarship. Click on GoFundMe.
Remembering Ann Edwards
Ann Edwards was a beloved Kindergarten teacher who touched the lives of many students and their families. Her dedication to her profession and her family was evident in everything she did. She will be missed by all who knew her.
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