Mirry Ann Way, affectionat e ly known as " Ann " by her family , wa s born on April 1, 1959 in Baltimore, Mar y land. She d e part e d this life on December 6,2017 . She was th e daugh t er of the lat e Jam e s Wa y and the lat e Mirr y Wa y - Col e .

A nn graduat e d from West er n High School and lat e r att e nd e d Bo w i e State Uni v e r si t y . For 10 y ears, sh e was e mplo y ed with th e A nn e A rund e l Count y Board of Education . Ann's smil e w a s on e that could light up a room ; admini s tration a nd staff can atte s t to h e r bubbl y p e rsonalit y and work e thic .

Sh e had a talent for writing po e tr y , music and singing. A s a W e st e rn Dove, sh e sang in man y shows and e a r n e d th e nickname "Star . " H e r lo ve for music w as so s trong , that she became a m e mb e r of a local singing group . Some of her fa v orit e a r ti s t s included Chaka Khan , Na t ali e Col e, Rand y Cra w ford and Th e Isle y Broth e r s . When her son Gr e gor y w a s small , h e w ould alway s a s k to h e ar "Summ e r Br eeze " whil e riding in his car se at .

Anyon e who kn e w Ann , knew of her infamous canary ye llow Camaro . She w as fly! H e r hair was always don e , cloth es coordinat e d and alwa y s wor e th e sil ve r bangl e s given to h e r by her cousin Barbara Ann .

She e njo ye d g e t t ing tog e th e r w ith famil y and fri e nds and had a gr e at love fo r seafood and shopping. On e of h er fa v orite thing s to do w as ho s ting mo v i e night and pla y ing bingo .

A nn wa s introduced to Christ at an e arl y age and att e nd e d Christ Temple and N e w Psalmist Baptist Church .

Sh e l e av e s to carry on h e r l e gac y, on e lo v ing son : Gr e gor y Brooks ; grandchildren: S ere nit y , Brianna , M ak i ra , G re gor y IV and A l y ah ; sist e rs Ernestine Wa y, w hom s h e aff e ctionat e l y call e d Ro x anne ; Lisa Col e , w hom s h e shared an ex tra sp ec ial r e lationship ; Louis e Col e , B e tt y E g gl es ton and Pa t Col e; broth e rs : C harl e s E. Way (Ph y llis) , AKA Daddy ; Zachariah Wa y and David Wa y ( C hristin e ). Pr e ceding h er in d e ath i s on e broth e r : Jam es "Countr y " Wa y ; aunt: Lavada Freeman; uncl e : I ry "Budd y " McKen z i e (Nina); ni e ces: Latronja Pip e r ( Ronald), Aleta Wa y, Tak e sha Wa y , Eboni G ee , E ri c a Wa y , Eric Wa y , n e ph ews: Ton y Lu s ter, Cor y Wa y and Damond Wa y , and a host of great niece s and n e ph ew s , oth er famil y and fr ie nd s.

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