Ms. Anne Boatman's Obituary
Anne Cooper Boatman passed peacefully from this life on June 16, 2019 at Alive Hospice after a battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. She was born on October 6, 1947, to James Litton and Mabel (Whittemore) Cooper both of whom preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by her beloved husband, Bob Boatman. Anne is survived by her brother, Richard Cooper (Sherry), two nephews, Joseph Cooper (Sara) and Timothy Cooper (Alison), great nephews Robert Cooper, Michael Cooper, Dean Cooper, and Mack Guzda, great nieces, Elizabeth Anne Cooper, Sydney Cooper, and Karly Guzda, goddaughters, Lauren Rose Painter and Rachel Vaughan Chamblin, and special friends Cindy and Larry Painter and Penny and Bobby Vaughan.
Anne began her career at National Life Insurance after which she became an assistant to Mr. Bud Wendell (President and General Manager) at the Grand Ole Opry where she was known as “Opry Annie.” After working for him for many years, she began work producing television shows for The Nashville Network (TNN).
Anne’s family and many friends will always remember her for being the life of the party, for her witty sense of humor, and for her fabulous taste. Her work (along with her husband’s work with the show Hee Haw) allowed her to interact with many legends of country music, ensuring that hers was a uniquely Nashville life. Her final days were spent with classic country music playing in her room. A celebration of life will take place on Saturday, June 22, 2019 at 10:00AM at Spring Hill Funeral Home and Cemetery, 5110 Gallatin Pike, South, Nashville, TN 37216, with visitation beginning at 9:00am. The Reverend Donovan Drake, senior pastor of Westminster Presbyterian Church will officiate.
Arrangements by Spring Hill Funeral Home and Cemetery, a Nashville landmark since 1785 "Where Nashville Comes to Remember"
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