Martha “Anne” Ferrell, age 85, died Sunday, June 11, 2017. She was born Bluefield, West Virginia to Charles Rufus and Mary Lillian (Cheer) Hale on March 31, 1932. Anne attended The University of Miami and The Texas Women’s University, obtaining her Master’s Degree. She retired from the Irving ISD, where she worked as the director of the Gifted/Talented Program, reading department. Ann spent 50 years serving children and after her retirement she volunteered for 12 years with Caring Hearts at Baylor Hospital. She is preceded in death by her husband Harold Gene Ferrell; left to cherish her memory are her two sons Forrest and Bruce Ferrell. A funeral service will be held 10:00 am, Thursday, June 15, 2017 at Plymouth Park Baptist Church, 1714 N. Story Road in Irving with interment 12:30pm at Dallas Fort Worth National Cemetery in Dallas. A visitation will be held at Brown’s Memorial Funeral Home, Wednesday, June 14, 2017, between 5:00 and 7:00 pm. The family request memorials to Plymouth Park Baptist Church in Irving at http://www.plymouthpark.org/