Annarah Frances Spears Gould's Obituary
Annarah Frances Spears Gould, 102, passed away on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, at the SECU Hospice House in Smithfield, NC. Her funeral service will be at 1 pm Tuesday, May 27, 2025, in the Stanly Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. David Hatley officiating. Burial will follow in Fairview Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 12 pm until 12:45 pm at Stanly Funeral and Cremation Care of Albemarle prior to the hour of the service.
Born February 7, 1923, in Stanly County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Davis Spears and Gertie Melton Spears. She was a graduate of Millingport School Class of 1941 and was a retired employee of Wiscassett Mills Company. She was a good woman.
She was preceded in death by her husband Titus “Shorty” Gould in 1973 and a son John D. Gould. Survivors include sons Harry E. Gould and wife Donna of Garner and Timothy Gould of Cary, daughter Myrna Fesperman of Rockwell, 7 grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren and 9 great-great-grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to SECU Hospice House of UNC Health Johnson (426 Hospital Rd. Smithfield, NC 27577)
Stanly Funeral and Cremation Care of Albemarle is serving the Gould family.
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