Anna M. (Norman) Pace of Norman, Oklahoma was born in Fulton, Illinois on January 27, 1925, to Frank and Kate (Decker) Norman. She passed away on January 7, 2024, at the age of 98.

She attended schools in Fulton, Illinois, and worked in an Ordinance Plant during World War II. She then went to Beauty School and graduated in 1946.

On June 5, 1946, she married Charles O. Pace in a double ceremony with his brother, Harold, and her best friend, Verna. They had five great sons.

Ann spent most of her years in Rock Island, Illinois, and was an expert in Antiques. She owned and operated the Wheels of Time Antique Shop and promoted Depression Glass Shows for twelve (12) years in the Quad Cities area.

She moved to Moore, Oklahoma in 1998 to be near her sons and become an active member of Moore First United Methodist Church.

Her real pride was her five sons and their families – Marvin (Connie, Oklahoma City); Larry (Gale), Norman; Dale (Sheila), Oklahoma City; Gary (Diane, Brownsburg, Indiana); Don (Linda), Panama City Beach, Florida. There are eight grandchildren – Heather, Kristina, Richelle, Kristin, Nicole, Julie, Kyle, and Zach and eight great-grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends.

Preceding her in death were her parents; four brothers and two sisters; her husband, Charles; two sons – Marvin and Gary; and grandson, Sean.

Services will be on Saturday, January 27, 2024, at 1:00 PM under the direction of John Ireland Funeral Home in Moore, OK. Burial will be at the Greenview Memorial Gardens in East Moline, Illinois on Tuesday, January 30, 2024, at 9:00 AM.