Ann Waller

On Wednesday, February 1, 2023, our most precious Mother and Mamaw, Ann J. Waller, 88, entered the gates of heaven and reunited with her husband and our father, Dalton R. Waller. Ann was born in Trumann, Arkansas, on August 16, 1934, to William T. Johnston and Bertha (Timbs) Johnston. She grew up in a variety of locations, but considered Magnolia, Arkansas, as her hometown. She attended school and became a bookkeeper in Mobile, Alabama, before returning home and working as a veterinary assistant. It was at this time, she met her future husband and fell in love. She married the love of her life, Dalton Waller, on February 28, 1958, in Magnolia, Arkansas. They later moved to Ashdown, Arkansas, when her husband went to work at the Paper Mill, then known as Nekoosa Edwards. She worked briefly at Spotlight, a garment manufacturing company, before becoming a homemaker. Not one to sit idly by, she volunteered as a Girl Scout Leader and worked tirelessly and faithfully in her church in a variety of roles. She was a Sunday School Teacher, Choir Director, Missionette Leader and Sunday School Superintendent. She was well known as a “prayer warrior” who spent hours in prayer over her family and friends. It was a common occurrence for her children and grandchildren to seek her prayers, because as one of her granddaughters said, “When Mamaw prays, God listens!” She is preceded in death by her husband, Dalton R Waller; her parents, W.T. and Bertha (Timbs) Johnston, 2 foster brothers, Lou Childrey and Johnny Vandewater; and one foster sister, Cathy Childrey Watson. She is survived by her two daughters, Denise Waller and Lisa Denson of Southaven, MS; her brother, Bobby (Marion) Johnston of Ashdown, AR; 5 grandchildren, Craig (Fein) Cirillo of Bartlett, TN; Brady (Jake) Moore of Memphis, TN; Christina (Josh) Frizzell of Bartlett, TN; Nicholas Cirillo of Bartlett, TN; Brooke Myrick of Bartlett, TN, along with 10 great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. Her life and legacy will be celebrated with a viewing on Friday, February 10, 2023, at Madden Funeral Home from 6:00pm to 8:00pm. Her homegoing service will be held at Ashdown First Assembly of God church on Saturday, February 11, 2023, at 2:00pm with her burial to follow at Greers Chapel Cemetery in Magnolia, AR.

Ann Waller

August 16, 1934 - February 1, 2023