Anne Conwell

Mrs. Anne McLean Conwell, 103, longtime resident of Frederick, MD (former resident of Columbia, MO), died Friday, February 27, 2015 at College View Center in Frederick. She was the wife of the late John O. Conwell, who predeceased her in 1966.

The daughter of Arthur and Helen Thomas McLean, she was born February 11, 1912, in Granite City, Illinois, and grew up in Montgomery County, Missouri. She attended Truman University (then known as the Kirksville State Teachers College) in Kirksville, Missouri, and taught in elementary schools in Missouri for many years. During the 1930s, she taught in one-room schools in Montgomery and Adair Counties in Missouri. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, she taught at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish School, in Columbia, MO.

In 1954, she moved to Columbia, MO, where she was an active member of First Presbyterian Church, King's Daughters, and other civic organizations. Her husband was the first sales manager of KOMU-TV in Columbia.

In 1988, she moved to Frederick where she was an active member of Calvary United Methodist Church, as long as her health permitted.

She is survived by her daughter, Phyllis Conwell Mussman and husband, Mike, of Frederick; three grandchildren, John Mussman and wife, Thea, of Baltimore, MD; Amy Mussman of Westport Island, ME; and James Mussman of Frederick; three great-grandchildren, Colin, Kara and Kristin Mussman, all of Baltimore; as well as several nieces and nephews and their children. Her nephew, Les Wagner, and niece, Becky Wagner, reside in Columbia.

A graveside service will begin at 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 7, at Memorial Funeral Home and Cemetery, 1217 Hwy 40W, Columbia, MO.

Arrangements are being handled by Stauffer Funeral Home of Frederick. Expressions of sympathy may be shared with the family at www.staufferfuneralhome.com.

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