Anne Irene Connole

June 25, 1975 - July 6, 2018

Anne Irene Connole, an angel flying too close to the ground, passed away Friday, July 6, 2018, at SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital in Jefferson City. She was born June 25, 1975, in Columbia, Kentucky, a daughter of Jeffrey and Kathleen (Blackwell) Connole. On October 5, 2002, at Ha Ha Tonka State Park near Camdenton, she was united in marriage to her surviving husband, Elliott Raymond Dunn. Anne graduated from Central Missouri State University in Warrensburg with a Bachelor’s Degree in English and Creative Writing. She was employed at Walmart in Versailles for the last ten years working in customer service and the accounting department. She enjoyed spending time quilting, sewing and making handmade greeting cards. Anne loved listening to music and was an avid fan of U2 and Bruce Springsteen. She was so blessed to attend the U2 concert she had been looking forward to for several months. On July 1, 2018, she and her mom traveled to Madison Square Garden in New York City and her dream of attending her thirteenth U2 concert was fulfilled. The family would like to extend a special thank you for the wonderful care Anne received from Dr. Haddadin and his staff at JCMG and also SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital. “There’s two dates in time that they’ll carve on your stone and everyone knows what they mean but what’s more important is the time that is known in that little dash there in between”, Garth Brooks, Pushing up Daisies. Anne is gone but will never be forgotten. In addition to her husband, Elliott, she is survived by her parents, Jeffrey and Kathleen Connole of Yellville, Arkansas; her brother, Lucian Daniel Connole and wife Adrienne and their baby daughter, Poet of Santa Fe, New Mexico; her sister, Ella Rose Connole and her children, Alice Rose and Lucas Orion; her dogs, Moses and Murphey; cats, Jesse, Bailey and Darby; her beloved aunts, uncles and cousins and a large circle of friends and family. She was preceded in death by her precious infant brother, Daniel. A celebration of Anne’s life will be held at 3:00 p.m., Thursday, July 12th, at the West Union Baptist Church in Versailles with Reverend Rod Campbell officiating. Memorial contributions are suggested to Susan G. Komen for the Cure to aid in the fight against breast cancer. Cremation arrangements are under the direction and care of the Kidwell-Garber Funeral Home of Versailles.