Ann Ardelia Pope Bullock, mother, wife, painter, sculptor, flyfisher woman, extraordinary creative spirit passed peacefully from this life on Tuesday, April 7, 2015, with family members at her side. Ann was an inspiration for her husband, her children, her grandchildren, her daughters-in-law and her friends. She will be missed by all. Ann Pope was born in Montgomery, Alabama on January 7th 1931. She was raised in Huntsville, Alabama, where she was a member of the National Honors Society in High School, and later worked for the Redstone Arsenal Rocket Center during the Wernher von Braun era. She attended Auburn University where she majored in Textiles and was a Class Officer in student government; she received her Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of West Florida. She was co-proprietor of the Old City Needle Works in the formative years of the Seville Historic District. Ann was a devoted member of Christ Church of Pensacola, and a founding member of St. Christopher's Episcopal Church where she served as President of the Episcopal Church Women and as a delegate to the Episcopal Diocesan Convention. She was a member of the founding organization for the Northwest Florida Arts Council, of Impact 100, and a vocal activist for the formation of the Gulf Islands National Seashore. Ann was a Daughter of the American Revolution, a member of the Pensacola Jr. League, the Favor House Board of Directors and she worked to establish programs for children with learning disabilities. Ann supported the Pensacola Museum of Art, and the Symphony, a member of many Mardi Gras organizations, the Junior League Sustainer Book Club, and one of the founders of "Evenings in Old Seville Square." Ann was also a member of the Dallas County Cotillion. Ann was a world traveler who loved Italy, and above all Florence. She shared her passion for the art of that city with her friends by leading occasional tours. She was an expert bridge player and an avid reader, her literary tastes ranging from Donna Leon to Herodotus. Ann is survived by Ellis W. Bullock Jr., her beloved husband of 62 years; her four sons, Ellis W. Bullock III and his wife Joan, E. Pope Bullock and his wife Sarah, J. H. Keith Bullock and his wife Susan, William Frank Bullock and his wife Laurie. Survivors also include "Grannie's Annie's" grandchildren: Alexandra Bullock McElroy and her husband Mel, Ellis W. Bullock IV and his wife Lia, Chapman DeWitt Bullock and his wife Schuyler, Thomas Pope Bullock, George Williamson Bullock, Ann McCauley Bullock, Jennifer Elizabeth Bullock Spies and her husband Francois, Avery Katherine Bullock, Abigail Marguarite Bullock and Joseph Frank Bullock. Her great grandchildren are: Adelia Joan McElroy, Thomas Gower McElroy, Coley Isabel Bullock, Lilla Way Bullock and Ellis Chapman McElroy. Ann was preceded in death by her parents, Elbert Howard Pope and Ruth Butler Pope. \A memorial service for Ann Ardelia Pope Bullock will be conducted at 11:00 am Saturday, April 11th 2015, Christ Church of Pensacola. A reception will follow in the Church Parish Hall. In lieu of flowers the family requests that memorial contributions be made to: the ALS Association "dedicated solely for ALS research" (als.org), The ALS Association, Gift Processing Center, P.O. Box 6051, Albert Lea, MN 56007, Christ Church of Pensacola, or a charity of your choice. We wish to express our sincere gratitude to Dr. John Boden and the quality health care professionals on the east 4th floor of Baptist Hospital, Pensacola. "For These And All His Mercies, God's Holy Name Be Praised." War Eagle The Matriarch Has Spoken