Anna Marie Counts, 57, of Lewisburg, WV, passed away Sunday, August 13, 2017, at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WV.
She as born June 9, 1960, in Steubenville, OH, a daughter of the late Harry Ralph and the late Anna Marie Romagnoli Montgomery.
Anna was a Catholic by faith. She was a 1978 graduate of Brooke High School, a 1982 graduate of West Virginia University with a B.S. in business management and marketing, and then earned her master’s degree in liberal studies from Hollins University in Roanoke, VA. Anna was currently employed with the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine in Lewisburg, WV, for over four years as the director of accreditation and special projects in Lewisburg. She previously has served for over 25 years as the director of institutional compliance and accreditation with National College in Roanoke.
Anna was an excellent baker and enjoyed cooking. She was a competitor in the West Virginia State Fair where she won first prize in the baking division for her Italian creme cake. She also took home second and third prizes in both baking and crocheting categories. She was an avid walker, often participating in local 5K races.
Anna was loved by all who met her; she had a contagious smile and memorable laugh. She would help in a moment’s notice and give till she couldn’t give anymore. She especially loved her nieces and nephews, as if they were her own children.
She is survived by her siblings, Karen Montgomery-Reagan of Athens, OH, Jeff Montgomery and wife, Debbie, of Moon Township, PA, and Dodie Montgomery and wife, Donna Toothman of Knoxville, TN; her niece and nephews, Victoria Reagan, Bryon Montgomery, and Nicholas Montgomery and wife, Lindsey; and her former spouse, Gregory Counts of Bluefield, WV.
In accordance with her wishes, cremation services will take place.
A memorial service will be held at a later date in Roanoke, VA.
Online condolences may be made at www.fordfuneralhomes.com.
Ford Funeral home, 201 Columbia Street, Fairmont, WV, is in charge of arrangements.
Obituary originally published in the August 15, 2017 edition of The West Virginia Daily News.
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