Ann Mae Bloodworth Coulson, 96, of Burgaw passed peacefully from her earthly life on Sunday, June 26, 2016 at Pender Memorial Hospital.

She was born August 30, 1919 in Willard, the eldest of seven children born to Daniel Jackson "Jack" Bloodworth, Sr. and Katie Piner Bloodworth. She grew up on a farm in Willard and graduated from Clement School in Wallace, NC. After graduation Mae got a job a Camp Davis in Holly Ridge.

Mae met and married the love of life, Frank Chrysler, who was in the USAF. As an officer's wife, she led an interesting life, traveling all over the world; Hawaii, Germany, Yugoslavia, Vienne, and the continental United States.

Even with all the traveling Mae still had time for nursing school and in June of 1951 she graduated from National Nurses Institute as a Licensed Practical Nurse in Los Angeles, California. After the death of her husband, Frank, Mae devoted her life to her nursing career, a job she dearly loved and excelled in.

Years later Mae met a second love and married Forrest Coulson from Payson, Arizona. Mae often told of the beauty of Arizona; a place she often called "heaven on earth." When Mr. Forrest retired from Arizona State University as Camp Tontonzona care taker in 1976, she came back home to Burgaw, bringing Mr. Forrest with her. Mr. Forrest passed away August 16, 1999.

Mae loved flowers and everywhere she lived always had a flower garden. She always had the prettiest flowers and yard in her neighborhood. She could almost make artificial plants bloom. Mae always loved to get out and ride around just looking at the pretty flowers blooming in the spring, loved stopping at a restaurant to eat and fellowship, but her favorite food was a chicken biscuit from Scat's in Burgaw. Mae had a love for her church, Burgaw Holiness Church (now Gateway Community Church) and the people there. She often spoke of her love for God, and she is now having fellowship with her Lord, probably working in His flower gardens. Mae was a special lady and will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her, especially by two close friends, Dianne Hunt and Patsy Chadwick who lovingly took care of Mae as she grew older..

Mae is survived by her sister, Mary Price of Florida and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her sisters, Ella Wells, Leola Wynn and Edna Earl Repenski and brothers, Elmore Bloodworth and Jack Bloodworth, Jr.

The family will receive friends at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 29, 2016 at Quinn-McGowen Funeral Home in Burgaw with service at 2:00 p.m. The Rev. Bobby Smith will conduct the service. Entombment will follow in Riverview Memorial Park

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Quinn-McGowen Funeral Home of Burgaw.