Ann was born in Birmingham, Alabama, on March 2, 1932. She was raised in Miami, Florida; graduated from Miami Jackson High School; went to college at the College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati, on a vocal scholarship; and received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Voice.
At age 65, Ann married Chauncy Raymond Marshall, a retired art supervisor of public schools in Clinton County, PA. She retired from teaching music and the elementary classroom subjects for 24 years in Kissimmee, Florida. Ann then moved to De Leon Springs, where she began to paint, taking art lessons from excellent local artists. Presently she resides at Good Samaritan Society in De Land, Florida.