Ann Paul Reed was a Colorado native. She spent her life before 30 living in Denver with her parents Mark and Eunice Bennett. She was a loving and caring sister to Joan, Richard and John. In her 30s, Ann Paul met her husband Peter Reed and moved to Aurora, Colorado to a cozy little white house. They had 2 daughters Diane and Janet. In the late seventies, the family packed up and moved to Elizabeth, Colorado. There, Ann Paul enjoyed being a mother, gardener, knitter, and wife. Ann Paul had different occupations through her life but home maker was the job she received the most rewards from. She had a beautiful flower garden with iris and poppies. The driveway was lined with lilac bushes that Ann Paul planted. There was a little strawberry garden that produced the sweetest strawberries that Ann Paul tended. In the spring, Ann would put out hummingbird feeders. Ann Paul loved birds. She delighted in seeing the hummingbirds. Through the years the family had many pets. Late in life Ann Paul narrowed her affection for animals down to cats. The family spent holidays visiting Ann Paul's Sister Joan in Georgetown and brother Richard in Lyons Colorado. There were also visits from her dad from Denver and her brother John from California. Ann Paul had 3 grandsons James, Jacob and Trent. The grandsons loved their grandmother and the special treats she had. Ann Paul loved cookies and she shared them with her grandsons. Ann Paul will be greatly missed. Ann was preceded in death by her mother, Eunice Bennett, father, Mark Bennett, husband, Peter Reed, and son-in-law, Michael Hoover. Ann is survived by sister Joan Briddle and her husband, Tom; Joan's children, David and Kerry; Kerry's son Jackson; her brothers, Richard Bennett and John Bennett; her daughter Janet and her son Trent; and her daughter Diane her sons James and Jacob. Please, share condolences with the family and memories of Ann in the guestbook below.