Angie was born and raised in Tennessee on a farm that had been in the family more than 100 years. She loved to walk in the woods, fields, and along the creek. This was where she developed her love of nature. Her father had apple and peach orchards, and she spent much of her childhood helping pick the fruits and sell them. She had a strong and determined character, just like the pioneering women who were her ancestors. Stories of these women were told to her many times.
After Angie left home, she went to college in Nashville, and graduated with honors from David Lipscomb University, majoring in government and public administration. She eventually spent several years working on the Tennessee Governor's staff during the term of Ned McWherter. Her organizational and people skills earned her much praise during campaigning. She didn't love politics so much as she genuinely liked people, and had the ability to talk to anyone.
After Governor McWherter went out of office, and the incumbent party was changed, she was transferred to the Department of Environment & Conservation with the state of Tennessee. She appreciated her job, and again was well
known for her ability to pull people together and get things accomplished.
Her hobbies were centered around writing and hiking. She wrote poems and was working on a short story when she was killed. She spent numerous days hiking in the Great Smoky Mountains with groups from her church and family. She had hiked the majority of the trails there. She could play piano and sing. She had aspirations to go back to school and study interior decorating. She loved fashion and color. Her favorite television shows during childhood were "The Waltons" and "Little House On The Prairie". She knew all the pop movies and songs, but her heart was old-fashioned. She looked forward to having a home and family someday.
She loved God, and dedicated much of her life to worship and study of the Bible. She was considering becoming a Sunday School teacher.
When Angie was born, her parents were in their forties. Her two
sisters were 17 and 19. She immediately became everyone's favorite in the family, and that continued through to her sisters' children, and their husbands, her mother's and father's older friends, and her friends in Nashville. She was gifted with a unique sense of humor, and the ability to genuinely care
about others.
Her father died in an accident two years before she was killed in the plane crash. Her mother sold the family farm to move to a smaller place. Angie was having a difficult time when she died, as she was very close to her father, and loved the farm so much.
She was helping decorate her mother's new house, and getting on with her life when, at the age of 31, it was cut short.
She is so missed by so many.
