Anna Dare Poland, age 82, of Tompkinsville, passed away on Monday, September 23, 2024, at Monroe County Medical Center. Anna was born on April 22, 1942, to the late Lawrence and Opal (Goad) Cornwell. She was a member of Sand Lick Missionary Baptist Church. She was the owner of Anna Dare’s Beauty Salon and retired from Walmart.
She is survived by her daughters Bettina White (Joe) and Leslie King (Jamie): grandchildren Paige Nguyen (Dave), Sydney Myers (Danny), and Bailey Wheeler; great-granddaughters Kairi, Piper, and Emily Nguyen; and special friend Billy Pedigo.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sisters Mabel Cornwell and Merlean (Cornwell) Holland; brother-in-law Bro. Melvin Holland; and nephews Michael “Bull” Poland, Richard “Stitch” Poland, Anthony Poland, and Carey Holland.
Funeral Services will be conducted at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 28, 2024, from Bartley & Sons Funeral Home in Tompkinsville, with interment to follow in Beautiful Home Cemetery.
Visitation will be held on Friday, September 27, 2024, from 4:00 until 8:00 p.m. and again on Saturday morning after 9:00 a.m. until the service time at 1:00 p.m. Bro. Jim Finley and Bro. Bengie Blackwell will officiate.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Cancer Society or Beautiful Home Cemetery in memory of Anna Dare.
Pallbearers: Dr. Jerry N. Bean, Freddie Cornwell, Michael Emberton, Kerry Lyons, Kevin Lyons, and Mike Pedigo.
Honorary Pallbearers: Joe White, Jamie King, Bailey Wheeler, Dave Nguyen, Danny Myers, Becky Bartley, Whitley Castro, Jayla Copass, Freddie Cornwell, Joyce Crews, Linda Emberton, Lou Ann Fultz, Kendra Hagen, Carla Jo Hale, Kathy Lyons, Loretta Lyons, Bobby Crowe, Darrell Crowe, Larry Crowe, Wayne Crowe, Anne Mink, Ann Pedigo, Billy Pedigo, Nicholas Pedigo, Sarah Pedigo, Seth Pedigo, Jon Michael Poland, Gail Spear, Betty Spears and Margie Turner.
Bartley & Sons Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the care of Ms. Poland and her family at this time.
