Norva “Ann” Pannell, 94, of Marshall, MO, died Wednesday, September 30, 2026, at Boone Hospital Center in Columbia.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, October 5, 2026, at First Christian Church in Marshall with Rev. Randal DeMasters officiating. Burial will follow in Ridge Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Monday at the church. Memorials are suggested to First Christian Church in care of Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home and an online guestbook is available at www.campbell-lewis.com.

Born December 26, 1931, in Marshall, she was the daughter of the late Harold Wyrick and Ida Schmidt Wyrick. Ann lived in Marshall her entire life where she was a 1949 graduate of Marshall High School and attended Missouri Valley College where she played basketball. On December 12, 1953, she married Loyd Edward “Tooter” Pannell who survives of the home. Ann worked for a while at Farmers Savings Bank, but the majority of her career was spent as a teacher’s aide for Marshall Public Schools which she loved. She enjoyed playing basketball and golf, as well as cheering on the Marshall Owls, Kansas City Chiefs and Royals. She also enjoyed the 10 a.m. McDonalds Coffee Club. Ann was an active member of First Christian Church in Marshall for over 70 years.

In addition to her husband of 72 years, Tooter; she is survived by two sons, Bruce Edward Pannell (Ruth Ann Hagen) of Kansas City, and Timothy David Pannell (Brenda) of Marshall; three grandchildren: April Lynn Pannell (Chris Salisbury) of Tampa, FL, Rachel Ann Pannell of Kansas City, and Clinton Pannell of Marshall; twin great-grandchildren, Sydney and Shiloh Salisbury-Pannell; two sisters, Jane Hartley of Marshall, and Barbara Baker of Grain Valley; as well as nieces and nephews that she loved dearly.

Ann was preceded in death by her parents, and one sister, Merle Masters.