Ann Hardison Luck passed away peacefully on February 24, 2022, at Arbor Terrace Assisted Living Center. She was born on April 5, 1925 in Columbia, TN, to Lucille and Lester Hardison. Ann was preceded in death by her parents and her sister, Juanita H. Cathey, and her husband of 67 years, George Fletcher Luck.

Ann is survived by her daughter Linda Luck Montgomery, and sons Mark Hardison Luck (Gwen) and Christopher Fred Luck (Julia), all of Knoxville, TN.

Ann was known as “Mimi” to her grandchildren and great grandchildren, and each held a special place in her heart; she was the most loving, special, generous, and kind Mimi ever imagined or asked for.

Grandchildren:
   • Abby Luck Parish (Keith) of Nashville
   • Carrie Luck Ezell (Jayson) of Knoxville
   • William Alan Montgomery (Jennifer) of Laurel, MS
   • Baker Hardison Luck (Katie) of Nashville
   • Angela Luck Shelton (Robbie) of Knoxville

Great grandchildren:
   • Abe Swift and Anne Luck Parish (Nashville)
   • Ella Marie, Fletcher Jayson, and Collier Levi Ezell (Knoxville)
   • Brooklynn Rose White (Laurel, MS)
   • Sophie Mae, Olivia Kate, and George Hardison Luck (Nashville)

After graduating from Columbia High School, Ann enrolled in the business school at TPI (Tennessee Polytechnic Institute—later to become Tennessee Tech University). She met her future husband, Fletcher Luck, while at TPI. She was the outstanding student, he was the outstanding athlete. She was the May Queen, he was her escort. After graduating early in 1945 from TPI (and waiting on Fletcher to graduate later that year), Ann began working in the Secret City of Oak Ridge with a very minor part in the Manhattan Project with other members of The Greatest Generation.

Ann and Fletcher were married on December 16, 1945. Fletcher's career with the UT Agricultural Extension Service took them first to Celina, TN, then Lafayette, TN, before bringing them to Knoxville, TN, in 1967. Wherever they lived, Ann was always very involved in her church, her children's schools and activities, and in supporting her husband's community work. After retirement, Ann and Fletcher traveled extensively, hosting “Farm Tours” to every continent on earth except Antarctica. In every town or city where they lived, Ann was part of a local Bridge Club and loved playing other card games and board games—a love she passed on to many of her grandkids—and she loved completing puzzles in the newspaper.

Ann lived her faith in God, upon which she built her family's foundation. She shared her faith with her family and community at every opportunity. She taught us all grace by being gracious, faith by being faithful, and love by being loving—to her family, her church, and her community.

In keeping with her wishes, no public services are planned.

A video tribute, compiled by her family, can be found at: www.luckfamily.org

Her family will bury her ashes during a private family memorial in the Spring.

Ann's family would like to thank the many people who remembered her with cards, baked goods, a homemade quilt, and other kindnesses, especially these past several years. We would also like to thank the wonderful people at Arbor Terrace for their kind and personal attention to her needs and comfort.

If you would like to remember and honor Ann with a memorial, we would suggest Collier Ezell's school, The PEER Academy of Knoxville (PO Box 22448, Knoxville, TN 37933; www.knoxpeeracademy.org), or the Benevolence Program at Hardin Valley Church Of Christ (11515 Hardin Valley Rd, Knoxville, TN 37932), in honor of Ann Luck.