Anne Arnell (Cherry) Heath was born on January 1, 1960, in Hermiston, Ore., to Sharron Lynn (Bradley) Cherry and William Glenn Cherry Jr. She was the first baby of the new year born in Hermiston in 1960. She passed away peacefully in her sleep on September 21, 2014, at her sisters home in Walnut Creek, Calif., at the age of 54.

Anne grew up in various places, moving often as her father was in the Navy. The family finally returned and settled in Hermiston, Ore., in 1970. She attended Hermiston Junior High and Hermiston High School. She was involved in: 4-H, FFA (FFA Sweetheart), and Oregon Trail Appaloosa Horse Club where she was a princess in 1977. Anne won many awards showing her animals, especially her horse Beauty. She attended Linfield College and Blue Mountain Community College earning her associates degree. While attending college Anne excelled in organic chemistry and botany classes.

While working in Hermiston, she spent many years as a cashier at Bobs Thriftway, arranging flowers at Cottage Flowers, nurturing plants at Kopacz Nursery, and as a personnel clerk at Lamb Weston. Anne loved her jobs working with people and her beautiful smile could always light up a room.

On May 23, 1989, Anne welcomed her only daughter, Morgan, into the world. In 2010 she became a foster parent of two children. In 2012 she fostered another three children, all of whom she loved as her very own. In January of 2013, Anne became a grandmother to Addy Wilson and was expecting a second grandchild in November of 2014. She enjoyed time in her garden nurturing her plants in the same way that she nurtured all of those around her. In her later years Anne was a Master Gardener, the evidence of which is in all of our homes with plant starts and seeds of love. She cared deeply for people and enjoyed serving at Hermiston Christian Center in their Sunday school and nursery.

She is preceded in death by her mother Sharron Cherry and father Bill Cherry Jr. She will be greatly missed by her daughter and son-in-law, Morgan and Bryan Wilson, her granddaughter Addy and soon-to-come granddaughter.

She was loved greatly by her five siblings: Glenn Cherry of Eureka, Mont., John Cherry and wife Marilyn of Milton Freewater, Ore., Lynne Hamblin and husband Kevin of Hermiston, Ore., Jann Gorski and husband Mike of Walnut Creek, Calif., and Dean Cherry and sister-in-law Dianne Stephens of Hermiston, Ore.; many aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews; and close family friends the Reuters.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, October 4th at 11:00 a.m. at Hermiston Christian Center, 1825 W. Highland Ave., with a dinner reception following.

Donations can be made to Vange John Memorial Hospice in Annes memory.