Margaret (Anne) Partee Lorenz, 77, died peacefully on August 29, 2020, at her home in Sewanee, Tennessee. She was born August 6, 1943, in Nashville, Tennessee, the oldest daughter of artists McCullough Partee and Betty (Mary Elizabeth Shemwell) Partee. Anne was pre-deceased by both parents; her brother, Walter Patterson Partee; and her husband, Philip (Jack) Lorenz, Jr. She is survived by her sister, Elizabeth McCullough Partee; her stepchildren, Philip J. Lorenz, III, and Brenna Lorenz; and a host of cousins in the Partee and Shemwell families.
Anne was a 1961 graduate of West High School in Nashville. She earned B.S. and M.A. degrees from George Peabody College for Teachers (now part of Vanderbilt University). Her career as a special education/learning disabilities tutor in Sewanee spanned 51 years, teaching young people over several generations. One of her proudest accomplishments was to be the founding principal and teacher of the Sewanee Learning Center, which operated for 10 years on the campus of The University of the South. There she met her husband, Jack Lorenz, Jr., who was a professor of physics and astronomy. Their home, Onteora, was a very special meeting place for family, friends, and students, who loved seeing the family cats there, as well as raccoons, ducks, geese, deer, foxes, and other wildlife Anne and Jack fed or rehabilitated.
Anne was very active in Cowan Fellowship Church, where she helped teach the youth Sunday School class, kept weekly prayer requests for Sunday services, and much more. She was also active in several organizations, most recently EQB, Sewanee Woman’s Club, Porchers, and the West Lunch Bunch.
A memorial service will be held Saturday, September 19 at 11:00 CDT at Cowan Fellowship Church. Please wear masks and observe social distancing due to COVID-19. Live-streaming, or subsequent viewing of the service, will be made available on the Moore-Cortner Facebook page. Burial will be private. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Cowan Fellowship Church, 609 E. Cumberland Street, Cowan, TN 37318, or to a charity of your choice. Arrangements are by Moore-Cortner Funeral Home
