Anne was born in 1920, in Denison, Texas. She graduated from Denison High School in the Class of 1937, where she achieved the honor of state champion in debate. In 1941, she graduated from Southern Methodist University, where she competed on the debate team and was a member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority, an association she enjoyed throughout her life.

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During World War II, she worked in our country's domestic support effort. Upon conclusion of the war in 1945, she married returning Capt. James Goddard, known to friends as "Pancho." They raised their children and lived variously in Denison, Center, Longview, Nacogdoches and lastly at Emerald Bay on Lake Palestine.

Anna Goddard was fresh out of SMU.  Her father sent her to help manage the Denison Poutry and Egg plant in Birmingham, Alabama.

She was valued as counsel; friends and family alike sought her advice. An avid card player and always sharply dressed, her zest for life enlivened the room wherever she was. She and her husband, Pancho, were expert dancers, attracting admiration at the many Big Band events they attended.