In Memoriam: Ann D. Sturgill
Sturgill Turner regrets to report the loss of retired member attorney Ann Dubuisson Sturgill, who passed away on Sunday, December 15, 2024, in Lexington.
Ann joined Sturgill Turner in 1976, and practiced in equine law and real estate, environmental law, and estate planning alongside her husband and firm co-founder, Don S. Sturgill. She earned her J.D. from the University of Kentucky and served as law clerk to Hon. Joe Lee, US Bankruptcy Judge for the Eastern District of Kentucky prior to joining the firm. She was an active member of the Kentucky Bar Association and Fayette County Bar Association (FCBA), chairing the Equine Law Section for both.
Ann was well known across the Commonwealth for her excellence as a lawyer, but also importantly, for her leadership and encouragement of women attorneys in Fayette County and the Commonwealth. Ann was one of the first women to be named partner in a Lexington law firm and was instrumental in the founding and growth of the FCBA Women Lawyers Association section, which is committed to advancing women in the legal profession and community at large, supporting the legal rights of all women, and promoting equal opportunity for all. She was active for years with the YWCA and Chrysalis House, and enjoyed lifelong friendships with women professionals in other fields.
Hers is a true loss for our firm and for the Kentucky legal community. Visitation will be held Friday, December 20, 2024, from 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. at Kerr Brothers Funeral Home, 3421 Harrodsburg Rd. in Lexington. Please read her obituary and further information about arrangements below.
Ann Dubuisson Sturgill
March 21, 1937 - December 15, 2024
Ann Dubuisson Sturgill, widow of the late Don S. Sturgill, died on Sunday, December 15, 2024, in Lexington, KY. She was born in Opelousas, LA, on March 21, 1937, daughter of the late Judge John Francis Dubuisson and the late Elisabeth Platt Dubuisson Gilmer. After the death of her father, Ann's mother married the late William C. Gilmer of Shreveport, LA, and Ann and her mother and sisters moved to Shreveport. She graduated from Byrd High School in Shreveport. Ann attended Sophie Newcomb College of Tulane University, the Sorbonne in Paris, and graduated from the University of Colorado and the University of Kentucky College of Law.
Prior to her marriage to Don S. Sturgill on December 12, 1966, in Shreveport, LA, Ann lived and worked in San Francisco, Houston, and New York City. Ann was a retired attorney, having practiced law for many years as a partner with the firm of Sturgill, Turner, Barker & Moloney, PLLC, in Lexington, KY.
She was a member of the Keeneland Club and a former member of the Idle Hour Country Club, the Iroquois Hunt Club, and Junior League of Lexington. She was an active member of First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Lexington, and the Colonial Dames of America - Kentucky Division.
Her parents, stepfather, husband, and sister Olive Reily Dubuisson Martin of Lexington predeceased her. Ann is survived by her sister Rosemary Dubuisson Porter of Cambridge, MA; two nieces: Elisabeth Martin (Peter) Perino of New Orleans and Virginia Porter (Dave) Primmer of Brisbane, CA; four nephews: Thomas J. Martin III, Thomas C. Sturgill Jr., and Chadwick Cabell (Missy) Sturgill, all of Lexington, and Edward (Melody) Porter of Los Angeles, CA.; five great-nieces: Katherine Sturgill, Hannah Sturgill, and Caroline Sturgill of Lexington, and Madeleine Perino and Adele Perino of New Orleans, and two great-nephews: Carter Primmer and Oliver Primmer of Brisbane, CA.
The Visitation will be held from 12:00PM till 02:00PM Friday, December 20 at Kerr Brothers Funeral Home on Harrodsburg Road. The funeral service is for immediate family only. Burial is private.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions can be made to God's Pantry.
Published by Kerr Brothers Funeral Home.