Annette Crosby Oliver, 80, of Fernandina Beach, Fla., passed away Monday, October 15, 2018 at Community Hospice & Palliative Care’s Warner Center for Caring in Fernandina Beach, Fla., with her daughter by her side.
She was born September 1, 1938, one of 10 children born to the late John Melvin Dyals and Venie Shope in Waycross, Ga. She lived in Waycross most of her life until she moved with her husband, Charles W. Crosby, in 1959 to Fernandina, where she made many dear friends, especially Barbara, Neil and Kay.
Annette (Nana) was known by all as a classy, witty and giving person who was full of life and abruptly honest at times. She had a passion for life and was always the life of the party. She enjoyed manicures and shopping. Her life was full with the love of family and friends.
Annette had many loves in her life, including her family and two husbands, Charles W. Crosby, who passed away in 1994, and James G. Oliver, who passed away in 2014. She was also predeceased by a son, Charles M. Crosby, in 2013.
She leaves behind her daughter, Tammy Crosby Stiles of Fernandina Beach; brothers, Quitman Todd and Walker (Marie) Dyals, both of Waycross, Ga.; her twin sister, Jennette (Bill) Barrow of Waycross, Ga.; sister, Winkie Dowling of St. Marys, Ga.; her grandchildren, Charles Michael (Lauren) Crosby Jr., Ashley Crosby, Kayla (Mike) Carroll, Alissa Stiles, and Rebecca Stiles; great-grandchildren, Nevin, Leyana, Julius, Liam, Sawyer, and David; and new-found loves, Bella (a mini-flop rabbit) and Marlee (a golden retriever).
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday, October 19, 2018 in the Burgess Chapel of Oxley-Heard Funeral Home with Chaplain Jackie Hayes officiating. She will be laid to rest in Greenlawn Cemetery in Waycross, Ga.
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Oxley-Heard Funeral Directors