Ann Marie Conant, 90, passed away Monday, Sept. 12, 2016, at the Community Hospice Center in Amelia Island. She was born Nov. 30, 1925, in Evanston, Ill., the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edmund J. Smith.
Ann Marie was a generous and loving wife and mother, with a constant smile on her face. Her selflessness, calm exterior and inner strength are an inspiration to us all.
Ann Marie was happily married to Roger Conant for 25 years. They retired in Savannah, Ga., before moving to Osprey Village on Amelia Island. She continued to visit her lake home in Wild Rose, Wis., which held a special place in her heart.
Ann Marie worked as an interior designer and raised seven children in Glencoe, Ill., before her retirement. She was an active member of garden clubs throughout her life and, more recently, the Petal Pushers of Amelia Plantation Chapel. We will remember her for her creativity, expressed in the beauty she added to the gardens and places she touched.
Survivors include her husband, Roger Conant; her seven children, Charles Ernst of Milwaukee, Barbara (Robert) Kolich of East Aurora, N.Y., Susan (Patrick) Corser of Denver, Sally (Mike) Williams of Phippsburg, Colo., Thomas (Julie) Ernst of Denver, George (Jill) Ernst of Northbrook, Ill., and Elizabeth (Peter) Nugent of Rockport, Mass.; 15 grandchildren, Anna, Samuel, Benjamin, Sarah, Margret, Anissa, Nora, Patrick, Kirsten, Kelly, Cody, Jackson, George, Eliza and Gus; and one great-grandchild, Finn.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 16, at Amelia Plantation Chapel, 36 Bowman Road, Amelia Island, with the Rev. Ted Schroder officiating.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations be made to Community Hospice of Northeast Florida, 4266 Sunbeam Road, Jacksonville, FL 32257.
Oxley-Heard Funeral Directors