Annette Garris, age 72, of Pinson, was born on Oct. 28, 1950, in Tuscaloosa to her parents, Arthur George and Claudia George Williams. Annette’s birthday wish was to see her late husband, “Dick.” On Oct. 28, 2022, after an extended illness, her birthday wish came true.
Annette was a devoted wife to her loving husband of 40 years, William Richard “Dick” Garris, and loved her stepchildren as her own. She was a proud Nana to her grandchildren and her great-grandson. Annette was a hard-working woman who was always putting others before herself, always going above and beyond for her family and friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband and her parents; sisters, Shirley Miller, Doris Fleenor, Brenda Johnson, Joan Perry, Reba Seagal, and a brother, Wayne George.
Annette is survived by her stepchildren, Tina Lopresti (Mark) and Richard Garris (Stacie); five grandchildren, Blake Hamilton (Kristi), Melissa Lopresti, Laura Lopresti, Jack Garris, Annie Garris; one great-grandson, Ty Hamilton; a sister, Rita Perry (Calvin) and brother, Dalton George (Gail). She also leaves behind a host of nieces and nephews.
A service for Annette will be held at Jefferson Memorial Funeral Home on Friday, Nov. 4, at 2:00 p.m., with a visitation for friends and family held one hour prior to the service. The burial will immediately follow the chapel service at Jefferson Memorial’s adjoining cemetery.