Annette Skinner, 19, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thad Skinner of Fairview, died instantly in an automobile accident on December 21, 1982. Funeral services were held Friday, December 24 in the Fairview LDS Ward under the direction of Blair Hillstead, a counselor in the Fairview bishopric and also an uncle to Annette. Burial was in the Fairview Cemetery (Block #7 Lot 1 Plot 7).

Annette was born March 12, 1963 in Blythe, California, the second of 10 children born to Thad and Nancy Skinner. She spent her early years in California, Nevada and Arizona and then back to Nevada where the family lived until she was 16 and they moved to Star Valley. Annette graduated from Star Valley High School in 1981. She attended Ricks College for a year and a half. Annette was very involved in school activities in Las Vegas and especially enjoyed the wrestling program. She was a statistician for the wrestling team in Star Valley. Annette graduated from LDS Seminary in 1981. She loved the church and had a strong testimony. She made friends easily with her sweet smile and big brown eyes.

She worked as a waitress both in Afton and in Rexburg. Annette loved her family very much and liked to be with her brothers and sisters. She enjoyed watching her dad and sisters perform with their horses and was quick to praise and tell people about their accomplishments. She enjoyed cutting and fixing hair and spent a lot of time doing her little sisters' hair. She was very good in picking out clothes and often helped her mother in buying clothes for her family. Annette loved to be with her friends and liked to be riding around with them or talking on the phone. She had many friends both here and in Las Vegas.

Annette is survived by her parents of Fairview, seven sisters, Mrs. Olin (Wendy) Draney of Auburn, Missy, Stacy, Nicole, Kelley, Justa and Amanda and two brothers, Todd and Shane all of Fairview. Annette Skinner is the daughter of Thad E. Skinner and Nancy Carol Hillstead.