On Friday, January 17, 2020, Annette Sophie Carrington departed us to an eternal rest in Jehovah’s remembrance. Annette Sophie Speed was born on February 24, 1938, in Wide Water, Virginia. She was the second of 11 children born to Melvin Reed Speed and Mary Virginia Nickens Speed who preceded her in death.
Annette was accepted to and graduated from Anna Burdick Vocational High School in Washington, DC, on June 12, 1958. It was a school designed to help students stay away from delinquency and dedicated to young women who had inadequate access to information regarding reproductive health. It was a school at the forefront of its era.
For More than 50 years, Annette was a faith and devoted Jehovah’s Witness. One her proudest accomplishments was serving as a pioneer aiding and assisting many people to serve Jehovah, before her illness.
Annette, although a dedicated housewife, worked at the National Archives as an administrative professional as well as many credit unions throughout her career. However, one of her greatest achievements was receiving her real estate license. Annette worked tirelessly from day-to-day cramming in the materials for the final exam. After receiving her license, she worked proudly as a representative for Long & Foster Realty. In fact, she loved assisting people so much that she was known for assisting anyone in need of a job. She would voluntarily scan the Washington Post ads, give her clients the particulars of the job, and send them on their way to the interview. She was so successful that many of her family and friends suggested opening an employment Agency. However, it was the satisfaction of helping her loved ones find employment that motivated her.
Annette’s greatest love of her life was her family. Married to George W. Sibert in 1959, (deceased in 2006), they have five children, seven grandchildren and one great grandchild. Devoted to her family, Annette pushed aside her career ambitions and dedicated her life to raising her children in accordance to Jehovah’s will. Although always challenging, and with unique personalities, Annette catered to the needs of each child as a stay at home Mom. Annette showed an unparalleled compassion and love to each of her children until her final hours.
Annette was known as “Everyone’s Mom.” She was loved by everyone who encountered her. She was a kind, understanding and forgiving person. She accepted you for who you are unconditionally. She gave you what she had even if it meant sometimes depriving herself. Moreover, if there was one special quality that everyone can agree on, that would be her ability to listen. Mom would just sit down in one of her favorite chairs, have a cup of her favorite beverage (coffee/tea), and listen to you ramble on and on.
Although Annette had an incredible group of friends that spans the globe, there’s no one that can dispute being touched by her wonderful presence. Moreover, there are a few life-long friends who deserve special acknowledgements: Meg Higgs, Judith Thorp-Parson, Shirley Anderson, Christina Lee, Gail Jones, and Audrey Stewart. They were friends who not only loved her, but took a special interest in her health and wellbeing. And lastly, a special appreciation goes out to our sister-in-law, Wendy Sibert (Mark’s wife), who used her phenomenal-gifted nursing skills to take care of our mother during her final days. For this ladies, the Sibert Family would like to extend a very special “Thank you so much for being there when it really counts. We Love You All.”
Annette is survived by her sons: Mark Wendel Sibert, Kenneth Ray Sibert, Jeffrey D’Neil Sibert, Lester George Sibert and daughter: Pamela Gaye Simpson. daughter-in-law: Wendy Ann Sibert; grandchildren: Johnathan Lorenzo Sibert, Russell William Behne (step-grandson), Aaron Lian, Bakari A. Sibert, Jahi M. Sibert, Somia Sibert, Rayvon DeAndre Jones and Kaylin Cierra Jones; great- grandchild: Kyrie Damon Jones; brothers: Marvin Speed, Calvin Speed, Gary “Weldon” Speed (Nancy), and Bernard Speed (Sheila); and sisters: Sandra Willis (Murphy) and Linda Kay Speed; and a host of nieces, nephews and friends.
Ecclesiastes 3:1-4
For everything there is an appointed time, even a time for every affair under the heavens 2A time for birth, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to uproot what was planted. 3A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build. 4A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance.
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