Annette Diane Snowden "Angel Lady'' Mark: 10-14, "Let the Children Come to Me." 10-14-1962 Daughter, Sister, Cousin, Aunt, Niece, Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Designer & Artist 04-07-2010 It must have been cold there in my shadow, to never have sunlight on your face. You were content to let me shine. That's your way. You always walked a step behind. So I was the one with all the glory while you were the one with all the strength. A beautiful face with out a name for so long, a beautiful smile to hide the pain. Did you ever know that you're my Hero and everything I would like to be and I can fly higher than a Eagle because you are the wind beneath my wings. Good night mom, I love you! I know your busy with your loved ones , but please continue to touch each of us as only my Angel Lady could before you left for home. I love you, Doll Man Born in the City of Angels in 1962 on October 14th, returned home to rejoin her Mother, Father, and loved ones on April 07, 2010. Daughter of John and Carol Martinez, She is survived by her husband Ed, daughters Sharee and her husband Elvis Barber, Jennifer and her husband Dillon hales, Amanda, and son Sawyer. Sisters Helen, Sharon (Chata), Nickie, and brother Tony. Grandchildren Kassandra, Gaige, Abigail, & Aiden. Numerous cousins, nephews and nieces that she loved so dearly. Annette and her family moved from Los Angels to Wasco in 1969 where they lived in the Ol Farm House at the corner of 7th & Central Ave in Wasco for many years of which she had many fond memories of. She attended Wasco High School when she met and married Brad Smothers . They were married from 1980 to 1989 and she was blessed with the birth of her daughter Sharee Nicole. She worked for several companies in the Wasco area with the majority of that time at Bear Creek Roses where she was an Executive Assistant when she met and married Ed Snowden. They married April 22nd ,1995 on the lawn of Stockdale Country Club and where applauded by golfers when they said "I Do". Annette was an artist and designer, she loved her craft and shared it with many. Her home was a reflection of her soul, drawn from her favorite movies "A Walk in the Clouds" and "Kate & Leopold", both of which captured her essence of romance, and love. She loved writing about everything in life and her journals with Ed. Her love of children was her greatest passion. She felt love, pain, sorrow, and happiness deeper then most. Her love of God was strong and she found peace and calm within it. Mark; 10-14, "Let the children come to me." Funeral Services was held on Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at Grace Community Church in Wasco, at 1 pm for Annette Diane Snowden, age 47, of Wasco, who passed away on April 7, 2010. Pastor Tom Cooley officiate d the service and interment followed In lieu of flowers, please send your kind donation in Annette's name to; Friends of Mercy Foundation PO BOX 119, Bakersfield, Ca 93302 Phone: (661)663-6700 AL, Thank you for easing my broken heart and guiding my hands to write this for you. It was the most difficult thing I have ever written. I will cherish our journals to each other forever, Love, D