EARLVILLE – Ann Fernalld Willcox, 83, of Earlville, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Jan. 31, 2007 at Community Memorial Hospital, in Hamilton.
Ann was born on Aug. 14, 1923 in Norwich, the daughter of Burton J. and Sara Merrill Fernalld. She graduated from Norwich High School and married Henry H. Willcox, Jr. on April 25, 1943 in Beverly Hills, California.
Ann was the loving matriarch of her family who devoted her life to raising her two children and was influential in their lives as well as the lives of her six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. She was a wonderfully supportive wife. She enjoyed the outdoors, the moon, all the seasons, peepers, thunderstorms and “Nice up Here” - the cabin at the farm.  Ann was an avid quilter, seamstress, flower gardener, and collector of antiques and folk-art. She loved playing bridge with her many friends.  
Ann served as a Troop Leader and Den Mother for both Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts. In her past, she was on the Board of the Roger’s Environmental Education Center, the Pratt Newton Home and an active member of the Sherburne Episcopal Church of the Epiphany.
Surviving are her husband Henry; sister, Ione Rich of Martha’s Vineyard; son Henry H. Willcox, III and his partner Jeannine Junco and her daughter, Amanda; and daughter Margery Willcox Campbell and her husband James (Tim) Lambert. Also, surviving are her grandchildren: Tanya Schnabl and her husband Eric, and daughters Kaitlyn and Sydney; Carin Roberts and her husband Lee, and daughter Brooke; Henry H. Willcox, IV and his wife Jennifer, and sons Jeremy and Jacob; and Joshua Campbell, Shepardson Campbell, and Abbey Campbell and her finance Adam Sherman. Also surviving is Carmen Sanchez de Lozada, her Bolivian exchange student daughter. Other members of the extended family include Marti Ciccone and Joanne Munroe; Barry Campbell; JoAnn, Gary, Taryn and Chris Williams; and Deanna Jenkins.  She positively influenced many lives with her kind and gentle ways, concern for others, and was known as “Mom” and “Gram” to many in the community.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, February at 2 p.m. at the Burgess & Tedesco Funeral Home, 10 South Main Street in Sherburne.
Friends are invited to call at the funeral home on Friday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.
Interment will be at the convenience of the family.
Contributions in her memory may be made to the Rogers Environmental Education Center, Route 80W, Sherburne, NY 13460.