Ann Driver Fitts

With great sadness we announce the passing of Ann Driver Fitts, "Annie Fannie", 92, of Isle of Palms, SC on May 5, 2025.

Ann was born October 6, 1932 in Hartford, Connecticut to Robert O. Driver and Gertrude Swift Driver. She spent most of her life in Charleston, SC until her love for the beach took her to the Isle of Palms, where she created a home for herself, her four children and her eleven grandchildren.

A life lived from the back seat, Ann went wherever love drove her. She followed her heart straight out the doors of Rosemont College to Princeton to be with our Dad. When the faculty at Rosemont was less than amused with her free spirit, she was not invited back and her true life's journey began.

Ann once said that she never really worried about the big things because "If everyone would just take care of their own little corner of the world, the big things would all work themselves out." She lived her whole life taking care of her little corner, and that corner included so many people: her children, her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, as well as countless friends who became family along the way. Her porch was a welcome place for long conversations to work through the stickier side of life and she was a tried and true confidante for all who knew her.

Christmas spirit was a year-round sentiment for her. She created "magic" out of thin air and we were all beneficiaries of her merry mischief. She was a consummate host and took tremendous pleasure in feeding both our souls and our stomachs. Her dinner parties were legendary and always wrapped up with music and dancing. She orchestrated and reveled in the joy she'd created for the people she loved, then set us all on our merry way while she cleaned up the mess. For Mom, "family" was everything.

Her passing leaves a tremendous void, but she was never shy with her thoughts and so we all know what we meant to her and exactly what she'd say in any given situation. There is great comfort in that, and in knowing that she's in the driver's seat now, riding with the top down, on her way to the beach. She's got music on the radio, a cocktail in one hand and her nails tapping the steering wheel with the other. We can see her dazzling smile and the twinkle in her eye...ready to take on the next little corner of the world.

She is survived by her four children, Casey Fitts (Sue), Matt Fitts (LaTrelle), Layne Nelson (David) and Amy Marvin (Randy); and her Godson, Harry Seltzer; her eleven grandchildren, Jessica Fitts (Mahmoud), Tyler Fitts, Molly Fitts, Melanie Fitts, Savannah Fitts, Olivia Little (Doug), Calvin Fitts (Rebecca), Austin Nelson, Kayla Nelson, Weston Marvin (Audrey), Kayce Bunch (Griffin) and four and a half great-grandchildren, Madeleine Arram, Rami Arram, Zayn Arram, Blakely Marvin and soon to be baby boy Bunch.

The family invites you to celebrate Annie Fannie's life with us between 5:00 and 7:00 PM, Monday, June 30, 2025, at the Rice Mill Building, 17 Lockwood Drive, Charleston.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to one of her favorite causes: Just Be You ( www.justbeyou.org ), The Charleston Animal Society ( www.charlestonanimalsociety.org ) or Hallie Hill Animal Sanctuary ( www.halliehill.com ).

Arrangements by James A. McAlister, Inc. (843) 766-1365.

If you plan to send flowers, we highly suggest using a local florist instead of ordering from an online vendor. Charleston has many. Kindly ask your florist to please deliver:  Home Arrangements Only to the Rice Mill Building, between 3:00 PM and 5:00 PM, Monday, June 30th.