Influencer Annabelle Ham Dies From ‘Epileptic Event’ At 22

Influencer Annabelle Ham’s family has announced that the 22-year-old influencer has died. 

The Ham family shared the tragic news on her Instagram account stating, “Annabelle experienced an epileptic event and has gone on to the gates of heaven.”

They shared a family selfie one of their daughters took with Annabelle hugging her mother. 

They explained how the influencer had “struggled with this for a long time” and was attempting “to raise awareness for it.” In light of her death, the family plans to continue spotlighting epilepsy “in honor of her.” 

The family said Annabelle “was beautiful and inspiring and lived life to the fullest. Everyone she met was inspired by her energy and the light inside her soul that shined so bright. She was, and will forever be, so so loved.” 

The Ham’s are welcoming “prayers of peace for her family and friends during this difficult time,” but are also asking for privacy as they grieve their daughter and sister. 

They ended the statement by asking fans to only speak about Annabelle positively and to refrain from spreading any gossip or hurtful comments. 

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“Please don’t post or spread speculation or details that are unfounded. There will be a time to share more details and to go deeper into her life… Unnecessary comments only serve to hurt us all, this is a time for remembrance and mourning.” 

Annabelle attended Kennesaw State University and frequently posted about her life in college, her sorority Alpha Omicron Pi, shopping hauls, vacations and beauty advice. Her content was seemingly popular as she amassed 73,000 followers on Instagram and 78,000 on YouTube. 

Her sister, Alexandria Ham, posted on Instagram to pay tribute to her little sister. She shared a photo of her hugging Annabelle while both girls had huge smiles on their faces. 

“There will never be words for how heartbroken my family and I are,” she wrote. “Annabelle was such a light to the world. A spark-plug. If you knew Annabelle, you loved her and loved being around her. She loved others so well too. Please keep my family in your prayers. 💛”

Alexandria also posted multiple stories from news outlets saying “she would be over the moon” if she knew she was being featured in these popular outlets. She asserted, “We WILL share your story.”

The youngest Ham daughter, Amelia, spoke to fans, “I am so thankful for the people Annabelle got to be friends with and people that knew her. The past 72 hours have been hard, I appreciate all the positive words.”

She reiterated her family’s sentiment about staying positive about the situation. “As of right now please don’t comment mean things or false things, as that does not help the situation. And please don’t spread any more rumors than there are.”

She additionally shared a photo of the three sisters smiling and a fun shot of Annabelle making duck lips.

“Annabelle was such a good sister to Alexandria, and me. She was amazing, she has gone to so many places seen and done so many things,” she wrote. “But god was ready for her. I know she always wanted to live life to the fullest, that’s what we have to do now. And I know she is dancing around in heaven right now. I can’t wait to give u a big hug one day.”