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Darrell Elwin Garner

5 Oct 1921 – 14 May 2006

Birth	5 Oct 1921
Death	14 May 2006
Cemetery	White Church Cemetery Glen Rose , Somervell County , Texas , USA
Added by	Cathy Creger Shelley on 22 Jun 2006
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14674678

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Dateline: Cleburne Name: Darrell Elwin Garner , 84 Died: May 14, 2006, in Cleburne Services for Darrell Elwin Garner, 84, of Cleburne, will be conducted at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 17, 2006 at Crosier-Pearson Cleburne Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Clif Phillips and Rev. Ken Coleman will officiate. Burial will be in White Church Cemetery, near Glen Rose. Darrell Garner passed away Sunday, May 14, 2006 in Cleburne. He was born October 5, 1921 to Tony and Pearl Rhodes Garner in Glen Rose, Texas . He married Willie Mae Rice on February 1, 1941. After 52 years of marriage, she preceded him in death on December 27, 1993. He married Leta Lott on May 8, 1995 in Glen Rose. After 11 years of marriage, she preceded him in death on May 8, 2006. He is also preceded in death by 3 daughters, Goldie Blanchette, Gay Sikes and Glenda Garner; one sister, Mildred Ramsey; one grandson, Christopher Darrell Sikes. Mr Garner was a farmer and a member of Lebanon Baptist Church. Mr Garner's early years were spent in Glen Rose, moving his family to Cleburne in 1951. He farmed his entire life and was known by everyone as a hardworker and a dedicated family man. Some of his happiest days were spent plowing his fields on his John Deere and taking care of his cows. He will be missed. Darrell Garner is survived by two daughters, Vicki Helms and husband, Jimmy of Cleburne and Kay Pair and husband Sam of Atoka, OK; son, James Lott and wife Vondell of Levelland, TX; two sisters, Veda Gosdin and Nancy Moore both of Glen Rose; 13 grandchildren and 32 great grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews and a host of friends.

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Married February 1, 1941 Our Children: Glenda, Gay, Vicki & Goldie

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Family

Parents

• Anthony Walter "Tony" Garner 1886–1970
• Pearl Rhodes Garner 1890–1958

Spouse

• Oleta Allene "Leta" Leggitt Lott Garner 1918–2006
• Oleta (Lott) "Leta" Leggitt Garner 1918–2006
• Willie Mae Rice Garner 1922–1993

Siblings

• Mildred Delilah Garner Ramsey 1917–1999
• Veda Loree Garner Gosdin 1919–2012
• Tony Wayne Garner 1928–1928
• Verna Loree Garner 1932–1932

Children

• Glenda Louise Garner 1943–1948
• Goldie Kaye Garner Blanchette 1956–2005

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