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George Edwin Garrette

25 Sep 1922 – 19 Aug 2015

Birth25 Sep 1922
Death19 Aug 2015
CemeteryResthaven Gardens Cemetery
Oklahoma City , Cleveland County , Oklahoma , USA
Added bySondra 'Sandy' Pitman Morrison on 07 Dec 2025
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OKLAHOMA CITY Garrette, George E., 92, postal clerk, died Aug. 19. Services 10 a.m. Monday, Rancho Village Baptist Church (Advantage, Oklahoma City). Published in The Oklahoman, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Sunday, August 23, 2015, Page 24A. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ George was born in Micawber, OK to George S. and Anna Garrette. He graduated from Capitol Hill HS in 1941 and attended OK Business College, Metalsmith School and Radio Repair School. George married Rachel Hervey in 1943. He joined the Navy and got his basic training in Norman. When the war ended, he got a job at the Post Office. He loved fishing, camping, hiking, genealogy and dominos. At the age of 65, he started hiking the Appalachian Trail. He was preceded in death by his parents; and his sisters, Jean Smith, Violet Mays, and Elnora Barnes. He is survived by his brother, Jack; his sister, Ruth Carroll and her husband Earl; his children, Gail Columbus and husband Tom, of Gainesville, GA; Ron Garrette and wife Chris, of Raytown, MO; and Judy Compton and husband Harlon, of Midwest City; grandchildren, Paige, Aaron, Kim, Scott, Crystal, and Edwin; 12 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. George resided at the Norman Veterans Center since March of 2010 and made many heart-warming friends among the staff and residents. Services will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 24, 2015, at the Rancho Village Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Resthaven Cemetery. Published in The Oklahoman, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Sunday, August 23, 2015, Page 25A.

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