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E-mails from Friends and Family
Mr. Elmer Edgar Garrett, age 94, of
Dahlonega, GA, died Monday July 4th, 2011 at
Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville.
Mr. Garrett was a native and lifelong resident of
Lumpkin County. He was a member of Nimblewill
Baptist Church.
He was the son of the late Luther Loranzy Garrett
and Lona Bell Sheriff Garrett. He was also preceded
in death by his wife Vila Mae Rider Garrett and 7
brothers and sisters.
He is survived by daughter, Bertha Mace,
Dahlonega, GA; daughter and son-in-law, Barbara
and Jimmy Fitzgerald, Sharon, Tennessee; son,
Frank Garrett, Dahlonega, GA; sons and
daughters-in-law, William and Lisa Garrett,
Gainesville, GA, James and Neva Garrett,
Dahlonega, GA; grandchildren, Darlene Waters,
Jana Burnette, Angela Crane, Daniel Fitzgerald,
Diane Stacks, Kane Garrett, Kyle Garrett, Jason
Garrett, Shana Garrett, Shea Garrett, Shannon
Garrett, Shelby Garrett, Jordan Garrett, and Shari
Garrett; great-grandchildren, Stephen Waters,
Derek Waters, Matthew Fitzgerald, Brandon Stacks,
Andrew Stacks, Ansley Burnettte, and Mason
Burnette.
Funeral services for Mr. Garrett are scheduled for 2
PM Thursday July 7th, 2011 at Banister Funeral
Home Chapel in Dahlonega. Rev. Dean Bryant and
Rev. Michael Rodgers will officiate.
Interment will follow in Pleasant Hill Baptist Church
Cemetery in Lumpkin County.
The family will receive friends at Banister Funeral
Home in Dahlonega from 5 PM until 9 PM on
Tuesday July 5th, 2011, all day on Wednesday and
on Thursday until the time of service.
Banister Funeral Home of Dahlonega is in charge of
the arrangements.