OBITS: GARRETT, Joseph Samuel Rev. - 25 Sep (Year Not Listed) - McCreary Co, KY
Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2000 12:21:00 -0400
Submitted by: "Bobbie Ivey-Lewallen" <TNGirl@icx.net>
OBITS FROM THE WEST UNION ASSOCIATION OF UNITED BAPTISTS MINUTES
Garrett, Rev. Joseph Samuel--"When my time comes, I want to be in
the pulpit preaching for the Lord."  These words were spoken many times by
Rev. Joseph Samuel Garrett.  Friday night, September 25, Rev. Garrett, who
was preaching in a revival in Muncie, Indiana, suffered a heart attack at
the close of his sermon at the East Side Baptist Church, Muncie, Indiana and
was dead on arrival at Ball Memorial Hospital.  Services for the
widely-known and well-loved minister were conducted Monday, September 28,
from the Bethlehem Baptist Church with Rev. Roy Blevins and Rev. Steven
Sewell officiating.  Interment followed in the Mt. Helen Cemetery.  West of
Oneida, in charge of arrangements.  Rev. Garrett is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Lorinda Bell Garrett, Oneida, Tennessee; five daughters, Mrs. Gayson
Terry, Yorktown, Indiana, Mrs. Brady Goad, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Mrs. Ellie
Hammond and Mrs. Harrison Terry both of Oneida, Mrs. Clifford Goad,
Armathwaite, Tennessee; two brothers, Porter Garrett and James Garrett, both
of California, 24 grandchildren, 54 great-grandchildren.  Rev. Garrett's
grandsons, Kenneth Hammond, Ray Hammond, Rev. Ira Brady Goad, Robert Lee
Goad, Rayford Terry and Leslie Lee Terry, served as pallbearers.  A large
number of ministers from Scott and surrounding counties served as Honorary
Pallbearers. Rev. Garrett, 84, who had been in the ministry for the past 60
years, was visiting his daughter and son-in-law, Rev. and Mrs. Gayson Terry
of Route 2, Yorktown, Indiana.   A memorial service was conducted at 7 p.m.
Saturday, September 26, in Muncie for Rev. Garrett.  Rev. Garrett, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Shadrick Garrett, was born April 26, 1880 and during  his long
ministry served as pastor of 33 churches in Scott, Campbell, Fentress,
Pickett Counties and Whitley County, Ky.  He was married to Lorinda Bell
Range, January 20, 1901 and to this union were born 5 girls, Lucrea, Roxie,
Ellie, Flora and Ruth.  He professed a hope in Christ at an early age and
joined the Oliver Baptist Church in November, 1893 and was baptized by his
father, Rev. Shade H. Garrett.  In 1896 he moved to Mt. Helen, Tennessee and
was ordained as minister at the Mt. Helen Baptist Church in 1908.  Rev.
Garrett,, in 1925, moved to Oneida and transferred his letter to the Oak
Grove Bethlehem Baptist Church where he was pastor for many years.  He later
moved his letter to West Oneida, being pastor there for a number of years.
He was pastor at Opossum Rock Baptist Church at the time of his death.  He
served in missionary work for the Southern and West Union Baptist
Association for eight years.   He also conducted a gospel radio broadcast
from Knoxville, Tennessee for over a year.  Churches where he was pastor are
as follows:  CAMPBELL COUNTY - Stanfill Baptist Church; Elk Fork Baptist;
Newcomb Baptist.  SCOTT COUNTY - New Haven Baptist; Buffalo Baptist; Black
Creek Baptist; West Robbins Baptist; New River Baptist; Huntsville Baptist;
Helenwood Baptist; Cherry Fork Baptist; Antioch Baptist; Bethlehem Baptist;
Opossum Rock Baptist; White Pine Baptist; Hazel Valley Baptist; Black Oak
Baptist; West Oneida Baptist; Tunnel Hill Baptist; Pine Grove Baptist;
Pentecost Baptist and Winfield Baptist.  WHITLEY COUNTY, KENTUCKY - Pine
Knot Baptist; Worley Baptist; Fidility Baptist.  PICKETT COUNTY - Oak Grove
Baptist.  FENTRESS COUNTY - Fair View Baptist; Cedar Grove Baptist; New Hope
Baptist; Mt. Helen Baptist; Fellowship Baptist; Shirley Baptist; Honey Creek
Baptist.  Rev. Garrett helped ordain the following for the ministry:  Calvin
Terry, Willie Marcum, J. Wheeler Blevins, S. Porter Garrett, Gayson Terry,
Isaac S. Garrett, Omar Garrett, Dowal Lawson, Lensy Davis, Fayett Claborn,
Alford Garrett, Elmer Garrett, Steven T. Sewell, Leland Thomas, Freddie
Peters, Clay Slagle, Bill Parmley, Emit Abett, Henry Terry, Virgil Voiles,
Daniel Voiles, Willie Voiles, Levi Voiles, C.C. Cravens, Lee Smith, J.
Jeffers, Robert Burchfield, Luther Crabtree, A.J. Cope, Gilbert Phillips,
Jim Acres, Ves Chitwood, George Smith, Rhoads Acres.  An estimated 1500
people paid their last respects to the well-loved minister on Sunday and
Monday prior to the funeral.
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