Garmeson obituaries, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana 

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Garmeson, Warren John       17 Mar 2013    Mar 2013    Jerry Nelson

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Obituary published in the Hammond Daily Star on:  3/17/2013

GARMESON, WARREN JOHN
A life that touches the hearts of others goes on forever... Warren John 
Garmeson, a man who loved the Lord, passed away at Richard Murphy Hospice 
House, Hammond, La. on March 11, 2013 at the age of 88. He was born in San 
Francisco, Calif., March 21, 1924 and had lived the last three years at 
Live Oak Village in Hammond, La. After completing high school he served 
during WWII and the Korean War as a member of the United States Navy. He 
was a Chief Medical Technologist at D.W. McMillan Hospital in Brewton, AL 
for 25 years. During this time he received an award for Support and 
Contributions to the Department of Medical Technology from the University 
of South Alabama. He was a Lifetime Member of T. R. Miller High School Band 
Boosters. One of his favorite pastimes was acting in community plays at 
Jefferson Davis Junior College in Brewton. He was an active member of First 
Baptist Church in Brewton for 30 years. A member of First Baptist Church in 
Pontchatoula, La., he participated in many activities as a member of the 
senior choir. An avid runner, he competed in Half Marathons until the age 
of 85. Preceded in death by his parents Reginald and Hazel Garmeson, Louise 
Garmeson, devoted wife and mother for 47 years, wife Sarah Garmeson, 
brothers Roy and Charles Garmeson and son Rick Garmeson. Survived by son 
Reginald Garmeson and wife Joyce of Alcoa, Tenn., daughter Louann Crumpton 
and husband Ronnie of Nashville, Ga., daughter Warene Sheridan of 
Pontchatoula, LA, son Martin Garmeson and wife Patricia of Mobile, Ala., 
sister Verna Alcantara of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho; 11 grandchildren and 26 
great-grandchildren, many nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be 
held at First Baptist Church in Brewton, Ala. at 1 p.m. with visitation 
beginning at 11 a.m. Mr. Garmeson's body was donated to LSU Medical School. 
Memorial donations may be made to Richard Murphy Hospice Foundation 16013 
Halbert Lane, Hammond, LA 70403 or North Oaks Hospice P.O. Box 2668 
Hammond, LA 70404 in his name.

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