Russell County, Virginia, Obituaries:  Ruth A. Garrett

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Bristol Herald Courier
Friday, January 17, 2003

Ruth A. Garrett
    LEBANON -- Ruth Ann Snead Garrett, 71, of Russell Street died Thursday, 
Jan. 16, 2003, at home.
    Arrangements are incomplete. Combs Funeral Service is serving the family of 
Mrs. Garrett.


Bristol Herald Courier
Saturday, January 18, 2003

Ruth S. Garrett

     LEBANON -- Ruth Ann Snead Garrett, 71, died Thursday, Jan. 16, 2003, at her 
home.
     Born Nov. 22, 1931, in Lebanon, she was a daughter of the late William 
Deathridge Snead and Mary Lou Plaster Snead. She was the widow of James Garfield 
(J.G.) Garrett Jr. She was a lifelong member of the Bethel Baptist Church where 
she served as secretary-treasurer for many years. She was formerly employed by 
Dr. W.C. Elliott at Lebanon General Hospital and by the Virginia Department of 
Transportation.
     She was preceded in death by a brother-in-law, Robert Linton Dawson Sr.
     Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, James Garfield (Jim) 
Garrett III and wife Patricia, Pickerington, Ohio, and William Snead (Bill) 
Garrett and wife Tammy, Lebanon; four grandchildren, William Snead Garrett Jr., 
James Garfield Garrett IV, Ann Caitlin Garrett and Quentin Lee Garrett; two 
sisters and a brother-in-law, Shirley S. Griffith and husband, A.G. Griffith Jr. 
and Mary Lou Dawson, all of Lebanon; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Ralph 
Snead and wife Myrtle and James R. Snead and wife Junella, all of Lebanon; 
brother-in-law, Fred Garrett and wife Beulah, Lebanon; sister-in-law, Dorothy 
Garrett, Johnson City; also five nieces; and eight nephews.
     The funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 19, 2003, in 
the Combs Funeral Service Chapel with the Rev. Rick Meade, the Rev. Larry Burton 
and the Rev. Tom Edwards officiating. Burial will follow in West Hill Cemetery. 
Serving the family as pallbearers will be Fred C. Garrett II, Robert L. (Bob) 
Dawson, William Timothy (Tim) Dawson, R.D. Snead, James W. Snead, Tom Snead and 
John G. Griffith. Honorary pallbearers will be the men of the Bethel Baptist 
Church and members of the Lebanon Volunteer Fire Department. In lieu of flowers, 
memorials may be made to Bethel Baptist Church, P.O. Box 425, Lebanon, VA 24266, 
Lebanon Volunteer Fire Department, P.O. Box 847, Lebanon, VA 24266, or to 
Russell County Hospice Care, P.O. Box 3600, Lebanon, VA 24266. The family will 
receive friends 6-8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, 2003, at the funeral home.
     Combs Funeral Service is serving the family of Mrs. Garrett. 


Bristol Herald Courier
Sunday, January 19, 2003

Ruth S. Garrett

    LEBANON -- The funeral service for Ruth Ann Snead Garrett will be conducted 
at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 19, 2003, in the Combs Funeral Service Chapel with the 
Rev. Rick Meade, the Rev. Larry Burton and the Rev. Tom Edwards officiating. 
Burial will follow in West Hill Cemetery. Serving the family as pallbearers will 
be Fred C. Garrett II, Robert L. (Bob) Dawson, William Timothy (Tim) Dawson, 
R.D. Snead, James W. Snead, Tom Snead and John G. Griffith. Honorary pallbearers 
will be the men of the Bethel Baptist Church and members of the Lebanon 
Volunteer Fire Department. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Bethel 
Baptist Church, P.O. Box 425, Lebanon, VA 24266, Lebanon Volunteer Fire 
Department, P.O. Box 847, Lebanon, VA 24266, or to Russell County Hospice Care, 
P.O. Box 3600, Lebanon, VA 24266. 
    Mrs. Garrett, 71, died Thursday, Jan. 16, 2003, at her home.
    Combs Funeral Service is serving the family of Mrs. Garrett.