Sussex-Mecklenburg County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Garrett, George T., 2003 

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GEORGE TRUETT GARRETT 

  WAKEFIELD - George Truett Garrett, 80, died on June 3, 2003, at Southside 
Regional Medical Center, Petersburg, Va.   He was born on Nov. 27, 1922, at 
Buffalo Junction, Va., to the late Macon Lewis Garrett and Ida Powell Garrett. 
He had lived in Wakefield or Waverly since 1948.

  He retired as a store manager with Peebles Dept. Store after 40 years of 
service.  He was a member of the Wakefield Masonic Lodge No. 198 AF & AM and 
Wakefield Ruritan Club. He was an U.S. Army veteran of World War II, serving 
in the Pacific Islands.

  He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Jacqueline Ray Sheffield Garrett; 
one son, George T. Garrett Jr. and his wife Anne Bunja Garrett of Timonium, 
Md.; one brother, F. Randolph Garrett of Buffalo Junction, Va.; two sisters, 
Leona Garrett Coleman of Boydton, Va., and Charlotte Garrett Duren of 
Charlotte, N.C. He was predeceased by his brother, William M. Garrett.

  Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, June 6, at Wakefield United 
Methodist Church with the Rev. James Smith officiating.  Burial will follow 
in the Wakefield Cemetery.  Family will greet friends after the services in 
the church fellowship hall.

  Harrell & Hill Funeral Home of Suffolk is in charge of the arrangements.


George Truett GARRETT, retired Peebles store manager, Army veteran of WW-II, 
b. 27 Nov 1922, Buffalo Junction, Mecklenburg Co., d. 3 Jun 2003, Petersburg, 
interred in Wakefield Cemetery*, 6 Jun 2003, 
"Daily Press" (Newport News, VA), June 6, 2003, C-5 

*Wakefield list, an extension of 
   the Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/sussex/cemeteries/wakefd.txt 

His widow's obit ("Sussex-Surry Dispatch," Dec. 14, 2005) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/sussex/obits/g630j1ob.txt 

His parents are buried in Union Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Clarkesville. 
   (Find a Grave Mem. #21467082 &c.) 


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