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Submitted: 6/17/16 • Approved: 8/9/20 • Last Updated: 8/12/20 • R1145131-G1145131-S3
Sol 09 May 1922 - 18 Feb 2008
Minnie 18 Mar 1923 - 03 May 2000
Marriage: 24 Dec 1942 Clay County, Arkansas*
Sol Martin Garrett, Jr husband of Minnie Louise Ahrent Garrett. Sol Martin Garrett, Jr son of Sol Garrett and Minnie Frances Garrett.
**obituary
Sol M. Garrett, Jr
09 May 1922 - 18 Feb 2008
CORNING — Sol M. Garrett, Jr., 85, died Feb. 18, 2008, at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould.
Mr. Garrett was retired from Polk Chevrolet where he worked as a parts department manager and a wrecker operator. He was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. He was a member of St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Corning.
On Dec. 24, 1942, he was united in marriage to Minnie Louise Ahrent Garrett. She preceded him in death Jan. 28, 2000.
Survivors include one son, Sol Martin Garrett III of Bella Vista; three daughters, Judy Duffel of Mabelvale, Mary Wiedeman and Louise Coleman, both of Corning; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and two step-great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Sol and Minnie Frances Garrett; his wife, Minnie Louise Garrett; brother, Elmo Garrett; and granddaughter, Tina Louise Woods.
Visitation will be this evening from 5-7 at Ermert Funeral Home in Corning.
Service will be at St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Corning Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. with Jon C. Bischof officiating. Burial will be in Corning Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Matthew Lutheran Church, 501 North Missouri Ave., Corning, 72422.
*Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957
Name:Sol M Garrett
Event Type:Marriage
Event Date:24 Dec 1942
Event Place (Original):, Clay, Arkansas, United States
Residence Place:Corning, Arkansas
Gender:Male
Spouse's Name:Minnie Louise Ahrent
Spouse's Residence Place:Corning, Arkansas
Spouse's Gender:Female
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