Vernon Lee Garrett Sr., age 87, of Mena, Arkansas, passed away on Thursday, February 9, 2023, the Greenhouse Cottages in Mena, Arkansas. He was born on Monday, November 25, 1935, to Henry and Bessie Garrett in Wewoka, Oklahoma.
Vernon was a man of faith and loved the Lord. He read his bible daily and was a member of the Chant Lane Pentecostal Church in Boles, Arkansas. Vernon served in the Army and enjoyed traveling all over the United States. He was proud to help build two churches in Colorado where he also was part owner in a gold and silver mine.
Vernon always felt like Arkansas was his home so he settled in Boles and helped to build the church he currently attended. There he and his loving wife Theresa enjoyed working side by side with their Church Vacation Bible School. Together they purchased a farm with laying houses and raised their children. Vernon loved his children and grandchildren. He was proud of them all. Vernon loved to be outdoors. He became a small engine mechanic and worked on lawnmowers and classic cars. Vernon watched the news daily and enjoyed watching Andy Griffith and Hee Haw. Vernon was loved by all who knew him and will be greatly missed.
Vernon is preceded in death by his parents, Henry and Bessie Garrett; his loving wife of 50 years, Theresa Garrett; one brother, Edward Benn Garrett; four sisters, Lydia Mae Garrett Harris, Lucy Lorene Garrett Stiles Jones, Amy Pauline Garrett and Bessie Denise Garrett; and one special son-in-law, Monte Williams.
Vernon is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, Dewey Lee Garrett and wife, Karla of Lowell, Arkansas, Vernon Lee Garrett Jr. and wife, Paula of Wetumpka, Alabama; two daughters and sons-in-law, Theresa Paulette Garrett Williams of Beaumont, Texas, and Melinda Carol Garrett McMellon and husband, Tim of Mena, Arkansas; one sister, Alice Mitchell of Moore, Oklahoma; eleven grandchildren, Derrick Williams, Michelle Garrett, Dewey Garrett Jr., Laura Page, Michael Phillips, Matthew Phillips, Alisha Parnell, Julie Wells, Christopher McMellon, Brandon Garrett and Stephanie Garrett; several great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren, nephews, nieces and a host of other relatives and friends.
A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, February 14, 2023, at 2:00 P.M. at the Bowser Family Funeral Home Chapel in Mena, Arkansas, with Brother Mike Shadden officiating under the direction of Bowser Family Funeral Home. Interment will follow in the Six Mile Cemetery. A general visitation will be held on February 14, 2023, from 11:30 A.M to 12:30 P.M. at the Bowser Family Funeral Home.
Pallbearers are Derrick Williams, Michael Phillips, Matthew Phillips, Christopher McMellon, Brandon Garrett and Isiaha Stipe.
Online guestbook: www.bowserffh.com
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