George William Garris

GEORGE WILLIAM GARRIS, 83, PASSED AWAY THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 2004, AT NASH REHAB. HE WAS BORN MAY 16, 1921, IN EDGECOMBE COUNTY, SON OF THE LATE GEORGE ELIAS GARRIS AND SALLY ADKINS GARRIS. HE PROUDLY SERVED IN THE U.S. COAST GUARD DURING WWII. SOME OF THE HAPPIEST YEARS OF HIS LIFE WERE SPENT LIVING WITH HIS WIFE AT ATLANTIC BEACH AND BEAUFORT. HE ALSO ENJOYED HUNTING AND FISHING. HE LOVED HIS FAMILY; HIS WIFE, CHILDREN, GRANDCHILDREN AND GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN MEANT EVERYTHING TO HIM. HE WILL BE LOVED AND MISSED BY ALL. HE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY TWO SISTERS, CATHERINE COLLINS AND LOUISE WHITLEY; AND THREE BROTHERS, EARL, RANDOLPH AND HENRY GARRIS.
HE LEAVES TO CHERISH HIS MEMORY, HIS LOVING WIFE OF 58 YEARS, MARY MAGNOLIA WHITLEY GARRIS; ONE DAUGHTER, MARY ANN WEBB AND HUSBAND, BOBBY OF PINETOPS; ONE SON, AL GARRIS AND WIFE, SUSIE OF ROCKY MOUNT; THREE SISTERS, MARY GRANCES GARRIS OF ENFILED, MARGARET DAVIS OF HAMPSTEAD AND SHELBY HOLLAND OF TARBORO; FIVE GRANDCHILDREN, LYNN ALAWAY, PATRICIA JACKSON, ALAN GARRIS, DEREK GARRIS AND ERIN JOHNSON; AND THREE GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN, MICHAEL MACE, KAYLA AND LYNSEY JACKSON.
THE FAMILY WILL RECEIVE FRIENDS FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 2004, FROM 7-8:30PM AT BOWLING FUNERAL HOME, AND OTHER TIMES AT THE HOME OF MARY ANN WEBB, 3130 HWY. 43N. PINETOPS, NC. FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE HELD SATURDAY, AUGUST 14, 2004, AT 2PM IN THE CHAPEL OF BOWLING FUNERAL HOME. ENTOMBMENT WILL FOLLOW AT ROCKY MOUNT MEMORIAL PARK.
ARRANGEMENTS ARE ENTRUSTED TO BOWLING FUNERAL HOME & CREMATORY, 661 ENGLISH ROAD, ROCKY MOUNT, NC 27804.