Douglas Eugene Garrett's Obituary
Douglas Eugene Garrett, 86, of Albemarle passed away on Wednesday, December 14, 2022 in Atrium Health Stanly. His funeral service will be 11 AM on Monday, December 19, 2022 in the Stanly Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Scottie Callahan officiating. Burial will follow in the Greenwood Cemetery in Belmont, NC. The family will receive friends on Monday morning from 9:30 until 10:45 AM prior to the hour of the service.
Born January 28, 1936 in Gaston County, NC he was the son of the late Jack Moses Garrett and Margaret Ingle Garrett. He was a 1954 Graduate of Belmont High School and a graduate of Kings College with a BA in Business. He retired from Rexham Corporation in Matthews. Mr. Garrett was a Veteran of the US Army and was also an avid fisherman.
Survivors include his wife Barbara Jean Howard Garrett, sons Ed Morton (Annette) of Denver, CO, and David Morton (Melinda) of Uma, AZ, 6 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Mr. Garrett was preceded in death by his first wife Naomi Underwood Garrett, infant son Allen Garrett, a brother Jerome Garrett and sister Joyce Ann Candelaria.
Memorials may be made to the Alzeheimer’s Association at www.alz.org.
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