1935
Charles
2015
Charles Garrett
March 12, 1935 — March 31, 2015
Charles Olin Garrett, 80, of Enfield, passed away Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. at his residence. He was born March 12, 1935 in Mill Shoals Township, Illinois, the son of Edwin and Goldie Isabel (Bradford) Garrett. Olin married Beatrice Williams on November 5, 1953. He was a U.S. Army veteran. Olin had worked for Caterpillar for 18 years before moving back to Enfield, where he farmed. He was a member of Ashland Christian Church in Mill Shoals, Enfield Masonic Lodge #677, the Carmi Country Club and was a former trustee for the Enfield Fire District. Olin was a dedicated and faithful family man whose love and concern went beyond his immediate family.
He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Bea of Enfield; a daughter and two sons-in-law, Audrey and David Elwood of Enfield and Cliff Hardin of Danville, IL; five grandchildren, Bill Engel, Paulette Hosick, Leslie Fow, Mike Hardin and Jessi Metheney; eight great-grandchildren, Brooke Hosick Phelps, Tyler Hosick, Coby and Jalen Allen, Olin, Ava and Lilla Fow and Collin Hardin; a sister, Alice Carter of Carmi; and numerous nieces and nephews. Olin was preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Cynthia Lou Hardin a son, Charles Olin Garrett, Jr.;a granddaughter, Ashley Metheney; a great-granddaughter, Isabella Fow; two sisters, Fern and Sarah Garrett; and four brothers, John, Henry, Noel and Allen Garrett.
Funeral services for Charles Olin Garrett, 80, of Enfield, will be held on Saturday, April 4, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Campbell Funeral Home in Carmi with Braden Willis officiating. Burial will be in Little Zion Cemetery near Enfield with military rites by Carmi VFW and American Legion. Friends may call on Friday, from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Masonic services will be at 7:30 p.m.
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