MILDRED IRENE GARIS
Mildred Irene Garis, 89, of Emlenton RD 3 (Turnip Hole) died at 2:30 pm Monday in Franklin Regional Medical Center after a short illness.
Born December 17, 1897, in West Freedom, she was a daughter of John W. S. and Sarah E. Best Fox.
On May 16, 1915, she married Carlton S. Garis at Alum Rock. He died in 1951.
Mrs. Garis was a homemaker who attended the United Methodist Church and Lady Rebekah Lodge in West Freedom.
Survivors include: a son William E. Garis of Emlenton RD 2; two grandchildren; six great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Garis had been the last survivor of a family of twelve children. She was also preceded in death by a son Charles R. in 1945 and a grandson.
Friends may call from 7 to 9 pm today and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm Wednesday in the McKinney-Hile Funeral Home of St. Petersburg, Christopher Hile, director.
Services will be held at 2 pm Thursday in the funeral home, with Rev. Wilbert Beck, pastor of Big Bend United Methodist Church, officiating.
Interment will be in St. Petersburg Cemetery.
MILDRED IRENE GARIS
Mildred Irene Garis, 89, of Emlenton RD 3 (Turnip Hole) died at 2:30 pm Monday in Franklin Regional Medical Center after a short illness.
Born December 17, 1897, in West Freedom, she was a daughter of John W. S. and Sarah E. Best Fox.
On May 16, 1915, she married Carlton S. Garis at Alum Rock. He died in 1951.
Mrs. Garis was a homemaker who attended the United Methodist Church and Lady Rebekah Lodge in West Freedom.
Survivors include: a son William E. Garis of Emlenton RD 2; two grandchildren; six great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Garis had been the last survivor of a family of twelve children. She was also preceded in death by a son Charles R. in 1945 and a grandson.
Friends may call from 7 to 9 pm today and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm Wednesday in the McKinney-Hile Funeral Home of St. Petersburg, Christopher Hile, director.
Services will be held at 2 pm Thursday in the funeral home, with Rev. Wilbert Beck, pastor of Big Bend United Methodist Church, officiating.
Interment will be in St. Petersburg Cemetery.
Family Members
-
Charles Harrison Fox
1871–1922
-
Edwin Irwin Fox
1872–1961
-
John Wesley Fox
1874–1962
-
William Francis Fox
1876–1942
-
David Steward Fox
1878–1965
-
Royal Eldon Fox
1880–1972
-
Celia Estella Fox Weckerly
1882–1966
-
Robert Cleveland Fox Sr
1885–1982
-
Sara Rebecca Fox Logue
1890–1956
-
Adeline Elizabeth "Adda" Fox Garris
1895–1959
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Advertisement