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Roy married Alta Kathleen Davis about 1929 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Alta was born on 25 May 1911 in , Brunswick County, Virginia Colony, ; died on 5 Nov 2011 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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She was the daughter of the late Elbert and Zollie Wyatt Davis. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Roy Garrison, in 1969, and by three sisters and two brothers.

Mrs. Garrison had lived in Elizabethton for a number of years. She was a cook for a number of years at Regency Health Care and Ivy Hall Nursing Home. She was a member of Valley Forge Christian Church.

Funeral services for Mrs. Alta Kathleen Garrison, 90, 119 School House Road, Elizabethton, who died Monday, November 5, 2001, will be conducted at 8 p.m. Thursday, November 8, at Memorial Funeral Chapel with Mr. Clay Bailey and Mr. Don Rutherford, ministers, officiating. Music will be provided by Joel Crisp. Graveside services and interment will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday, November 9, at Happy Valley Memorial Park.

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GARRISON, William C.
"Elizabethton Star," Thursday, January 24, 1935
W. C. GARRISON DIES AT HOME
William Cling Garrison, aged 50, died at his home in the Lilly Addition Wednesday night at 6 o'clock, after a prolonged illness. He was a member of the Christian Church at Valley Forge for 40 years, during which time he has been a faithful worker.
Survivors are his widow, Mrs. W. C. Garrison and six children, Ina, Roy, Ernest, Clarence, Robert and Gale Garrison. Four sisters, Mrs. W. R. Meredith, Mrs. C. R. Treadway, Mrs. Grown Vanhuss, Mrs. S. S. Williams; and two brothers, Carl and Gale Garrison, also his mother, Mrs. Alice Garrison.
Funeral services were conducted this afternoon at the Christian Church, Valley Forge, at three o'clock, with the Rev. P. P. Williams officiating. Interment was in the Smith Cemetery.
Active pallbearers were Ed Jenkins, John Merritt, N. T. Williams, W. C. Williams, W. L. Hendrick, and James Treadway.
Flower bearers: Miss Lillie Hendrick, Miss Hazel Jones, Miss Hattie Grindstaff, Mrs. Charles Dunn, Mrs. Edith Cole, Miss Florence Vanhuss, Mrs. Fred Donnelly, Miss Grace Treadway, Mrs. D. M. Chambers, and Mrs. W. C. Williams.

William married Bessie L. Headrick on 1 Jan 1905 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Bessie was born about 1885 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 3 May 1941 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Smith Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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GARRISON, Bessie
"Elizabethton Star," Saturday, May 3, 1941
MRS. BESSIE GARRISON
Mrs. Bessie Garrison, age 51, died at her home at Valley Forge, Saturday morning at 9 o'clock after an illness of two weeks. Mrs. Garrison was the widow of the late W. C. Garrison. She was a native of Carter county and a member of the Christian church.
Survivors are one daughter, Mrs. Ina Keller; five sons, Roy, Robert, Kale and Clarence of Valley Forge, and Earnest of Stoney Creek; one brother, W. L. Headrick, Valley Forge; three sisters, Miss Fannie Headrick, Mrs. N. T. Williams, Mrs. James Treadway, Valley Forge; and eight grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted from the Christian church at Valley Forge Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock, with the Rev. John Meredith and Rev. John Hall officiating. Burial will be in Smith cemetery.
Active pallbearers: Arthur Treadway, Clayton Williams, Paul Headrick, Bruce Bowers, Earnest Meredith, Fred Williams, John Van Huss and Carl Treadway.
The flowerbearers[sic] will be the members of Mrs. Garrison's Sunday school class.
The body will be removed from the Roy Hathaway Funeral Home to the home Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock.

John married Mary Alice Helton on 23 Dec 1879 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Mary (daughter of Ansel Truman Helton and Nancy Catherine Grindstaff) was born on 1 Jun 1864 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 16 Aug 1948 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Smith Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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GARRISON, Alice
“Elizabethton Star,” Tuesday, August 17, 1948

ALICE GARRISON
Mrs. Alice Garrison, 84, died at the home of her granddaughter Mrs. Fred Donnelly of Elizabethton, Route 1, yesterday at 2:45 p.m. after a long illness. Mrs. Garrison was the widow of the late John Garrison. She was a member of the Valley Forge Christ Church, and had been a member for the past 58 years. She was one of the oldest members of the community.
Survivors are four daughters, Mrs. W. R. Meredith, Mrs. C. E. Treadway, Mrs. S. S. Williams, Mrs. D. B. Vanhuss; two sons, Carl and Kell Garrison, all of Elizabethton, Route 1; four brothers, Blaine and W. A. Chambers of G St. extension, D. M. Chambers, of Johnson City; thirty five grandchildren; thirty seven great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted from the Valley Forge Christian Church Wednesday afternoon at 3 p.m. with the Rev. J. J. Musick pastor of the church in charge, assisted by Rev. E. A. Hoffman and Rev. Fred Smith. Burial will be made in the Smith Cemetery.
Music will be furnished by the church choir.
Active pallbearers the nephews, Claude Meredith, Mack Hathaway, Hugh Chambers, Ray Chambers, D. M. Chambers, Jr., Monroe Stevens, John Humphrey, and Dan Grindstaff.
Flower bearers, the nieces, and Mrs. Pearl Simerly, Tom Hampton, Joe Williams, Clint Williams, Clate Williams, Carl Williams, Dave Chambers, Jake Roe, Howard Ellis, William Holtsclaw, J. J. Musick, Edd Jenkins, N. T. Hyder, John Meredith, George Blevins, Clyde Nave, Joe Heaton, Henry Russell, Luther Willis, Ben Treadway, Dessie Trivett, Arthur Treadway, Miss Ruth Slemp, Hazel Ellis, Ruth Thomas, Laura Grindstaff, Mrs. Estel Hyder, and Hugh Jenkins.
The body will be removed to the church at 2 p.m. to lie in state until time for the services.
Roy Hathaway Funeral Home is in charge.
The body will be returned to the home of her daughter Mrs. W. R. Meredith Route 1, this afternoon at 4 p.m.

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Married:
In the 1900 Carter County Census, Hannah Culbert Garrison, the widow of James Garrison and mother of John Garrison, is living with John and his family.