Joan M. "Joanie" Garrison

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Mrs. Joan M. "Joanie" Smith, 61, of Elizabethton, passed away on Friday, July 27, 2012, at Sycamore Shoals Hospital following a brief illness.

She was the daughter of the late Jack and Edith West Garrison.

Mrs. Smith was the Administrative Assistant in the Carter County Mayor's office for thirty years. She loved to garden, shop and make arts and crafts in her spare time. She attended Grace Baptist Church.

She is survived by her husband of thirty-eight years, David E. Smith, of the home; a daughter, Jennifer Owens and her husband, Lee, Piney Flats; three brothers, Jackie Garrison and his wife, Kay, Terry Garrison, all of Elizabethton, and Danny Garrison and his wife, Lana, Watauga; special friends, Linda Vaughn and Sandy Cornett, both of Elizabethton. Several nieces and nephews also survive.

The funeral service for Mrs. Smith will be conducted on Monday, July 30, 2012, at 7:00 PM in the Tetrick Funeral Home, Chapel of Peace, Elizabethton, with Rev. Ronnie Campbell officiating.

The family will receive friends in the funeral home chapel from 5:00 to 7:00 PM on Monday prior to the service or at the home at other times.

The graveside service and interment will be conducted on Tuesday, July 31, 2012, at 10:00 AM at Happy Valley Memorial Park. Active pallbearers will be Lee Owens, Justin Smith, Mark Garrison, Marcus Garrison, Jeff Garrison, Terry Chambers, Dustin Miller and John Mark Miller. Honorary pallbearers will be Phil Nave, fellow employees of the Carter County Courthouse, friends and neighbors, Doyle Hendrix and George Ross. Those wishing to attend are asked to meet at the funeral home at 9:15 AM Monday to go in procession to the cemetery.

Jack married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married Landa Gussie Ritchie about 1891 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Landa (daughter of Mister Ritchie and Jane Ritchie) was born on 22 Feb 1877 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 23 May 1939 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Hyder Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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GARRISON, Gussie
“Elizabethton Star,” Tuesday, May 23, 1939
MRS. GUSSIE GARRISON
Mrs. Gussie Garrison, 62, died suddenly at her home on East street this morning.
Funeral services will be held at the home of her son, Ollie Garrison, Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, with the Rev. Clarence Howington and the Rev. Huston Blevins officiating. Interment will be in the Hyder Cemetery.
Mrs. Garrison is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Dan Perry and Miss Mae Garrison, both of Elizabethton; five sons, Ross, Ollie, Arthur, Ben and Jack Garrison of Elizabethton; 12 grandchildren. Mrs. Garrison was a member of the Charity Hill Freewill Baptist church.
Pallbearers will be Elmer Deloach, Brown Burrow, Mack Hodge, Coy Fair, Floyd Markland, Tom Bradshaw.

Unknown married Jane Matilda Garrison about 1867 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Jane (daughter of John Garrison and Eliza "Dicie" Loving) was born in Oct 1846 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mister married Jane Ritchie about 1870 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Jane (daughter of Ezekiel Ritchie and Jemima Randolph) was born on 18 Jan 1858 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 12 Feb 1933 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Buckles Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]