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- UNICOI — Mr. Alvin W. Garland, age 87, of 4612 Unicoi Drive, Unicoi, died Wednesday, April 28, 2010, at the Center on Aging and Health.
Mr. Garland was a lifelong resident of Unicoi County and a son of the late Dave and Joann Slagle Garland. He retired from North American Rayon, where he was a millwright for twenty years. Mr. Garland was a WWII U.S. Army veteran having served in the Southern Philippines.
He was a member of Unicoi Baptist Church, where he had served as a Deacon and Sunday school teacher for many years. Mr. Garland was a member of the Unicoi Masonic Lodge #681 F&AM.
Other than his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers, Lewis and Clyde Garland; and sisters, Daisy Anderson and Charlotte Garland.
Survivors include: His wife of 63 years, Ruby Harrell Garland; Brothers, D.H. Garland and wife, Mildred, and Ralph Garland and wife, Joan, all of Unicoi; Sister, Pansy Wilson, Flint, Michigan; Special nephew, Garland Anderson, Johnson City; Several other nephews and nieces.
Funeral service for Mr. Garland will be held at 8:00 P.M. Friday, April 30, 2010, from the Unicoi Funeral Home Chapel. Reverend Garry Edwards will officiate. Eulogy will be given by his brother, D.H. Garland. Music will be provided by Teresa Masters and Inez Chandler. Pallbearers will be Walter Burkett, Mike Hoilman, Ford Wilson, Dean Foster, Scott Dugger and Robert Daniels.
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1922 - 2010 (87 years)
