Garrett

Services for Evertt Garrett, 93, were held Tuesday, Services for Evertt Garrett, 93, were held Tuesday, March 29 at the Erman Smith Funeral Home Chapel with Virgil Faires o ciating. Burial was in Rose Hill Cemetery. Mr. Garrett was born Sept. 22, 1922 in Pittburg and died March 25 at Southern Wind Manor. He was a U.S. Army Air Corps Veteran in World War II stationed in Italy. He was retired Pittsburg Postmaster for many years. S/Sgt. Clarence E. Garrett entered the U. S. Army in 1942, trained at Camp Kohler, Calif. Vancover Barracks Wash. and Camp Murphy, Fla. He served with the U. S. Army Air Corps in Ciampino, Italy, near Rome and Trinidad. He received ve bronze stars for participation in the Southern France, Western Germany, Rome-Arno, Appennine, and Po Valley campaigns. He was a radar operator, repairman, and trainer for the 64th Troop Carrier Group. In 1945, he was discharged and returned to Pittsburg where he worked on missile development for Consolidated Vultee Aircraft.Survivors include two sons, Phillip Garrett and wife Katherine of Georgetown and Mark Garrett and wife Barbara of Longview; five grandchildren, Kelly Chandrapal and husband Jason of Salt Lake City, Utah, Amy Garrett of Austin, Nathan Smith and wife Kristen of Denver, Colo., Zachary Smith of Houston, Mallory Cox and husband Jeremy of Longview; two great grandchildren, Olivia Rose Cox of Longview and Vivienne Lake Smith of Denver. He was preceded in death by his parents Fadie H. and Bessie Garrett; his wife Evelyn Reynolds Garrett; brother, Jewel P. Garrett and sister Farine Garrett Matthews. Pallbearers were Je Bowers, Mike Reynolds, Jeremy Cox, Zach Smith, Dr. Hank Garrett and Howard Garrett. Honorary pallbearers were Eddie Matthews, James O. Cure and Gary Paul McFerrin.

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