IN LOVING MEMORY OF

James

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Garnett

May 23, 1918 — Feb 5, 2008

Obituary

Age 89, Lawton - Service will be 2:00 PM Saturday in the Lawton Heights United Methodist Church with Charles Boyle, Lawton, and Rev. Charles King, Pastor, officiating. Mr. Garnett died Tuesday at his home. Burial with full military honors will be in the Sunset Memorial Gardens under the direction of Becker Funeral Home. He was born on May 23, 1918 in Braman, Oklahoma to Frank and Lena Garnett. He married Virginia M. Martin in Austin, Texas on October 23, 1942. He entered into the US Army in March of 1941 at Fort Sill and retired after 23 years of service. He trained at Fort Sill, Fort Ord, California, and Camp Swift, Texas before serving eleven months in Germany. After returning from World War II, he left the Army and became a dairy farmer. He reenlisted into the Army in 1950 and served 13 months during the Korean Conflict. He worked for the Lawton Public Schools for 17 years before retiring. He was a member of the Lawton Heights United Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife of the home; a son, Ronald Garnett of Duncan; a daughter, Trudy Levick of Oklahoma City; three grandchildren, Christina Bogle and her husband, Chad, of Lawton, Mary Watts and her husband, Mark, of Houston, Texas, and Michael Garnett of Houston, Texas; and four great grandchildren, Devin Levick of Lawton, and Skyler Garnett, Christopher Watts and Caitlin Watts, all of Houston, Texas. His parents, a grandson, Bobby Levick, a son-in-law, Chris Levick, and a daughter-in-law, Pat Garnett, preceded him in death. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 1320 NW Homestead Drive, Lawton, Oklahoma 73505.

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Lawton Heights United Methodist Church

1514 Northwest Andrews Avenue, Lawton, OK 73507

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