Delia Garner - Lepanto

Thursday, September 30, 2004

Delia Garner, 81, of Lepanto died Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2004, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro.

Born at Sulphur Rock, she was a longtime member of Lepanto Church of Christ.

Survivors include two sons, Dennis Garner of Caraway and Jeff Garner of West Ridge; five daughters, Johnnie Adams of Collierville, Tenn., Allamae Ezell of Jonesboro, Wanda Kemp of Blytheville, Cynthia Wilbanks of Tulsa, Okla., and Charlotte Garner of Etowah; a brother, Dale Harvison of Trumann; five sisters, Willene Garner of Lepanto, Vera Lewis of Redfield, Kathryn Smart of Harrisburg, Leona Russell of Duck Hill, Miss., and Lillian Phillips of Jonesboro; 17 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Dennis "Bo" Garner Sr.

The funeral was held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Murphy Funeral Home Chapel in Lepanto with Gary Masters officiating. Burial was in Potter Memorial Cemetery.