Mary Garner

Mary Myrtle Garner the daughter of Frank and Emma Louise Ash Thomas was born August 28, 1926 in Okemah, Oklahoma and departed this life to be with her Lord on October 30, 2014 in Welling, Oklahoma at the age of 88 years, 2 months and 2 days.

Myrtle was raised in the Methodist Home from the age of 9 years old and she would sing with a Quartet at the Boston Methodist Church in Tulsa. After graduating from Bagley High School Myrtle married Francis Earl Garner in December of 1947 and to this union 12 children were born. Myrtle had a heart for people. She was a member of Park Hill Baptist Church for over 42 years. She loved making quilts and all of her family has a quilt made by her. Not only did she make quilts for her family, she made a quilt for anyone she thought might need one. She donated many quilts to the OHCE quilt show and taught many children to sew and tried to share her knowledge of quilting to many 4H students. Many of Myrtles quilts have been given to people who truly needed them such as burn out victims and blind children. She felt anytime she could donate to someone in need it was always a blessing for her. Myrtle touched many lives over her years of volunteering, working in AWANA at church and just being the generous giving person that she was. She will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved her.

She was preceded in death by her parents her husband Francis Earl Buddy Garner her sons Billy Ray Garner and Kenneth Eugene Garner her brother Charley Thomas her sisters Lillian Holderbee, Isabelle Fisher, and Patty Ummtuch 4 grandsons James Thomas Garner, Marcus Allen Garner, Buddy Dwayne Garner, and John Henry Garner and one great grandson.

She is survived by a loving family which includes 10 children Tommy Garner and wife Judy, Dwayne Garner and wife Kelly, Steve Garner and wife Alice, and Joey Garner all of Tahlequah, Cathy Youngblood and husband Roy of Muskogee, Terry Garner and wife Pam and Johnny Garner and wife Eddye all of Park Hill, Cindy Cornell and husband Dwight of Tahlequah, June Sweet and husband Keith of Welling and Becky Chitty and husband Lance of Savannah 32 grandchildren, 41 great grandchildren and 6 greatgreat grandchildren. Many nieces, nephews, friends and other relatives also survive her.

In lieu of flowers donations will be accepted at BancFirst.

Visitation

Hart Funeral Home
1506 N. Grand Ave
Tahlequah, OK  74464
Saturday, November 1, 2014
15 18 sunday

Service

Park Hill Baptist Church
22432 Highway 82
Park Hill, OK  74451
Monday, November 3, 2014
1:00 pm

Cemetery

Blue Springs CemeteryHa
Hwy 82 North
Tahlequah, OK  74464

Memorial Contributions

Mary Myrtle Garner Fund - Lieu of flowers
Tahlequah, OK  74464