Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameRuth Vesta GARRISON 
3, Harry Raymond Garrison,256, Bobby Vernon Garrison,256, Nellie Irene Garrison Kraemer
3, Harry Raymond Garrison,256, Bobby Vernon Garrison,256, Nellie Irene Garrison KraemerBirthOct 14, 1927, Alamance County, North Carolina256, Ruth Garrison Oakley
DeathDec 21, 2022, Rogers, Benton County, Arkansas256, Ruth Garrison Oakley
BurialPine Hill (Burlington) Cemetery, Main St, Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina256, Ruth Garrison Oakley
FatherLacy Lee GARRISON (1894-1959)
MotherBertha Eula SAUNDERS (1894-1979)
Spouses
1Howard Thomas OAKLEY 3, Harry Raymond Garrison,256, Bobby Vernon Garrison,256, Nellie Irene Garrison Kraemer,256, Ruth Garrison Oakley,470, Howard Thomas Oakley
3, Harry Raymond Garrison,256, Bobby Vernon Garrison,256, Nellie Irene Garrison Kraemer,256, Ruth Garrison Oakley,470, Howard Thomas OakleyBirthJul 25, 1921470, Howard Thomas Oakley
DeathJun 20, 2001256, Ruth Garrison Oakley,470, Howard Thomas Oakley
BurialPine Hill (Burlington) Cemetery, Main St, Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina470, Howard Thomas Oakley
Marriage1947470, Howard Thomas Oakley
ChildrenFrank
Obituary Online notes for Ruth Vesta GARRISON
12/22/2022
Ruth Garrison Oakley
October 14, 1927 — December 21, 2022
Lowe Funeral Home & Crematory
Saturday, December 31, 2022
12:45 - 1:45pm (Eastern time)
Celebration of Life
Lowe Funeral Home Chapel
Saturday, December 31, 2022
Starts at 2:00pm (Eastern time)
Graveside Service
Pine Hill Cemetery
Saturday, December 31, 2022
Starts at 3:00pm (Eastern time)
Ruth Garrison Oakley, 95, passed away on Wednesday, December 21, 2022 at Innisfree Health and Rehabilitation Center in Rogers, Arkansas.
She moved to Bella Vista, Arkansas where she resided for the past 11 years. She was born in Alamance County to the late Lacy Lee Garrison and Bertha Saunders Garrison and was married to the late Howard Thomas Oakley.
She retired from Carolina Biological Supply after 37 years of service. She was a former member of First United Methodist Church of Elon where she served as Superintendent of the Children’s Department and served as Circle Leader and Sunday school teacher at West Burlington United Methodist Church.
She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Frank and Michele Oakley of Rogers, AR; granddaughter, Kendyll Murray and her husband, Tom of Rogers, AR; and sister, Jean Gray Weathers of Lakeland, Florida.
She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, and siblings: Mozelle Beckom and Nellie Kraemer, Odell, Aubrey, Raymond and Vernon Garrison.
A service to celebrate her life will be held 2:00 PM Saturday, December 31, 2022 at Lowe Funeral Home Chapel by Pastor Darrell Massey with burial to follow in Pine Hill cemetery. The family will receive friends from 12:45-1:45 PM prior to the service at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to The American Cancer Society at www.donate3.cancer.org. 256, Ruth Garrison Oakley
Ruth Garrison Oakley
October 14, 1927 — December 21, 2022
Lowe Funeral Home & Crematory
Saturday, December 31, 2022
12:45 - 1:45pm (Eastern time)
Celebration of Life
Lowe Funeral Home Chapel
Saturday, December 31, 2022
Starts at 2:00pm (Eastern time)
Graveside Service
Pine Hill Cemetery
Saturday, December 31, 2022
Starts at 3:00pm (Eastern time)
Ruth Garrison Oakley, 95, passed away on Wednesday, December 21, 2022 at Innisfree Health and Rehabilitation Center in Rogers, Arkansas.
She moved to Bella Vista, Arkansas where she resided for the past 11 years. She was born in Alamance County to the late Lacy Lee Garrison and Bertha Saunders Garrison and was married to the late Howard Thomas Oakley.
She retired from Carolina Biological Supply after 37 years of service. She was a former member of First United Methodist Church of Elon where she served as Superintendent of the Children’s Department and served as Circle Leader and Sunday school teacher at West Burlington United Methodist Church.
She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Frank and Michele Oakley of Rogers, AR; granddaughter, Kendyll Murray and her husband, Tom of Rogers, AR; and sister, Jean Gray Weathers of Lakeland, Florida.
She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, and siblings: Mozelle Beckom and Nellie Kraemer, Odell, Aubrey, Raymond and Vernon Garrison.
A service to celebrate her life will be held 2:00 PM Saturday, December 31, 2022 at Lowe Funeral Home Chapel by Pastor Darrell Massey with burial to follow in Pine Hill cemetery. The family will receive friends from 12:45-1:45 PM prior to the service at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to The American Cancer Society at www.donate3.cancer.org. 256, Ruth Garrison Oakley