Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
BirthApr 6, 1934, Alamance County, North Carolina3, Walter Norman Garrison
DeathJan 21, 2011, Alamance County, North Carolina3, Walter Norman Garrison,134, DEATH: GARRISON, WALTER NORMAN
BurialUnion Ridge Church, 115 Altamahaw-Union Ridge Rd, Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina3, Walter Norman Garrison
FlagsUS Army, US Military
FatherWalter Holt GARRISON (1888-1973)
MotherNorma Marie McCULLOCH (1908-1978)
Obituary Online notes for Walter Norman GARRISON
1/23/2011

Walter Norman Garrison


    BURLINGTON —— Walter Norman Garrison, 76, of Stoney Creek Church Rd. passed away Friday January 21, 2011, at the Hospice Home following several months of failing health.

He was the husband of Barbara Shepherd Garrison for 51 years.

Norman was born April 6, 1934 in Alamance County to the late Walter Holt and Marie McCulloch Garrison.

He served in the U.S. Army, and was awarded the Expert Infantryman Badge.

He graduated from NCSU where he was inducted into the Alpha Zeta Fraternity an honor fraternity for agriculturestudents.Normanwasthe Farm Manager at the Richard T. Fountain Training School for Boys in Rocky Mount and former agriculture teacher at Johnston County Technical College.

He retired from Leon Gilliam & Sons and was an active member of Union Ridge Church. He had served as the Treasurer, Sunday School Superintendent, Deacon and Sunday School teacher.

    Survivors include his wife of the home, a son Mark Russell Holt Garrison of Raleigh, sisters; Sara Jo Kruchten of Mechanicsville, VA, Lucille (Don) Wilson of Fletcher, NC a brother John (Kathy) Garrison of Burlington, several nieces and nephews.

    The funeral will be held 12:00 PM Monday at Union Ridge Church by the Rev. Dan Ficklin. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.
    The family will receive friends 5-7 PM Sunday at Lowe Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc. and at other times at the home of his brother John Garrison, 1543 Stoney Creek Church Rd.
    Memorials may be made to the Activities Center at Union Ridge Church, 115 Altamahaw Union Ridge Rd, Burlington, NC 27217.
    You may sign the online register book at www.lowefuneralhome.com  3, Walter Norman Garrison
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