Frances Garner

Frances K. Garner KILL DEVIL HILLS - Frances Knox Garner, 84, went home to be with her Lord Thursday, Sept. 23, 2010. She was a native of Edenton, N.C., and was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Annie Sue Knox. She retired as an accounting technician, Special Services at Portsmouth Naval Hospital and was a longtime member of Fairview Heights Baptist Church, Portsmouth and the Outer Banks Baptist Church. She was predeceased by her husband, Lenwood S. Garner and a sister, Louise Castello. She is survived by her daughter, Deborah Harbour and husband Edward; two sons, Robert Garner and his wife Patte and John Garner and his wife Vivian; three brothers, William Buster Knox, Larry Knox and his wife Ann and Charlie Knox; two granddaughters, Amber Wilder and Lindsay Grimsley; and four great-grandchildren. A funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 28, at Sturtevant Funeral Home, Portsmouth Blvd. Chapel, by the Rev. Tom Potter. Burial will follow in Olive Branch Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Monday from 7 to 8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, 6350 Center Drive No. 102, Norfolk, VA 23502-4107. A person who has always thought of others over herself, her kindness and generosity to family, friends and organizations where she volunteered will be long remembered. She will be missed tremendously by all who knew her. www.SturtevantFuneralHome.com