Jack E. Garten

1929 - 2008

Mr. Jack E. Garten, 79, of Roanoke, formerly of the Athens and Princeton area, passed away Saturday, December 6, 2008, at the Lewis-Gale Medical Center, in Salem, Va., surrounded by his family. Born April 27, 1929, at Princeton, he was the son of the late Leona Snider Garten and Emory L. Garten Sr., of Athens. Jack was a resident of Roanoke, Va. since 1957, retiring from the G.E. Corp. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by sisters, Lucille Pruitt and Jean Bradberry. Survivors include his wife, Joy Gearhart Garten, of Roanoke; daughters, Jane Howerton and husband, Darrell, of Wright Mountain, Rock, W.Va., Janet Stevens, of Cloverdale, Va.; sister, Ruth Body, of Roanoke, Va.; brother, Emory L. Garten Jr., of Fort Myers, Fla.; grandchildren, Michelle Redman and husband, Wayne, of Princeton, Jason Howerton and wife, Kim, of Rock, Sarah Stevens, of Cloverdale, Va.; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, December 9, 2008, at 11 a.m. from the Burns Wornal Chapel of the Memorial Funeral Directory on the Athens Road in Princeton with the Rev. Harry Miller officiating. Burial will follow in the Athens Cemetery, in Athens. Friends may call 10 a.m. until time of services Tuesday at the Funeral Home. Members of the family will serve as pallbearers. Family and friends may share online condolence via www.memorialfd.com. The Honor of serving the Garten Family has been given to the Memorial Funeral Directory & Cremation Center on the Athens Road, in Princeton.