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William Garren Obituary
Fletcher - William Penn Garren, 86, passed away Thursday, August 1, 2019 at Universal Healthcare in Fletcher.
Known to friends and family as Bill or Penny, Mr. Garren was born in Buncombe County to the late Adolphus and Stella Garren. He was also preceded in death by three brothers, Ledger, John, and James Garren and two sisters, Mary and Sarah Garren.
Bill retired from Steele Case as a forklift driver. He enjoyed jewelry making and was known as "Turquoise Bill" because of his love of working with gems and rocks.
Bill is survived by his daughter, Tonya Garren; a grandson, Zion Finley; former wife, Kay Kluge and numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.
A celebration of life gathering and meal will be held on Saturday, August 10, 2019 at 12:00 PM at Clear Creek Holiness Baptist Church in the Fellowship Hall; 668 North Clear Creek Road, Hendersonville, NC 28792.
An online memorial guest register is available at www.grocefuneralhome.com.
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Linda Bowman
August 5, 2019
I am writing this for myself and Doug Sain of Hickory NC. We met Bill 25 years ago at the Gem and Mineral show in Spruce Pine. We became friends and he taught Doug everything about making silver jewelry. We visited him many times in his Turquoise mobile home and went out to eat together. He loved Asian food. Bill was so sweet and kind. He enjoyed photos of my horses and wanted to hear about them. He had a horse that he loved earlier in his life. We know he was unhappy when he could no longer make his jewelry. We will enjoy our pieces made by him for the rest of our lives. Thank you Kay for keeping us informed over recent years. It was a great privilege to know Bill. Linda Bowman and Doug Sain
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