Corydon Dwight Garrett Sr.

Corydon Dwight Garrett, Sr., 80 died July 29, 2012 at Beaufort Memorial Hospital with his family at his side. Funeral Services will be held in Greenville, N.C. at St. Paul's Episcopal Church on Friday, August 3, 2012 at 11:00am. A memorial service will be held in Beaufort, S.C. He was born May 18th, 1932, in Greenville, N.C., to Radford Marvin & Frances Dwight Garrett. He was preceded in death by his parents, brother and three sisters. Dwight graduated from Greenville High School, attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and graduated from East Carolina Teacher's College (now East Carolina University). Dwight served in the United States Marine Corps and after marrying Martha Hardy of Hartsville, TN, worked for his father at Person Garrett Tobacco Company. After the tobacco business, he worked in the restaurant industry and started over 20 restaurants. Dwight spent more than 50 years in Greenville, where he and his wife, Martha, raised their children. In 1987, he moved to Beaufort, S.C., where he worked in real estate at Brays Island Plantation. In 1995, he and Martha started Lowcountry Produce of which he was very proud. In April 2012, South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley named Dwight and Martha South Carolina Ambassadors for Economic Development, because of their involvement with Lowcountry Produce. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Martha Hardy Garrett of Sheldon, S.C.; five children, Catherine Garrett Young and husband, Charles of Greenville, N.C., Cooka Garrett Sells of Greenville, N.C., Nancy Garrett Early and husband, Tommy of Wilmington, N.C., Dwight Garrett, Jr. of Lobeco, S.C. and Noel Garrett of Beaufort, S.C. Five grandchildren, Garrett, Kate, Richardson, Anna Wilson and Caroline. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that memorial contributions be made to the Beaufort Memorial Hospital Foundation, P. O. Box 2233, Beaufort, SC 29901 or to St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 401 E. 4th St., Greenville, NC 27858. Anderson Funeral Home is serving the family.