Denise Anne Garner

Denise Anne Garner obituary, Toccoa, GA

Denise Anne Garner

Denise Garner Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Acree-Davis Funeral Home and Crematory on Oct. 22, 2025.

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Mrs. Denise Anne Palmer Garner, age 73 of Toccoa passed away Saturday May 24, 2025 at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital.
A daughter of the late Frances Clifford Palmer and Claire Anne Palmer, she was born June 3, 1951 in East Hampton Connecticut. She was a LPN for Mt. View and Toccoa Nursing Centers. She enjoyed crafting and sewing. She was preceded in death by two brothers John and Frankie Palmer and a sister Jean Palmer.
Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Lenna and Matt Smith of Toccoa; grandchildren, Kori Dodgins, Karli Dodgins, Jacob Dodgins, Joseph Dodgins and Makayla Sanders; sisters and brother-in-law, Martha and Don Mealor and Linda Fain both of Toccoa; brother, Steven Palmer of Tennessee.
No services are planned at this time.
Acree-Davis Funeral Home and Crematory is in charge of the arrangements for Mrs. Denise Anne Garner.
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