Helen Burroughs Garrison

Helen Burroughs Garrison obituary, Rainsville, AL

Helen Burroughs Garrison

Helen Garrison Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by W.T. Wilson Funeral Chapel - Rainsville on Oct. 23, 2025.

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Mrs. Helen Burroughs Garrison, age 84, of Arab, passed away on Tuesday, October 21, 2025. Funeral services will be held at 1pm on Saturday, October 25, 2025, from W.T. Wilson Funeral Chapel. Burial will follow the service in Rehobeth Cemetery @ Guntersville. Officiating is Bro. Cass Lambert. The family will receive friends from 11am-1pm, prior to the service, on Saturday, October 25, 2025, at the funeral home.
**Survivors**
Husband: James Garrison
Daughter: Melissa Alexander
Sisters: Ruby "Ruby D." Debolt, Ruth Teague, Kathy Richey
Brother: Hank Burroughs
Grandchildren: Nikolas Norman, Kaileigh Alexander, Jacob Alexander, Ethan Alexander, Alissa Alexander, Christopher Alexander, Danielle Alexander
Great Grandchildren: Bella Norman, Evathia Norman, Anastasia Norman, Jason Norman, Caspian Norman
**Mrs. Garrison was preceded in death by her parents: Richard & Virginia Burroughs; sisters: Sweetheart Burroughs, Joyce Culbert, Frances Willoughby; brothers: Joe Bob Burroughs, Junior Burroughs, Charles "Cotton" Burroughs, Hubert Burroughs**
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