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Doris Garner Obituary
EASLEY — Funeral services for Mrs. Garner will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018 in the Liberty Mortuary Chapel. Visitation was held Friday evening from 6-8 p.m. at Liberty Mortuary. Burial will be at Crossroads Baptist Church Cemetery. Reverend Mitchell Looper will be officiating the service.
Doris Nealey Garner, 72, of Hitt Road, passed away peacefully Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018 surrounded by her loving family. Born in Liberty, she was the widow of Thomas Joseph Garner and a daughter of the late Thelma Ramey Gantt. She was retired from Easley City Police Department where she worked in the detention center and also as a dispatcher. She loved watching the Carolina Gamecocks Baseball games. She also enjoyed spending time with her family and especially her grandchildren. She attended Carolina Heights Church of God.
Surviving are two daughters, Loretta Garner and Rita Burgess (Greg) of Easley; a son, Joey Garner (Trish) of Easley; eight grandchildren, Nicole Guzman (Julio), Matt Childress (Cassandra), Megan Burgess, Trevor Madison (Morgan), T.J. Garner (Brittany), Emily Garner, Roman Garner (Bethanee) and Caleb Gravely; 12 great-grandchildren, Monica, Rose, Gracen, Abby, Rhett, Landen, Terry, Jaxton, Hayden, Brayden, Kaide and Owen; four sisters; one brother and a lifelong friend, Judy Brewington.
In addition to her husband and mother she is predeceased by a grandson, Thomas Gregory Burgess; two sisters and two brothers.
Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 510 St. Jude Place Memphis, TN 38105 or by visiting www.stjude.org
The family will be at the home of her daughter, Rita Burgess at 273 Hitt Road Easley, SC 29640. Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.libertymortuary.com Liberty Mortuary is handling arrangements.
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