Lonnie B. Garrett

Services for Lonnie B. Garrett, 74, Point Blank, formerly of Cherokee County, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday, May 10, at the Concord Cumberland Presbyterian Church, near Troup, with the Rev. Dr. Harold Brunson officiating. Burial will be in the Concord Cemetery, under the direction of Cottle Funeral Home in Troup.

Mr. Garrett died Monday, May 7, in a Lufkin hospital. He was born June 1, 1932, in Cherokee County, to the late Verman Richard Garrett and Lillie Kee Garrett. He moved to Point Blank, Texas, in 1994 from Houston.

Mr. Garrett was a licensed minister and was a Baptist. He served as a deacon and as the associate pastor of several churches. He was a song leader and a Bible-study teacher. He was also employed by Houston Pipeline and Houston Natural Gas.

In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by a sister, Janice Kay Garrett; and by a brother-in-law, Robert Kinser. He married Gwen Kinser in Houston, Feb. 20, 1960.

Survivors include his wife of 47 years, Gwen Kinser Garrett of Point Blank; three sons and daughters-in-law, David and Rosie Garrett of Katy, Duane Garrett of Point Blank, and Daniel and Sharon Garrett of New Caney; two daughters and sons-in-law, Gwen and Leland Snyder of Magnolia and Carla and Richard Kalmick of Sugarland; a sister and brother-in-law, Clara and Harold Penn of Bellaire; 12 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; a sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Lou and Doug Chesnutt of Jewett; a sister-in-law, Ellene Kinser of Houston; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers will be Cecil Pond, Chester Pond, Barry Burton, Charles Burton, Randall Chesnutt and Jerry Chesnutt.

The family will receive friends 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, May 9, 2007, at the funeral home. Online registration and condolences are available at www.cottlefuneralhome.com.
 

Information from The Jacksonville Daily Progress