Elmer Edgar Garrett

Mr. Elmer Edgar Garrett, age 94, of Dahlonega, GA, died Monday July 4th, 2011 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville.

Mr. Garrett was a native and lifelong resident of Lumpkin County. He was a member of Nimblewill Baptist Church.

He was the son of the late Lorenzo Garrett and Lona Bell Sheriff Garrett. He was also preceded in death by his wife Vila Mae Rider Garrett and 7 brothers and sisters.

He is survived by daughter, Bertha Mace, Dahlonega, GA; daughter and son-in-law, Barbara and Jimmy Fitzgerald, Sharon, Tennessee; son, Frank Garrett, Dahlonega, GA; sons and daughters-in-law, William and Lisa Garrett, Gainesville, GA, James and Neva Garrett, Dahlonega, GA; grandchildren, Darlene Waters, Jana Burnette, Angela Crane, Daniel Fitzgerald, Diane Stacks, Kane Garrett, Kyle Garrett, Jason Garrett, Shana Garrett, Shea Garrett, Shannon Garrett, Shelby Garrett, Jordan Garrett, and Shari Garrett; great-grandchildren, Stephen Waters, Derek Waters, Matthew Fitzgerald, Brandon Stacks, Andrew Stacks, Ansley Burnettte, and Mason Burnette.

Funeral services for Mr. Garrett are scheduled for 2 PM Thursday July 7th, 2011 at Banister Funeral Home Chapel in Dahlonega. Rev. Dean Bryant and Rev. Michael Rodgers will officiate.

Interment will follow in Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery in Lumpkin County.

The family will receive friends at Banister Funeral Home in Dahlonega from 5 PM until 9 PM on Tuesday July 5th, 2011, all day on Wednesday and on Thursday until the time of service.

Banister Funeral Home of Dahlonega is in charge of the arrangements.