Virginia W. Garrett

Virginia Anna Wild Garrett – 94 – Stanley, NC - passed away on August 21, 2017

Virginia was born in Darien, NY on November 8, 1922 to the late Charles and Grace (Welker) Wild.

Along with her parents Virginia is preceded in death by her husband, James Garrett ; two sisters, Dorothy Sierk and Onolee Brown.

She is survived by a sister Evelyn Jordan, three children – Kenneth Lee Garrett (wife Patricia), Carol Beth Garrett Mulqueen (husband Thomas) and James Karl Garrett (wife Lynn), six grandchildren: Shannon Cara Mulqueen, Meredith Kathleen Mulqueen Hodges, Douglas Thomas Mulqueen; Dara Kinsler O’Toole; Edward Gecewicz and Todd Gecewicz and nine great grandchildren: Addison, Emmaline and Jack Hodges; Garrett and Julia Mulqueen; Matthew and Emily O’Toole; Conor and Grace Gecewicz.

A visitation will be held on Saturday, August 26 at Raymer-Kepner Funeral Home from 2:00 – 3:00 pm. A military and Christian service will follow the calling hours.

Memorial Donations may be made to Salem United Methodist Church, Denver, NC and WWII Women’s Memorial Fund.

Virginia (Ginny) was born and raised in Darien, NY, attended Attica High School and graduated in 1939. Wanting to go to nursing school but being only 16, she attended a post-graduate year and then entered Deaconess School of Nursing in Buffalo, NY graduating in 1944. She then served in WWII as a 2nd LT in the US Army Nurse Corp. from March 1945 to July 1946 in the Philippines Islands with the 54th General, 49th General and 89th Station Hospitals. While here she met her husband, James R Garrett and they married on November 2, 1946. She had several jobs throughout the years including being a substitute school nurse and a Garden Center flower basket arranger at Echter’s in Colorado, but her main focus was her family and her gardens, growing, freezing and canning all of our fruits and vegetables for the year. Virginia was an avid gardener attaining the rank of “Master Gardener” from Colorado State University. She also loved music and sang with Sweet Adeline barbershop groups and quartets, church and community choirs including a Gospel Trio called “The Living Stones” and played the trombone in several groups. She was a skilled craftsman, spending many hours sewing, knitting, crocheting, counted cross-stitch, quilting and tatting. She also loved to bowl, hike, extensive travel and play cards. Virginia was a compassionate woman who often feed travelers who stopped at her door, assuming it was the church parsonage and as needed, assisted accident victims as we lived on a dangerous road intersection. She loved being with family and friends and could often be found helping others, volunteering at the church and preparing wonderful meals. Our family and friends will miss this loving, compassionate Christian women who taught us all the importance of God, family and spreading love throughout life.