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Gretchen Winters (Hixson) Garrett

GARRETT, HIXSON, WALLER, HUGLIN, SHARPE, WILSON, BRUGIONI, WINTERS

Posted By: Treva Patterson (email)
Date: 6/24/2006 at 10:42:32

Winterset Madisonian
August 18, 2004

Gretchen Garrett, Truro

Gretchen B. Hixson Garrett, 86, of Truro, died Aug. 10, 2004, at Winterset Care Center South.

Graveside services were held Friday, Aug. 13, at Young Cemetery in rural Truro with the Rev. Joel Andrus officiating.

Gretchen Garrett was born Dec. 1, 1917 to Clyde and Sarah (Waller) Winters of Madrid. She was united in marriage to Patrick Hixson on Feb. 5, 1938, in Indianola. She spent most of her life in Des Moines. Mr. Hixson passed away. Gretchen later married Floyd Garrett on Nov. 5, 1977 in What Cheer where she and Floyd resided for two years before moving to Truro.

She was preceded in death by both husbands and two brothers, Alfred Winters and Harley Winters.

She is survived by two daughters, Carole Hixson Huglin and Patricia Hixson Sharpe, both of Truro; two sons, Donald Hixson of Des Moines and Robert Hixson of Waukee; two sister, Kathern Wilson of Truro and Billie Jean Brugioni of Des Moines; and 13 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be directed to the Billy Graham Association.

Funeral arrangements were handled by Kale Funeral Homes of Osceola and Truro.


 

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