Garman, Mary Alice 1919-2002

GARMAN, NEVINS, VEST, BUSH

Posted By: Linda Ziemann, volunteer (email)
Date: 10/1/2020 at 13:51:38

ELDON--MARY ALICE NEVINS GARMAN, 82, OF GOTHIC APARTMENTS, ELDON, DIED AT 11:03 A.M. APRIL 24,2002, AT THE OTTUMWA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER.

SHE WAS BORN JUNE 23,1919, IN OTTUMWA TO JOE AND LETA BUSH VEST. SHE MARRIED SYLVESTER NEVINS JUNE 29,1936. HE PRECEDED HER IN DEATH JANUARY 6,1965. SHE MARRIED ERNEST J.GARMAN DEC. 14,1968. HE PRECEDED HER IN DEATH ON MARCH 19,1982.

SHE HAD WORKED AT JONES CAFE FOR 35 YEARS, RETIRING IN 1999. SHE WAS A MEMBER OF LIVING HOPE BIBLE CHURCH IN ELDON, O.B. NELSON UNIT NO. 3 AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY IN OTTUMWA, FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES AERIE NO. 114 AUXILIARY IN OTTUWMA, AND ELDON LIONESS'.

SURVIVING IS A SON, JAMES NEVINS OF BLOOMFIELD; DAUGHTERS, SHIRLEY HOBBS OF OTTUWMA, DELORIES GANNON OF SPRINGFIELD, MO.; CONNIE JONES OF NEW LONDON AND DEBBIE FINNEY OF ROGERS, ARK.; 15 GRANDCHILDREN; 27 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN; AND A GREAT-GREAT-GRANDSON.

SHE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY DAUGHTERS RUBY SCOTT AND INFANT, MILLIE NEVINS; SONS CARL DeWAYNE NEVINS AND INFANT, DAVID JAY NEVINS; BROTHERS, STEVE, JOE, NATHAN, KENNETH, GENE AND DONALD VEST; AND SISTERS, BERDINA WHITE, ADA VEST AND IDA VEST.

FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE 10:30 A.M. SATURDAY AT THE REECE FUNERAL HOME WITH THE REV. DAVID ALBERT, OFFICIATING. BURIAL WILL BE IN SHAUL CEMETERY.VISITATION WILL BEGIN AT 9 A.M. FRIDAY WITH THE FAMILY PRESENT FROM 7 TO 8:30 P.M. FRIDAY.

PALLBEARERS WILL BE GRANDSONS.MEMORIALS MAY BE MADE TO LIVING HOPE BIBLE CHURCH OR ELDON RESCUE UNIT.
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~Obituary copied from her FAG Memorial page, Shaul Cemetery.