Margaret Jane Garrett, 87, of Carlinville, formerly of Linton, IN, died Wednesday morning, June 3, 2015, at Heritage Health Care in Litchfield.
A memorial service will be held Friday, June 12, at 10 a.m. at Davis-Anderson Funeral Home in Carlinville with the Rev. Robert Taylor officiating.
Burial will follow in Camp Butler National Cemetery in Springfield.
Mrs. Garrett was born on Dec. 9, 1927, in Carlisle, IN, the daughter of the late Charles and Myrtle (Harbin) Lind. She married Everett Gene Garrett on Aug. 14, 1946, at the Methodist parsonage in Pleasantville, IN, and he preceded her in death on Aug. 30, 2009.
She graduated from Pleasantville High School with the class of 1944 and later graduated from Indiana State University with degrees in science and education.
Mrs. Garrett retired from teaching in 1983. She taught in Terre Haute, IN, and in Harrisburg, where was the department chairman for home economics at Harrisburg High School.
She was a member of the NEA, IEA, DAR and the Association of American University Women, as well as the Carlinville Area Hospital Auxiliary, Woman's Club, Macoupin County Historical Society, the Society of Indiana Pioneers and the Home Economics Association. She was also a member of the Carlinville United Methodist Church.
Mrs. Garrett is survived by her daughter, Terry Jane (Dr. James Kirk) Hess of Hillsboro; two grandsons, Brian Hess of Chicago and Sean (Kristy) Hess of Fenton, MO; great-grandson, Aiden Hess; sister, Lois Elaine Persons of St. Augustine, FL; and two nieces, Suzan Vandervelde and Sandra Griffin.
Memorials are suggested to the Carlinville United Methodist Church, Carlinville Public Library or the Macoupin County Historical Society.
Online condolences may be given at www.davisandersonfuneralhome.com.
