Funeral Services For Mary Alma Buckner Garrett, Age 96, Of Monterey, Tennessee, Were Conducted On Sunday, May 29, 2022, At 2:00 PM From The Chapel Of Goff Funeral Home. Bro. Tommy Benson And Doris Bilyeu Officiated And Interment Followed In The Welch Memorial Cemetery. Mrs. Garrett Was Born On Thursday, October 1, 1925, In Putnam County, Tennessee, To The Late Edgar Carson And Lola Avo Blaylock Buckner. Mrs. Garrett Passed Away On Friday, May 27, 2022, At NHC Healthcare Sparta. Mrs. Garrett Was A Garment Factory Worker For 33 Years. She Was A Member Of First Baptist Church Where She Taught Sunday School For Over 20 Years. She Was A Mentor And Teacher To All Her Family And To Everyone She Knew.

She Was Survived By, 2 Daughters And Sons-In-Law, Barbara Ann And Jerry Stanley Of Nolensville, TN, Sandra Gail And Gene Swallows Of Cookeville, TN; 2 Sons And Daughters-In-Law, Cecil Edward Jr. And Janice Garrett Of Cookeville, TN, Robert “Bobby” And Nadine Garrett Of Monterey, TN; 9 Grandchildren; 7 Great Grandchildren; 1 Great Great Grandchild; 2 Sisters, Edna Rae Welch Reeves Of Monterey, TN, Henrietta Langford Of Monterey, TN; 1 Brother And Sister-In-Law, Ed Carson And Thelma Buckner Of Monterey, TN; And A Host Of Nieces, Nephews, And Cousins. In Addition To Her Parents, She Was Preceded In Death By Her Husband, Who She Married On March 29, 1943, In Fort Smith, Arkansas, Cecil Edward Garrett Sr.; And Sisters, Mable Woolbright And Evelyn Marrow. The Family Expressed Special Thanks To Morningside, Bailey Manor, NHC Healthcare Sparta, And Caris Healthcare.

In Lieu Of Flowers, Memorial Donations May Be Given To The American Cancer Society Or Alzheimer’s Association. The Family Received Friends At Goff Funeral Home On Sunday, May 29, 2022, From 12:00 PM Until the Time Of Services At 2:00 PM.