Elsie Garrett

Elsie Pearl Reed Garrett, age 97, widow of Kenneth Garrett, passed away Tuesday, December 4, 2018 at Stanton Nursing Center, Stanton, KY. Born in Estill County, KY she was the daughter of the late E. C. Reed and the late Ella Johnson Reed. Elsie was a member of Bowen First Church of God and a homemaker who loved to raise her garden and cook. In addition to her parents and husband she was also preceded in death by her sister, Mary Ellen Reed; four brothers, Elmer Reed, Linville Reed, Hollis Reed and Jimmy Reed and her sister-in-law, Doris Lane. She is survived by her daughter, Brenda Garrett Taulbee and her husband Verlon of Whitmore Lake, MI; one brother, Matthew Reed and his wife Bonnie of Stanton; two sisters-in-law, Virginia Reed of Stanton and Barbara Reed of Norton, VA along with several nieces and nephews. Funeral services officiated by Bro. Brad Epperson and Bro. Bill Carpenter will be held at 1:00 P.M. Saturday, December 8, 2018 at Hearne Funeral Home Inc., 125 West College Avenue, Stanton, KY. Visitation begins at 5:00 P.M. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Reed Cemetery with Chris Nolan, Mark Reed, Seldon Reed, Mike Reed, Randy Stidham and Troy Brooks serving as active pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers are Luther Lane, Matthew Reed, Morgan Reed, Nick Barnes, Cain Reed, John David Reed, Kevin Hall, Jeremy Townsend, Jimmy Skidmore, Faye Garrett, Betty Crabtree, Lula Skidmore, Jerry Hall, Lonnie Dale Stewart, Charlie Johnson and Rita Farmer. In lieu of flowers contributions can be made to Bowen First Church of God Building Fund or Hospice East. Arrangements by Hearne Funeral Home, Inc.