Homer Garrard
Posted: March 3, 2014
Homer Lee Garrard, age 82, died Sunday, March 2, 2014 at his residence in Columbus. Services will be held Thursday March 6, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at First Assembly of God Church with Rev. Derek Youngblood and Rev. Jody Gurley officiating. Burial will follow at Memorial Gardens of Columbus. Visitation will be held Thursday one hour prior to service at the church. Mr. Garrard was born on Saturday, October 3, 1931 in Noxapater, MS to the late John Weldon and Josephine Durran Garrard. He was a member and Deacon at First Assembly of God Church. He was an avid fisherman and loved to pontoon. He was a truck driver for Beneke Corporation, and later retired as a truck driver for Dowdle Gas. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his son, Tommy Joe Garrard, and his grandson, Jason Hitchcock. Survivors include his wife, Helen A. Garrard, Columbus, MS; daughter, Kim Hitchcock (Elvin), Columbus, MS; sons, Donnie Garrard, Jerry Garrard and Toby Garrard, all of Columbus, MS; brothers, Wesley Garrard, Louisville, MS, Alvin Garrard (Audine), Carthage, MS and Willis Garrard (Mavis), Vicksburg, MS; eleven grandchildren, Robbie Garrard, Chris Garrard (Lara), Janie Skelton (Lance), Rodney Garrard, Sylvia Wedel (Gabe), Brittany Garrard, Blaine Garrard, Paxton Garrard, Larie Skelton and Jason Hitchcock; and six great-grandchildren, Sophie Garrard, Pneope Garrard, Aubrey Wedel, Avery Jack Wedel, Addison Wedel, Aiden Wedel and Brody Garrard Strickland. The pallbearers will be Rodney Garrard, Robbie Garrard, Chris Garrard, Blaine Garrard, Lance Skelton, Rodney Garrard and Gabe Wedel. Honorary pallbearers are Nutie and Edie Dowdle.