Garnes, Robert Marion

Passed:

Age: 81

Source: Jackson Herald

Death Notice:

Obituary Date: 1982-12-29

Information: Robert M. Garnes, 81 of Evans, died in Jackson General Hospital in Ripley.  He was born in Kenna, a son of the late Franklin Perry and Rosie Randolph Garnes.  A life-long resident of Jackson County, he was a retired farmer and a Methodist.  Survivors: sons, Leroy, Maywood, James and Ernest Garnes, all of Evans, and Delmar Garnes of Letart; daughter, Belva Garnes of Evans; brother, Andrew Jackson Garnes of Ripley; 20 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren.  He was preceded in death by his wife, Iva Belle Thornton Garnes; one son, Orville; and two brothers, Bid and Okey.  Burial was in the Foster Chapel Cemetery