Rev. Jack K. Garrett, 84, of Brownfield went to Heaven on Wednesday, June 16, 2010. Services will be at 2:00 p.m. Monday, June 21, 2010 at First Christian Church with Rev. Michael Passmore and Rev. Ken Reeder officiating. Interment will follow at Terry County Memorial Cemetery under the direction of Brownfield Funeral Home.
Jack was born on May 20, 1926 in Harrogate, TN to Herbert and Dorothy Garrett. He moved to Cisco when he was 18 months old where he attended schools and graduated from Cisco High School. He then joined the United States Army in 1944. He graduated from Riverside Military Academy in Gainesville, GA. He served 2 1/2 years in the army of occupation in Germany. After being honorably discharged from the army, he returned to Cisco, TX where he married Robbie McNeely on May 16, 1947. He and Robbie received Bachelors Degrees from TCU and he went on to receive a Masters of Divinity from Brite Divinity School in Fort Worth. In his 50 years of ministry he served these Texas Disciples of Christ Churches: Rochelle, Blooming Grove, Wellington, Seminole, White Settlement, Center and Brownfield. He celebrated the completion of his 30th year at the Brownfield First Christian Church, retiring in 1991. After his retirement, he served as interim pastor in Lampasas, TX for 7 months and in Lamesa for 5 years.
He was preceded in death by his parents and 2 sisters, Mary Olive Heifrin and Dorothy Knight.
Jack is survived by his loving wife of 63 years, Robbie Garrett of Brownfield; 4 daughters, Anne Miller of San Antonio, Jean Seekamp and her husband John of Corpus Christi, Barbara Garrett of Lubbock and Pamela Bailey of San Antonio; 5 grandchildren; 2 great grandchildren and a host of friends.
In lieu of flowers the family suggests memorials to: the Jack and Robbie Garrett Scholarship Fund at Brite Divinity School, TCU, 2800 S. University Dr., Fort Worth, TX 76129.
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