Arthur "Duane" Garrett

Duane Garrett, age 86 of Winder, passed away Sunday, December 28, 2014. He was a charter member of Morningside Baptist Church and he was a charter deacon there. He owned and operated The Auto Sales Company of Winder for 35 years. He was preceded in death by his parents, Dewey and Bertie Mae Garrett; his wife of 51 years, Geraldine Nash Garrett and a grandson, Cory Ridgeway; four brothers, James, Jessie, Harold and Bob Garrett . He is survived by four children, Myron Garrett (Vickie) of Winder, Debbie Greene (Lee) of Winder, Becky Ridgeway of Bethlehem and Deann Tkalec of Winder; two brothers, Bill Garrett of Winder and Donald Garrett of St. Louis; two sisters, Colleen Winkler of Cleveland and Carolyn Crane of Jefferson; six grandchildren, Dean Garrett (Valarie) of Winder, Heath Garrett (Terri) of Newman, Matthew Greene (Candy) of Winder, Cody Ridgeway (Hannah) of Gratis, Jordan Tkalec of Winder and Jacob Tkalec of Atlanta; eight great-grandchildren, Hannah, Abram, Rebakah, Grace, Courtney and Alex Garrett, Chandley Greene and Corey James Ridgeway. Several nieces and nephews and a special friend, Betty Hunter also survive. Visitation will be from 5 until 9PM Tuesday, December 30, 2014 at Smith Funeral Home, Winder, GA. Funeral services will be held at 3:00PM Wednesday, December 31, 2014 in the Chapel of Smith Funeral Home with Rev. J. L. Yopp officiating. Interment will be in Barrow Memorial Gardens.