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Reta Pauline Garrett, age 93,
of Mangum, passed away Tuesday morning, November 22, 2011, at her
residence, in Mangum.
Mrs. Garrett was born on
August 17, 1918, in Hollis, Oklahoma to Clarence Melvin and Vera Edna
(Keeton) Tyson. During her younger years, her dad was involved in
farming and the family lived in several different locations. In the mid
1920's, they moved to Lone Wolf, Oklahoma where Reta graduated from
high school. After graduation, Reta moved to Oklahoma City, where she
received her nursing degree. Leaving Oklahoma City, shortly after
graduation, Mrs. Garrett began a career in nursing that lasted into her
seventies. She began working at the Granite Hospital and worked for
several doctors in Granite and later worked at the Mangum Hospital,
serving as a surgical nurse and later as the director of nursing. After
leaving the hospital, she served as a nurse for many doctors who had
clinics in Mangum. On May 31, 1952, she married the love of her life,
Ben Lee Garrett, in Clovis, New Mexico and he preceded her in death on
September 9, 1997. A longtime member of the Church of Christ, Reta was
a devoted Christian woman who served others and enjoyed her chosen
vocation. Besides the career that she loved, she enjoyed playing
"eighty-four dominoes", "forty-two dominoes" and being with her friends
and family.
Preceded in death by her
parents, her husband and three brothers, Olan Tyson, Lee Tyson and
Lewis Tyson, she is survived by three nieces, Lee Ann Tyson of Yukon,
Sharon Greer of Altus and Pam Rhoades of Oklahoma City; three nephews,
Gary Tyson of Hobart, Mike Tyson of Thomas and Don Tyson of Ft. Cobb
along with many other family members and friends.
Funeral services for Reta
Garrett will be at 2 p.m., Monday, November 28, 2011, at the Mangum
Church of Christ with Todd McRay and Lowell Kirby officiating.
Interment will follow at the Lone Wolf Cemetery under the direction of
Greer Funeral Home of Mangum.
Online tributes may be made
to the family at www.GreerFuneral.com
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