Earl Garner

GARNER, WYLLIE, SANDUSKY, TUNNELL

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Date: 3/18/2025 at 12:46:32

Bedford Times Press
Thursday April 27, 1961
page 5

Earl Garner Burial At Bridgewater

Last rites for Earl Garner who died Tuesday, April 18, were held at the Shum-Novinger Funeral Home on Madison Street, Friday afternoon, April 21. Rev. Anthony Blankers of the Bedford Methodist church officiated. Burial was in the Garner cemetery at Bridgewater, Iowa.

Earl Edwin Garner was born December 20, 1897 at Bridgewater, Iowa, and passed away at Sunnyslope Sanatorium in Ottumwa, Iowa, at the age of 63 years, three months, 28 days.

On December 29, 1921, he was married to Amanda Wylie, who preceded him in death in February of 1928.

On February 11, 1932 he was married to Bernice Marie Sandusky of Table Rock, Nebraska. To this union three sons and one daughter were born.

The family first lived at Rockport, Mo., then at Hamburg, Iowa, and for the past 21 years have lived near Bedford.

Mr. Garner is survived by his wife, Bernice M. [arie] Garner of the home; two sons, Gayle G. Garner of Menlo, Kans., Earl H. Garner of the home; one daughter, Mrs. Cherilyn [Sue] Tunnell of Bedford; a daughter-in-law, Mildred Garner of Menlo, Kans.; a son-in-law, Don Tunnell of Bedford; three grandchildren, Allen Gayle Garner and Debra Kae Garner of Menlo, Kans., Traci Marie Tunnell of Bedford; two sisters, Mrs. Ethel Martin of Dows, Iowa, Mrs. Jennie Heady of San Francisco, Calif.; several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Garner; one brother, LeRoy Garner; one son, Neal Garner, who lost his life while serving in the United States Air Force in Alaska.

Mr. Garner became a member of the Bedford Methodist church on September 16, 1956 on profession of faith. He was a devoted husband and father, a true and loving friend.