Harold 'Keith' Garrison
Harold
"Keith" Garrison, 83, of Newton died Sunday (Dec. 9, 2007)
at Kansas Heart Hospital in Wichita.
He was
born April 27, 1924, in Sylvia to John Baker and Lucile (Maughlin)
Garrison. He graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1942 and served
in the U.S. Army from February 1943 to January 1946.
In
1950, he graduated from Kansas State University with a degree in
agricultural engineering. His first job out of college was with Doane
Agricultural Service in St. Louis from 1950 through 1956. He worked
for Green Giant Co. in LeSueur, Minn., from 1956 through 1960 before
returning to Newton to work as an engineer for Hesston Corp., where
he retired in 1989.
He had
been an active member of Trinity Heights United Methodist Church
since 1962. He belonged to the Kansas Engineering Society and the
American Society of Agricultural Engineers.
He is
survived by his wife of 60 years, Evelyn (Rumford) Garrison, whom he
married on Dec. 21, 1947, in Abbyville.
Other
survivors include: daughter, Jana Young and husband, Ed Nelson, of
Fort Worth, Texas; son John and Jane Garrison of Prairie Village;
son, Russ and Jenni Garrison of Marrietta, Ohio; son Glen and Arlene
Garrison of Newton; grandchild, Kelly Garcia and husband, Chris, of
Weatherford, Texas; great-granddaughter, Isabella Garcia of
Weatherford; grandchild, Kasey Young of Vancouver, Wash.; grandchild,
Kyler Young of Forth Worth; grandchild, Karen Banister and husband,
Bryan, of San Diego; grandchild, Becky Nelson of Seattle; grandchild,
Marty Garrison Brown and husband, Gates, of Lenexa; grandchild, Tim
Garrison of Prairie Village; grandchild, Laura Garrison of Shawnee;
grandchildren, Emily, Sam and Max Garrison of Marietta;
grandchildren, Cheyenne and Montana Garrison of Newton; sister,
Margaret Barger of Greenwood, Miss.; brother, Kent Garrison, and wife
Florence of Eau Claire, Wis.; and sister-in-law Della Garrison of
Wichita.
He was
preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Max Garrison and
Roy Garrison.
Visitation
will be from 1 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Petersen Funeral Home Chapel in
Newton.
Services
will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Trinity Heights United Methodist
Church in Newton with Pastor Phil Fischer of the church officiating.
Burial
will be in Restlawn Gardens of Memory in Newton.
Memorial
contributions can be made to THUMC Building Fund in care of the
funeral home.
