Camden Garrett
(August 20, 1916 - July 18, 2013)

Camden Garrett, 96 passed away peacefully on Jul 18, 2013 at Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House. Cam was preceded in death in 1997 by his wife of 53 years, Ruby Conn Garrett. Born on August 20, 1916 he was the 9th of 12 children of Seymour and Helen Garrett. His brothers and sisters Ruth, Easter, Arthur, Elizabeth, Lee, Rebecca, Edna Mae, Amron, Joe Wheeler, Freda and Douglas all preceded him in death. He is survived by two daughters and sons in law, Pattie and Tom Walker of Huntington and Judi and Chuck Moore of Ponte Vedra Beach, FL. He was the most wonderful grandfather to three grandsons, Stephen Walker and fiancée Michelle Piegaro of Cornelius, NC, Garrett and Amber Walker of Huntington, and Chip and Erin Moore of Jacksonville Beach, FL. He was "great" grandfather to Maddox Richard and Marshall Walker, and Camden and Taylor Moore. Cam worked for Columbia Gas Transmission for 45 years before retiring in 1981. He served as Superintendent of the Huntington district and Area Manager of Prestonsburg, Ky. He served in WWII in five battles and campaigns including the Battle of the Bulge as a tank driver with the 774th Tank Battalion for which he received a Purple Heart. His family would like to thank the caregivers for making his life so pleasant the past 19 months. We want to thank especially Lisa Broce and Betty Watson for being with him the entire time. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Prestonsburg, KY but attended faithfully Central United Methodist Church in Huntington after returning to Huntington in 2003. Flowers are welcome and donations to Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House in Huntington, WV. would be appreciated. We appreciate everyone at the Hospice House. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Monday, July 22 at Klingel-Carpenter Mortuary by Rev. Ford Price. A visitation will be held from Noon until service time. Interment will follow at Spring Hill Cemetery.