William Allan Garrett Sr

  General Notes:

From the January 7, 1928 edition of the Danville Bee - page 3
William Allen Garrett, two-year old son of Mr and Mrs A E Garrett was reported out of danger today after sustaining an unusual and serious injury to his throat. The little boy with a long-stemmed pipe, which he had in his mouth, when he fell on his face, thrusting the pipe-stem five inched long down his throat, where it broke off. His little sister extricated the pipe-stem when she realized the child was choking to death. The throat was wounded by the stem, and Dr Luther Robertson and Dr H J Langston have been treating him the swelling having gone down sufficiently now for him to take nourishment.



The obituary in the Danville Register and Bee for William AllanGarrett follows below:

DANVILLE, Va. - William Allan Garrett, 78, of 153 Hawthorne Drive, died Tuesday, April 13, 2004 in Danville Regional Medical Center, where he had been a patient for the past 12 days.

Born Aug. 17, 1925, in Danville, Va., he was a son of Albert Earle Garrett and Susie Blackwell Garrett.

He served in the United States Navy during World War II and achieved the rank of Full Lieutenant.

He was a graduate of the University of North Carolina and received his Doctor of Jurisprudence from Washington and Lee University School of Law. He practiced law for 54 years and, at the time of his death, worked with his sons, Joe and Martin, along with his wife, Anne, at the law firm Garrett and Garrett.

For 19 years he and his son, Jack, had a small dance band. He was an accomplished musician, playing both the saxophone and the clarinet.

He was past president of the Danville Bar Association and the Host Lions Club. He was a former member of the Young Mens Club, the German Club and the Danville Golf Club. He was a life-long member of Mount Vernon United Methodist Church.

He is survived by his wife, Anne Martin Garrett, of the residence; four sons, Dr. William Allan Garrett, Jr. of Johnson City, Tenn., John Martin Garrett of Ringgold, Jack Walton Garrett, II and Joseph Marshall Garrett, both of Danville; a daughter, Jenny Garrett Davis of Weaverville, N.C.; a sister, Mary Garrett Glidewell of Danville; and five grandchildren.

In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by three brothers, Thomas Blackwell Garrett, Jack Walton Garrett and Albert Earle Garrett, Jr. and four sisters, Anne Garrett Penn, Ruth Garrett Adkins, Frances Garrett Williams and Alice Marie Garrett Anderson.

Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, April 16, 2004 at Mountain View Cemetery with the Rev. Tim Rogers officiating.

The family will receive friends 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at Townes Funeral Home and at other times will be at the residence, 153 Hawthorne Drive.

The family suggests that memorial contributions may be given to the charity of your choice.

Townes Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Published in the Danville Register & Bee from 4/15/2004 - 4/16/2004.



SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 5016
On the death of William Allan Garrett.
Agreed to by the Senate, April 27, 2004
Agreed to by the House of Delegates, April 27, 2004
WHEREAS, William Allan Garrett, a long-time Danville attorney and civic leader, died on April 13, 2004; and
WHEREAS, a native of Danville, William Allan Garrett was a graduate of the University of North Carolina and received his Doctor of Jurisprudence from Washington and Lee School of Law; and
WHEREAS, William Allan Garrett served in the United States Navy during World War II, reaching the rank of Full Lieutenant; and
WHEREAS, William Allan Garrett practiced law for more than 50 years and, at the time of his death, worked with his sons Joe and Martin, along with his wife Anne, at the law firm of Garrett and Garrett; and
WHEREAS, an accomplished musician both on the saxophone and clarinet, William Allan Garrett for 19 years had a small dance band along with his son Jack; and
WHEREAS, William Allan Garrett was past president of the Danville Bar Association and the Host Lions Club; a former member of the Young Men's Club, the German Club, and the Danville Golf Club; and a life-long member of the Mount Vernon Methodist Church; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, That the General Assembly hereby note with sadness the passing of an exceptional Virginian, William Allan Garrett; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of William Allan Garrett as an expression of the respect in which his memory is held by the members of the General Assembly.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: Lawyer.

• Education: graduate of the University of North Carolina and received his Doctor of Jurisprudence from Washington and Lee School of Law.

• Military Service: served in the United States Navy during World War II, reaching the rank of Full Lieutenant.

William married Erys Anne Martin, daughter of John William Martin and Jennie O. Houlton, on 7 Sep 1946 in Mt. Vernon Methodist Church, Danville, VA. (Erys Anne Martin was born on 17 Jun 1926 in Danville City, Virginia, died on 31 May 2012 in Danville City, (Pittsylvania Co.), Virginia and was buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Danville, VA.)