- Date Of Birth: May 11, 1931
- Date Of Death: July 12, 2019
- State: Illinois
Alice Rose Rhoades Garman, 88, of Jacksonville, died Friday, July 12, 2019, at Jacksonville Skilled Nursing.
She was born May 11, 1931, in Macomb, the daughter of Lawrence and Bessie Marie Brown Rhoades. Her family moved to Dubuque, IA, and at the age of 5, relocated to Jacksonville where Alice lived until her passing. She married Glenn Fletcher Garman on April 20, 1947, and together they had one son, Glenn Floyd “Butch” Garman.
She is survived by her son, Butch Garman (deceased spouse Barbara); brother, John (spouse Mary Jean) Rhoades; grandson, Brandon J. “B.J.” (spouse Sarah) Garman; granddaughter, Glenna (spouse Marshall) Prather; two great grandsons, Nicholas and Tristan; two great granddaughters, Hannah and Claire; nieces, Janette Rhoades and Sherry (spouse Scott) Randolph; nephews, John Rhoades and Dane Rhoades; great niece, Jessica; and great nephews, Brysten, Tiersten, and Gaige. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; and grandson, Jason.
Alice worked at Nesco for five years until its closing, and then worked for five and a half years at Holly Shop until its closing. She then worked at Illinois School for the Visually Impaired for twenty-eight years.
The most precious things in her life were the love of her family and animals, her dogs, Spencer, Bubba, and Sissy, and her cats. She was always feeding stray racoons, birds, and anything hungry.
