- Date Of Birth: February 3, 1938
- Date Of Death: January 26, 2018
- State: Arkansas
Mary Lee Stone Garmer 79, of Osceola, Arkansas, passed away Friday, January 26, 2018, at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jonesboro, Arkansas.
She was born in Keiser, Arkansas on February 3, 1938, daughter of the late D.S. and Mattie (Ayers) Helper. Mary Lee spent her life as a loving daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and friend. She was united in marriage to Walter H. Garmer in Osceola, Arkansas on November 22, 1997.
Mary Lee attended school in Osceola and Wilson and graduated from Jonesboro LPN School in 1966. During her working years, she worked for the Osceola Hospital from 1964 to 1983 and the Osceola Nursing Home for 30 years. She was a past member of the Cotton Boll Tech Institute and LPN Board of Nursing Little Rock District 21. Mary Lee was a faithful member of Eastside Baptist Church in Osceola and taught the Ruth Sunday School Class for over 30 years.
Mary Lee is survived by her beloved husband, Walter Garmer of Osceola; daughters, Virginia Thrasher and husband Gary of Grapevine, Texas and Lynn Manley and husband Gary of Marie, Arkansas; son, Joe Stone and wife Sharon of Marie, Arkansas; 12 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; 8 great-great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews and many friends, especially Dr. Reggie Cullom.
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