Willard H. "Jerry" Garrell

Willard H. "Jerry" Garrell, 87, of Supply, NC and a former longtime resident of Morganton, NC died Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at SECU Hospice Brunswick House, Bolivia, NC.Mr. Garrell was born in Columbus County on July 26, 1925 and was the son of the late McCrae and Olivia Mae Hewett Garrell. He was a US Navy Veteran serving during World War II. He was a member of Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church.He is survived by his wife of 61years, Eloise Garrell; two children, Jerry Lee Garrell of Tabor City, NC and Linda G. Simpson of Charlotte, NC; two sisters, Willa Mae Ray of Tabor City, NC and Annie Ruth Stanley of Whiteville, NC; 4 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren.The funeral will be held at 1:00 p.m., Monday, October 29, 2012 in the Colonial Chapel of Sossoman Funeral Home and Crematory Center with the Rev. Eddy Bunton officiating. Burial will follow in Burke Memorial Park. The family will receive friends for one hour before the service.In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to SECU Hospice Brunswick Facility, 955 Mercy Lane, Bolivia, NC 28422 or to Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church, 494 Mt. Pisgah Rd., Supply NC 28462.