Gene Austin Garrett, 78

Campaign resident and Knoxville native Gene Austin Garrett, 78, died unexpectedly Dec. 1 at River Park Hospital.

A retired heating and cooling contractor, he was the son of Harvey and Margaret French Garrett.

He is survived by his wife, Alberta Garrett; daughter, Betty Jean Gossett of Lenior City; and sons, Sonny and Terry Garrett of Knoxville; stepdaughters, Renee Carson of Charleston, S.C., and Kay Peace of Campaign; 10 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren; brothers, Steve Garrett of Bulls Gap, Glenn Garrett of Birmingham, Ala., and Rick Garrett of Florida; sisters, Betty Price of Dayton, Barbara Fisher, Linda Wolfe and June Zimmerman of Knoxville; and aunt, Bonnie Holbert of Knoxville.

Services will be held at 2 p.m. today at High’s Chapel with Jackie Matheny, Timothy Scotton and Michael Harris officiating. Burial will follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. until time of service today at High’s.

High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Dec. 4, 2005