Betty Ann Williams Garrison

Betty Ann Williams Garrison, 89, of Asheville, passed away Sunday, July 14, 2019, at The Oaks of Sweeten Creek.

A native of Asheville, Betty was a daughter of the late Horace and Effie Smith Williams. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Thomas McLeod Garrison, sisters, Hilda Hollier and Nancy Moore, son-in-law, Francis Russell, and grandson, Paul T. Russsell.

Mrs. Garrison worked as an insurance secretary for Asheville Orthopedic Associates. She was a member of Emma United Methodist Church, and the Order of Eastern Star.

Surviving are her daughters, Karen G. Russell, and Teresa G. McCammon (Rol); son, Thomas M. Garrison, II (Carol); five grandchildren, Julie Hodler (Scott), Lynne Russell, Andrew Eubanks (Samantha), Brian Garrison and Matthew Garrison; and great-grandchildren, Alexander Russell, Dakota Hodler, Hayden Hodler, and Avery Garrison.

Funeral services will be held at 12:30 p.m. on Friday, July 19, in the Patton Avenue chapel of Groce Funeral Home. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service, beginning at 11:30 a.m.

Interment will follow at 2:00 p.m. at the Western Carolina State Veteran’s Cemetery in Black Mountain.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Emma United Methodist Church, 59 Adams Hill Rd., Asheville, NC 28806.