Mr. Earnest Lee Garner

August 13, 1942 - June 26, 2015

Mr. Earnest Lee Garner, age 72 of Cedartown, Georgia passed away Friday, June 26, 2015. He was born August 13, 1942 in Haralson County, son of the late Buna Isaiah Garner and the late Vera Lee Akin Garner. He retired from the General Motors Corporation after 31 years of service. Mr. Garner was a member of the Calvary Missionary Baptist Church and was well known for his kindness. He served in the U.S. Army for four years. Mr. Garner had a great love for family and cherished the time spent with them. He was preceded in death by his wife, Rebecca Maxwell Garner on January 17, 2006; his sons, Steve Jenkins and Charles Jenkins; sister, Enid Bentley; and two brothers, Everett Garner and Eugene Garner. Survivors include his daughters, Vicki Van Winkle of Cumming and Sandra Cook of Cedartown; four grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. Funeral services for Mr. Garner will be held on Monday, June 29th at 11:00 a.m. in the Calvary Missionary Baptist Church with Rev. Hoyt Lewis officiating and Susie Smith delivering the eulogy. Interment services will follow in the family plot of the North Atlanta Memorial Park in Doraville, Georgia. Mr. Garner will lie in state at the church from 9:30 until 10:30 a.m., prior to the funeral service The following gentlemen will serve as pallbearers: Preston Swims, David Van Winkle, Scott Smith, Jimmy Morris and Doug Wheeler. Freeman Harris Funeral Home is in charge of the funeral services for Mr. Earnest Lee Garner.