Mrs. Nivie East Garrett

April 28, 1931 - October 19, 2019

Mrs. Nivie W. East Garrett, 88, of Cedartown, passed away, Saturday, October 19, 2019 She was born April 28, 1931 in Silver Creek, Georgia, daughter of the late J.Z. East and the late Mrs. Zora Annie East Lindsey. Mrs. Garrett built time clocks and worked for ITE in the Navy Department making wiring for ships. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Morris David Garrett who passed away May 7, 2013; sister, Maebell Robinson; two brothers, Walton East and Bud East: and a grandson, Joshua Belluardo. Survivors include her daughters and sons-in-law, Vickie and John Belluardo of Jasper and Elaine and Jimmy Teal of Dallas; three grandchildren, David and Sherry Teal of Douglasville, Clayton Teal and his fiancé Michelle Therrien of Marietta and Katie Belluardo of Oyster Bay, New York; great grandson, Buddy and Pamela Polston of Douglasville; and two great-great-grandchildren, Hunter Polston and Natalie Polston. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, October 20, 2019 at 3:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Freeman Harris Funeral Home with Rev. Owen “Bud” Davis, Jr. officiating. Musical selections of The Old Rugged Cross, Sweet Bye-and Bye and Where the Roses Never Fade will be rendered. Interment services will follow in Polk Memory Gardens. Serving as pallbearers: Barry East, Randy East, David Teal, Clayton Teal, Katie Belluardo and DeWayne Whitaker. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Sunday prior to the service from 1:00 pm until the funeral hour. Freeman Harris Funeral Home of Rockmart is in charge of the funeral service for Mrs. Nivie East Garrett.