Marie B. Garrard

May 22, 1932 - March 4, 2021

Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 6, 2021, at Rainbow Memorial Gardens for Marie B. Garrard, 88, of Attalla, who died Thursday, March 4, 2021. Revs. David Woods and Jimmy Bailey will officiate. Village Chapel Funeral Home and Crematory is in charge of arrangements. Marie enjoyed playing ball with the neighbor kids during the day and enjoyed a good game of Rook, Spades, Hearts, and even Acey Deucey with the adults. The kids were not left out at the card table either with a game of Spoons, Crazy Eights, and Phase 10. After the children grew, Marie went to work at Health-Tex sewing until they shut down and then 14 more years at Arrow Shirt Factory. She made many lifelong friends at those plants. Marie was preceded in death by her parents, W.Q. Battles and Belle Bradley Battles; son, Johnny Garrard; and daughter, Brenda Carol Skyles. She is survived by her sons, James R. (Yvonne) Garrard, Jeff (Terri) Garrard, and Steve (Joe) Garrard; sister, Flo Tarrance; daughter-in-law, Lynn Garrard; son-in-law, Bill Skyles; and a host of grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and each one held a special place in her heart. Pallbearers will be Jeff Garrard, Steve Garrard, Josie Garrard, Jesse Beavers, Maegan Garrard, and Richard Groover. Honorary pallbearers will be James R. Garrard, Matthew Malin, and Charles Cooksey. Special thanks to Maegan Garrard for being Marie’s constant companion and caregiver with all her love and best friend for the past 4 years, Dr. Debora Reiland and Dr. Andrew Reiland for always putting up with her self-diagnoses and curing them; and a very big thank you from the family to Encompass Hospice. The family will receive friends from 9 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 6th, 2021, at Village Chapel Funeral Home.