Dennis Garrett

Dennis "Hambone" Garrett, age 55, of Blairsville, Georgia, passed away Wednesday, October 1, 2008 at Union General Hospital in Blairsville. Dennis was born Monday, July 6, 1953 in Towns County, Georgia, to Jim Garrett and Grace Addington Garrett. He was a master carpenter, and worked in housing construction.

Survivors include his wife, Barbara Deaver Garrett of Blairsville; daughter, Stacey Garrett Corn of Blairsville; son & daughter-in-law, Timmy & Michelle Duckworth of Blairsville;step-son, Dale Duckworth of Monroe, Georgia; brother, Harold Garrett of McDonough, Georgia; brother, Denver Garrett; sister, Doris McGaha, brother, Roger "Gomer" Garrett, all of Blairsville; grandchildren: Kayla Corn, Josh Corn, Kaitlyn Kelly, Ashley Stephens, Maranda Stephens, Alexus Duckworth, and Kimber Duckworth.

Funeral services will be held Sunday, October 5, 2008 at 5:00 p.m. from the Chapel of Cochran Funeral Home with the Rev. Brian Mason, and Gerald Owenby officiating. Interment will follow in Ivy Log Baptist Church Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers are: Timmy Duckworth, Raymond Mason, Curtis Corn, Jarrad Garrett, Curtis Mason, Brian Payne, Shawn Estep, Eddie Rich. Honorary pallbearers include: Timmy Duckworth, Janice Boling, Josh Corn.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Friday, October 3 from 6 until 9 p.m. and Saturday, October 4, until 9 p.m..

Arrangements entrusted to Cochran Funeral Home -Blairsville Chapel. Friends and family are invited to send condolences and sign the guest register at www.cochranfuneralhomes.com.