Eva Garrison
Ava, MO

Eva Garrison the daughter of Charles Arthur Gifford and Mary (Keele) Gifford was born Sept 27, 1923 in Kane, Wyoming and departed this life April 27, 2007 at the age of 83 years and 7 months.

Eva was a long time resident of the Ava area. On Dec. 20, 194l Eva and James Edward Garrison were united in marriage at Dogwood, Missouri. Eva and Edd were blessed with five children.

Eva was employed as an assembly line operator for many years with Rawlings Sporting Goods. She taught Sunday school for many years and was a devoted church worker. Eva was a member of the Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church. She loved her family, farm and flowers. Eva wrote the Fairview news items for the Douglas County Herald for many years.

Eva was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, a daughter, Mary E. Dinwiddie, one grandson, Bradley Lawson, one granddaughter, Stacey Lawson, two great grandsons, Shelby Snyder and Jessie Levan, one sister, Amanda Gifford and two brothers, James and Charles Gifford. Survivors include, three daughters, Joyce I. Duke, Ozark, MO, Janice Stewart and husband Steve, Springfield, MO, Edna Lawson, Springfield, MO, one son, J.R. Garrison and wife, Pam, Seymour, MO, one son-in-law, Leslie Dinwiddie of Florida, 15 grandchildren, 26 great grandchildren, one sister, who was raised by Eva from an infant, Clarice B. Williams and husband, Bob, Springfield, MO, two sisters, Ellen Moody and husband, Nolan, Longmont, CO, Priscilla Bowers and husband, Gene, Springfield, MO, two brothers, Paul Gifford, Cabool, Mo, Joe Keele and wife, Sharron, Cody, WY, one sister-in-law, Nola Gifford, Ava, MO , many friends and neighbors.

Services will be 2:00 P.M., Tuesday, May 1, 2007 in the Clinkingbeard Funeral Home, Ava, MO with the Rev. Jerry Ragsdale officiating. Interment will follow in the Dogwood Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday 7 to 8 P.M. in the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Assoc. or Alzheimer's Association.