Garnette Eva Erwin's Obituary
Erwin, Garnette Eva Miller, age 99, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend died peacefully at her home surrounded by her family on March 20, 2024.
Garnette was born January 8, 1925 to T. L. Miller and Flora Theis Miller in Big Lake, TX where her grandfather, Rudolph Theis was the mayor. She attended High School at Odessa High School where she played clarinet in the marching band, won a regional typing contest, took piano lessons and was President of the National Honor Society which allowed her to tour the U.S. and Canada.
After graduating high school, she attended Draughn’s Business College in Lubbock and SMU in Dallas. She was President of a Social Sorority. During the War, she worked for the 8th Transportation Group in Dallas as a secretary for Lieutenants and Colonels. At this time, she started writing letters with her future husband, James Erwin who was serving in the Army overseas. They got married in 1945 after the war ended. They lived in Dallas and had 3 daughters.
Her interests included playing the piano, tennis, card games, dominoes, watching movies, reading books, and having special prayer and devotion time with the Lord. She loved quoting the many chapters and verses in the Bible she had memorized. Garnette had a gift of service to others and demonstrated it through her involvement and teaching at Scofield Memorial Church, Nobility Baptist Church, Harbor Baptist Church, First Baptist Church of Richardson and Cornerstone Family Church.
Garnette will be remembered fondly as “Gran”, a role she truly embraced. Gran was a dedicated mother to her 3 daughters, 4 grandchildren who she helped raise, and her 9 great-grandchildren. Her spirit of service, kindness, patience, and unconditional love was limitless.
She was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, Rudolph and Anna Theis; paternal grandparents, Edward and Della Miller; parents, Thomas LaMonte and Flora Miller; and husband of 68 years, Col. James Quinn Erwin.
She is survived by children, Janet Erwin, Angie Jensen, Anne Erwin and her husband Jeff Eubanks; grandchildren, Monica Jensen, James Jensen and their father Mark Jensen, Andrew Douglas and his wife Joli and Matthew Douglas; great-grandchildren, Abigail, Alivia, Aleah, Cash, Paisley, Aaron, Matty, LaRayna, and Grace Eva; family dog, Bella Wella.
There will be a private, family only graveside service where she will be interred next to her husband.
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