Clyde Garrett

TORRINGTON, WY.... Memorial services for CLYDE A. GARRETT, 91, will be held at 10:30am on Friday, August 11th, 2006 at the Colyer Funeral Home Chapel with the Reverend Burton Kugler officiating. Clyde died on August 6, 2006 at his home in Torrington. Cremation has taken place and private family burial will take place at a later date. Those who wish may direct memorial contributions in Clyde's memory to the South Goshen Presbyterian Church. Arrangements are under the direction of the Colyer Funeral Home and friends are invited to send condolences to the family at www.colyerfuneralhome.com Clyde was born on May 5, 1915 on the family farm near Morrill, Nebraska the son of Alvin Vincent and Grace Josephine (Kernohan) Garrett. He received his early education at a country school and the attended three years at Liberty High School. He then graduated from Torrington High School in 1933. Clyde farmed with his brother Sam for several years until he and his brother-in-law, Charley Jones, built a potato warehouse at Huntley, Wyoming, where hundreds of carloads full of potatoes were shipped throughout the country. During this same time, Clyde was a flying instructor; and he owned and flew two airplanes; a Piper Cub and a Rearwin. He enlisted in the US Army Air Force in 1941 and became a glider pilot instructor for CG4A gliders which flew troops and cargo during WWII. At the same time, Clyde entered into marriage with Marie May of South Dakota at Lubbock, Texas on April 4, 1944. After his discharge, the couple moved to Huntley, Wyoming where they farmed for the next 40 years. Following retirement, they moved to Torrington and developed 'Cottonwood Acres Subdivision'. Clyde also helped develop the back 9 at the Cottonwood Country Club. He was a founding member of the South Goshen Presbyterian Church; and he served as a board member of the ASC Ag Committee for Goshen County, as well as serving 12 years on the Huntley School Board. Clyde was the State Commander for the Wyoming Glider Pilots Association and he was a member of the Last Platoon of the American Legion. Clyde truly wanted to be a help to his community and country. His lifelong hobbies were playing bridge, bowling, and golfing. He is survived by his wife, Marie; son Jim Garrett and his wife Rosanne of Friendswood, Texas; two daughters, Susan Feeser and her husband Tom of Torrington, Wyoming; and Patty Gingles and her husband Joe of Storey, Wyoming; one brother Donald Garrett and his wife Margaret of Hay Springs, Nebraska; a sister Dorothy Davis of Saint Paul, Nebraska; six grandchildren, Jennifer Markus, Jason Garrett, Justin Feeser, Nicole Heron, Michael Gingles, and Ginger Vickers; and 8 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, four brothers, Ross, Samuel, Hubert (Bill), and Clarence (Clyde's twin); and two sisters, Esther Jones, and Marguerite Lopp.

Clyde Garrett

May 5, 1915 - August 6, 2006