Sarah Garrison

Sarah Truitt Garrison, age 60, of Stoney Creek Church Road went home to be with the Lord after a courageous battle with cancer on Tuesday, April 1, 2008 at her home. She was a native of Alamance County and the wife of Tommy Richard Garrison who survives. Sarah was employed for 23 years with Alphabet Mebane and 4 years with Carauster. She was a member of Stony Creek Presbyterian Church and a loving and devoted wife, mother and grandmother. Survivors include her husband of the home; daughter, Christina Paschal of Elon; grandson, Tyler Paschal; sisters and brother-in-law, Virginia Satterfield of Elon, Sue Ragan and her husband, Yogi of Elon; brothers and sisters-in-law, Bobby Truitt and his wife, Doris of Reidsville, Curtis Truitt of Burlington, Clyde Truitt of Burlington, Howard Truitt and his wife, Judy of Burlington, Doug Truitt and his wife, Wanda of Burlington and Tommy Truitt and his wife, Gloria of Burlington; mother-in-law, Alene Garrison of Burlington; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Ronnie and Susan Garrison of Burlington; several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, Walter Jack and Ollie Edmonds Truitt; sister, Betty Cox; father-in-law, Murray Garrison. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM Friday at the Lowe Funeral Home Chapel by Rev. Reid Dickens and Rev. Olin Tatum and the burial will follow at Alamance Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 12 noon until 1:45 p.m. prior to the service at the funeral home and other times at the home. Memorials may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care Center of Alamance-Caswell, 914 Chapel Hill Road, Burlington, NC 27215 or The Alamance Cancer Center, 1240 Huffman Mill Road, Burlington, NC 27215. The family would like to say a special thank you to the staff of Hospice; special nurses, Tina Wrenn, Sarah Faucette, Crystal Bass, Ginny Rainey and Janet Hitchens; the staff of Alamance Cancer Center and Dr. Pandit.