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Lila M. Garrison

Lila Mae Garrison, 88, of Huntington, IN, died Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016, at 1:30 p.m. at Parkview Huntington Hospital.

Mrs. Garrison graduated from Vine Grove (KY) High School in 1945. She retired from General Motors, in Dayton, OH, after working as a secretary for 10 years. She then worked at Q.D.P. Corp., in Huntington, for 10 years.

She was a member of the Huntington Baptist Church and a former member of East Dayton Baptist Church, in Dayton, OH, and the Indiana Daughters of the American Revolution.

She was born Dec. 31, 1927, in Vine Grove, KY, to David and Zella Cowley Crawford.

Survivors include a son, Gregory (Lisa) Garrison, of Carmel; a daughter, Joan (John) Gardner, of Huntington; two grandsons, John (Laurie) Gardner Jr., of Powell, TN, and Dr. David Gardner, of Andover, MA; and three great-grandchildren.

Calling is Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., with a service following at 11 a.m., at Huntington Baptist Church, 2435 Waterworks Rd., Huntington. Rev. Amos Albright will officiate. A graveside service will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016, at 2 p.m. at Elizabethtown City Cemetery, in Elizabethtown, KY.

Memorial gifts may be made to Huntington Baptist Church in care of Bailey-Love Mortuary, 35 W. Park Drive, Huntington, IN 46750.

To sign the online guest book, visit www.baileylove.com.