ALBERTA GARRETT

Alberta Garrett, 100, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Feb. 21, 1998, at the Beverly Health and Rehabilitation Center.

She was born March 11, 1897, at Marion, Ark., daughter of James Sanders and Julie Jackson Sanders.

She married Robert Garrett Jr. Aug. 6, 1934, at Blytheville, Ark. He preceded her in death.

She was a member of the Second Baptist Church in Cape Girardeau. She was also a member of the Golden Age Senior Citizen Group and was Head Mother of Church Mothers Board.

She is survived by a brother, Elijah Sanders of Muskegon, Mich.; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren

She was preceded in death by a son and a number of brothers and sisters.

Service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Ford & Sons Sprigg Street Chapel, with the Rev. Willey Reed officiating. Burial will be in Fairmount Cemetery.

Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.