Donald Garland

Donald J. Garland, 91, of Jackson, formerly of Sedgewickville, Missouri, passed away Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau due to congestive heart failure.

He was born Dec. 27, 1924. He and Coletta Seabaugh were married July 5, 1946, in Sedgewickville.

Don was an honorably-discharged veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corps, serving from May 14, 1943, to Dec. 25, 1945.

He worked many years at Superior Electric and Procter & Gamble. He was a longtime member of the Methodist Church in Sedgewickville and Altenthal-Joerns American Legion Post 158 and VFW Post 10495, both in Jackson.

Don and Coletta celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary July 5, 2016, at a party at the Lutheran Home, attended by over 100 friends and family members.

Loving survivors include his wife, Coletta Garland of Cape Girardeau; a son, Ron (Judy) Garland and granddaughter, Rosa Dale Garland, all of Las Vegas; five nieces and nephews, Pam (Mike) Pinkerton of Grandview, Missouri, Craig Grantham of Palm Springs, California, Rick (Dixie) Grantham of Jackson, Gary (Debbie) Downing of Plainfield, Illinois, and Terry Downing of Raymore, Missouri; and several great-nieces and great-nephews.

He was preceded in death by Coletta’s sisters, Geneva (Roy) Downing and Virginia (Kelly) Grantham.

Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. Monday with the observance of an American Legion Honor Guard Service at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.

The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Monday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Jimmie Corbin officiating. Burial will be at Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson, with full military honors.

Memorials may take the form of contributions to Sedgewickville United Methodist Church.

Online condolences may be made to the family by visiting www.mccombsfuneralhome.com.