BLOOMFIELD -- Leila Kathryn Garrett, 77, of Jefferson City, formerly of Bloomfield, died Wednesday, Sept. 28, 1994, at St. Mary's Health Center in Jefferson City.
Garrett was born June 4, 1917, to Dolph and Leona Crain Walker in Bloomfield.
She married Floyd Sailors June 9, 1936, in Bloomfield. He preceded her in death April 1, 1963.
Garrett married Joseph Garrett Oct. 13, 1984, in Jefferson City. He survives.
Garrett was a graduate of Bloomfield High School. She moved to Jefferson City in 1941 and worked in women's retail clothing until her retirement in 1984. Garrett was a member of the First Baptist Church in Jefferson City.
Survivors in addition to her husband include a son, Jerry Sailors of Springfield, Mo.; two grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Friends may call the Chiles-Cooper Funeral Home in Bloomfield from 1-2 p.m. Saturday. Graveside rites will be held Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at the Bloomfield Cemetery with the Rev. Kenneth Gaines officiating.
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