Garwood, Ernestine Rice (Granny)

Ernestine Rice (Granny) Garwood, 97, of Pulaski, died on Sunday, June 10, 2012, in the Lewis Gale Hospital, Pulaski. Mrs. Garwood loved all her family and God. She was always giving and will be missed by all who knew her. Mrs. Garwood was a member of the Trinity Chapel United Methodist Church, Pulaski. She was born in Franklin County, Virginia, on November 1, 1914, and was the daughter of the late Silas Preston Rice and Josephine Fuller Rice. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Omar Elkin Garwood; a son, Richard Wayne Garwood Sr.; grandson, Richard Wayne Garwood Jr.; brother, Wilbur Rice; two sisters, Agnes Taylor and Ruby Hamilton and her husband, Ed; a son-in-law, Harley Covey; and a daughter- in-law, Nancy Garwood. Surviving are daughter, Dorothy G. Covey; sons and daughter-in-law, David and Glenna Garwood, and Robert Garwood; sisters and brother-in-law, Mary and John Boundrant, and Mildred Fariss; brothers, Preston Rice and Benjamine Rice; eight grandchildren; 11 great- grandchildren; two great- great- grandchildren; daughter-in-law, Dawn Garwood; many loving nieces and nephews; and special care giver, Annette. Funeral Services will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 16, 2012, at Stevens Funeral Home with the Rev. Judy Younce officiating. Burial will follow in the Oakwood Cemetery, Pulaski. Visiting will be held on Friday, evening, June 15, 2012, at Stevens Funeral Home where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Arrangements by Stevens Funeral Home, Pulaski, Va., 540-980-2600.