Cecil Dale Garrett Obituary
Cecil Dale Garrett, 94, died March 18, 2024, in Winchester, Kentucky. A memorial service will be held at Grace Bible Church, 250 N Main Street, Winchester, at 3 pm March 30, 2024, with visitation from 1 pm. Send donations to Church of Christ Worldwide P.O. Box 54842 Lexington KY 40555 (for Robert Garrett-Zimbabwe or Mark Garrett-Senegal) in lieu of flowers, please.
He was born October 25, 1929, in Louisville, Kentucky, to Stanton Dewitt Garrett and Mary Jesse “Dolly” Adamson Garrett. He married Elisabeth “Betsy” Salmon in 1951 while stationed in New Jersey with the U.S. Army and they moved to Winchester in 1960. Cecil was a chemistry professor and academic dean at Southeastern Christian College until its closing in 1979, and was Administrative Staff Officer in the University of Kentucky Physics and Astronomy Department until retirement.
He was an active member and elder of the Belmont Church of Christ, Winchester. His interests included photography, story telling and reading. He is survived by three siblings, Robert, Carolyn and Anna Marie, his children and their spouses, Robert, Dale (Carolyn), Mark (Candy), Mary Lynn Houtz and Jonathan (Rozalia), 14 grandchildren, and 15 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his siblings Dewitt and Verna Mae, his wife, Betsy, his daughters-in-law, Lucilla Garrett and Suzanne Garrett, and his son-in-law, Frank Houtz, and his grandchildren, Israel Houtz, Qavah Houtz and Naomi Ruth Garrett. To hear him tell stories of his life recorded more than ten years ago, visit https://www.connectedbyheaven.com
Samuel Louis Marsh Obituary
Samuel Louis Marsh, 66, died peacefully in his home in Cynthiana, on March 21, 2024. He was born on November 4, 1957, in Cynthiana, KY, to the late Charles Judy and Anna Louise Marsh.
Sam married Joan Marie Embree Marsh in 1984 and had three children: Benjamin Lukas (Katie) Marsh, Adam Jarrod (Cassie) Marsh, and Virginia “Tweet” Louise (Don) Franklin. He had four siblings, Judy (Richard) Martindale, Michael (Martha) Marsh, Barbara (John) Scott, and Roger (Lori) Marsh.
Sam loved to preach God’s word, sing with his family, farm, play hockey on the creek and wrestle with his 9 grandchildren: Lukas, Levi, Bennett, Lillian, Rylee, Charleigh, Kinsley, James Dean and Adaline. Sam preached at the Belmont Church of Christ and attended Salem Church of Christ. He will be missed dearly by all family and friends.
Services for Sam will take place on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at 1:00 P.M., at Salem Church of Christ. Visitation will be the evening of Tuesday, March 26, 2024, from 5:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M., at Ware Funeral Home. Bro. Nick Marsh will preside over services for the Marsh family. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Salem Church of Christ Cemetery Fund, 1850 Cummins Lane, Cynthiana, KY 41031. View and sign the guest book www.warefuneralhome.com.