On This Day in Family History - April 27

 Verlie Arnold married John Edward Garrett 27 April 1939

Ed and Verlie had 4 children. (The first two were hers from her first marriage - to Ed's brother Everett, but Ed and Verlie raised all 4 of them.) They were 3 boys and a girl - West, Leon, Youl, and Arletta.

West was killed by a bull at age 15.

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Photo: Ed and Verlie with Leon, Youl, and Verletta (I think), and some grandchildren. Taken at the Carter/Arnold annual family reunion in 1983.

 

Ed Garrett died in 2003.

Verlie died April 8, 2023.

They are buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, Floral, Arkansas