Betsy Hicks Garrett

Betsy Hicks Garrett, age 92, passed away on Monday, August 14, 2023. She was born on May 7, 1931, in Granville County in Berea to her late parents, Frank Loren Hicks and Dulcie Satterwhite Hicks.

Besty grew up with her siblings in Berea and graduated from Berea High School in 1948 as the Valedictorian. She met and married Harry Lee Garrett and raised three children and retired from Verizon in Accounting. She loved to paint and her farm life, the chirping birds, beautiful flowers and all the animals that shared her life.

Betsy is survived by her sons, H. Flynn Garrett and Bill Garrett; her granddaughter, Jaclyn Garrett Palmeri and great grandchildren, Joseph, Jordan and Jennivieve Palmeri. She will be missed by friends and extended family too numerous to name.

Betsy was predeceased by her parents; her husband; her daughter, Betty Gail Garrett Frazier; and her siblings, Jack Arrington, Lloyd Hicks, Victor Hicks, Clyde Hicks, Maude Hicks Cates, Lois Hicks Blalock Woodlief, and Doris Hicks Fogelman.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the charity of your choice.

A celebration of life will be held on Friday, August 25, 2023 at 11:00 am for family and friends to attend.  Visitation to follow after service in the Fellowship Hall. 

The Garrett family is honorably served by Gentry-Newell & Vaughan Funeral Home, 503 College Street, Oxford, NC 27565.