Sandra Gaye Garner

Amory – Sandra Gaye Garner, 60, died on Tuesday, February 26, 2013, at North MS Medical Center. Born on August 26, 1952, in Memphis, she was a daughter of the late Durain Harold and Anna Lee Whitset Edgeworth.

Sandra attended Amory High School and IJC. She married Terry Garner on May 27, 1988. Always smiling and full-of-life, she was a mother and friend to everyone. To all she helped raise and give guidance to, remember that Moma Sandra is still watching you. Sandra worked as a seamstress with Amory Garment, in Outpatient Administration at North MS Medical Center, as an administrative assistant with her brother, Joe, at MS Mortgage, and was working as an administrative office manager at MedPoint. She grew up in the Jehovah’s Witness church. Sandra enjoyed shopping, Ole Miss sports, HGTV, decorating her home, and a variety of music. Family, friends, and her two dogs, Lucy and Jazzy, were important to Sandra.

She is survived by her husband, Terry Garner, Amory; son, Jody Wilemon and fiancée, Reniee Robinson, Amory; sister, Teena Pritchard, San Francisco, CA; brother, Joe Edgeworth, Tupelo; mother-in-law, Robbie Garner, Amory; nieces and nephew, Courtney Dean, Bailie Edgeworth, and Robin Hadaway; special friends, Kathy Kuykendall and Delores Hadaway; and many other special friends.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her daughter, Kandi Wilemon, and father-in-law, Albert Garner.

A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 1 PM, Friday, March 1 at E. E. Pickle Funeral Home with Bro. Tommy Whaley officiating. Burial will follow in Masonic Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Alan Boozer, Glen Kuykendall, Allen Evans, David Adams, Dennis Maxwell, and Teddy Hadaway. Honorary pallbearer will be Phillip Minga.

Visitation will be from 5 – 8 PM, Thursday at the funeral home.

Memorials may be given to the American Cancer Society, c/o Beth May, PO Box 269, Amory, MS 38821.

Memories and condolences may be shared with the family at eepicklefuneralhome.com.