Mary Carrington Conner Garriss, 70, a lifelong resident of Appomattox, died Tuesday, May 5, 2009, in Lynchburg General Hospital. She was the wife of the late Owen Bryant (O. B.) Garriss, Sr. for 43 years.
Born in Appomattox County, September 10, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Russell Carrington and Frances Milton Torrence Conner. For 36 years Mary and O. B. owned and operated Garriss Upholstery Shop. She was a life member of Liberty Baptist Church.
She is survived by three children, Kathie G. Davis and husband Kenneth, Kay G. Robertson and husband David, and Owen Bryant Garriss, Jr. and wife Sidona all of Appomattox; six grandchildren, Stacie Renee Morgan and husband Danny, Joshua Aaron Davis and wife Patricia, Erica Leigh Robertson, Jessica Lynne Robertson, Leslie Dawn Taylor and Matthew Bryant Garriss; three great-granddaughters, Ashley, Kaylie, and Ivy; and two brothers, Thomas E. (Sonny) Conner and wife Nancy and Russell A. (Sambo) Conner and wife Wanda all of Appomattox.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm, Friday, May 8, 2009, at Liberty Baptist Church by the Rev. Rusty Small and the Rev. David Torrence. Burial will follow in Liberty Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at Robinson Funeral Home Thursday from 7-8:30 pm and other times at the home of Kay and David Robertson, 264 Holly Brook Drive.
Those wishing to make memorials please consider the Benevolence Fund of Liberty Baptist Church, PO Box 485, Appomattox, VA 24522, a fund that was very dear to Mary; or the Building Fund of Liberty Baptist Church.