Bytha Mae Garrison

Bytha Mae Garrison (age 95) was born in Red Bay, AL and passed at her home in Goobertown, AR on Friday, August 12, 2022.

Bytha was a long time member of Nettleton Baptist Church in Jonesboro, AR.  She worked at Abbott Laboratories for 20 years, then retired from Dupont in Jonesboro as HR Manager.  Bytha was a Christian woman who loved the Lord and her church family.  She enjoyed gardening, crocheting, and spending time with her family.

Bytha was preceded in death by her parents:  Joseph and Delma Presley, siblings:  Jettie (Presley) Dicks, Flavis Presley, Vela (Presley) Davis, Lola (Presley) Burks, and Grady Presley; son, Marion Harvey Garrison, and  husband of 61 years  Vaston Harvey Garrison.

Bytha is survived by her two daughters, Peggy Templeton (Savannah, TN),  and Shirley Timmons (Goobertown, AR) and sister Patsy Pressnall (Zion, IL).  She was also blessed with five grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, and 6 great-great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be held at Emerson Funeral Home, Jonesboro, AR on Tuesday, August 16, 2022, from 5:00-7:00.  Funeral service will be  held at Emerson Funeral Home on Wednesday, August 17, 2022, at 11:00 with Pastor Brady Canright officiating. Burial will follow in Sweet Moments Cemetery in Goobertown, AR.

For lasting memorials, the family asks that consideration be given to Arkansas Childrens Hospital, Little Rock, or the American Alzheimer's Association.