Apr. 23, 1950 - Apr. 22, 2022
Date of Service: Apr. 30, 2022
WENATCHEE – Sharon Virginia Garrett, age 71, died April 22, 2022, in East Wenatchee, Washington. She was born April 23, 1950, in Salt Lake City, Utah, the youngest child and second daughter of Audrey (Ray) and Doris Kimball Bateman.
She grew up in the East Millcreek area of Salt Lake City where she helped her mom deliver newspapers, spent hours playing outside with the neighborhood kids, and became a talented seamstress, making clothes for her and her sister, and later her children. Following graduating from Skyline High School, she earned a Bachelor Degree in Elementary Education from the University of Utah.
After earning her teaching degree and before securing a teaching position, she was offered the opportunity to work for the Utah and Idaho Sugar Company as a purchasing agent, which she did for 10 years. Subsequently, she worked for Wenatchee Valley Clinic for 18 years.
Her work with U&I Sugar gave her the opportunity to move to Washington State and it was there she met her husband, Kenneth Gayle Garrett. They were married in the Salt Lake City Temple on January 29, 1979. They spent 11 years living in Kennewick and the next 32 years in East Wenatchee, Washington.
While she spent her life in a variety of callings in her church, the last two included serving with her husband as Service Missionaries and Sunbeam teachers. She was an avid reader and loved to cross stitch and knit.
Sharon was preceded in death by her daughter, Raefel Garrett. She is survived by her husband, Kenneth Gayle Garrett; and her loving, blended family: Shelly (Dave) Freeman, Jeff (Lori) Garrett, Traci (Bryce) Priest, Samantha (Matt) Sturm, and Devin Garrett; 10 grandchildren, three great-grandchildren (soon to be 4); and sister Diane (Bob) Coe.
Ken and the entire Garrett family would like to specifically thank Nancy, Stephanie, Kim, Eric and others for their special care given to Sharon in the last weeks in this life. Their kindness and loving care has been immeasurable during this time. We have truly been blessed to have you enter our lives.
A graveside service will be held at 2p.m. Saturday, April 30, 2022, at the Declo Cemetery, located at 102 North Cemetery Rd. in Declo.
Family and friends are welcome at a viewing that will be held Thursday, April 28, 2022, at Chapel of the Valley, 378 Eastmont Avenue, East Wenatchee, WA 98802 from 6:00pm to 7:30pm.
A visitation for family and friends will also be held from 12 noon to 1:30 p.m. prior to the gravside service Saturday at Rasmussen-Wilson Funeral Home, located at 1350 East 16th Street, Burley in Burley.
Condolences can be sent to Chapel of the Valley, 378 Eastmont Avenue, East Wenatchee, WA or Rasmussen-Wilson Funeral Home, 1350 E. 16th St., Burley, Idaho 83318.
