Richard David Garrow

M, #4901, b. Jul 27, 1924, d. Jun 27, 1984
Relationship1st cousin 2 times removed of Malcolm Kenyon McKown Jr.
Pedigree
ChartsGarrow Descendants Chart
Father*Carmie Augustus Garrow b. Feb 8, 1896, d. Jan 30, 1954
Mother*Mary Beggans Benoit b. Jan 31, 1903, d. Sep 5, 1978

Family

M. Faustine Thompson b. Mar 31, 1923, d. Jan 27, 2010

Chronological Events

Birth*Jul 27, 1924 Richard David Garrow was born on Jul 27, 1924 at Enosburg Falls, Franklin County, Vermont, United States.1,2 
 He was the son of Carmie Augustus Garrow and Mary Beggans Benoit. 
Milit-Beg*Sep 10, 1942 Richard David Garrow began military service on Sep 10, 1942 at Rutland, Rutland County, Vermont, United States, Service Number: 11084867. 
Marriage*Oct 31, 1945 He married M. Faustine Thompson, daughter of Ethan Rockwood Thompson and Dazel Teresa Shangraw, on Oct 31, 1945 at All Saints Catholic Church, Richford, Franklin County, Vermont, United States.3 
Death*Jun 27, 1984 Richard David Garrow died on Jun 27, 1984, at age 59 at Lake Carmi, Enosburg Falls, Franklin County, Vermont, United States.4 
ObituaryJun 28, 1984  OBITUARY: ENOSBURG/WINTER HAVEN, Fla - Richard D. Garrow, 59, died Wednesday morning June 27, 1984, at his camp on Lake Carmi following a long illness.

Mr. Garrow was born in Enosburg, July 27, 1924, the son of Carmi and Mary (Benoit) Garrow.

Mr. Garrow was a former resident of Enosburg for 25 years and was a resident of Essex Junction for 23 years and for the past two years was been a resident of Winter Haven.

He Graduated from Enosburg High School in 1942 and in the fall of 1942 joined the Army Air Corps. During his tour of duty he flew 25 completed missions over occupied Europe and a serial gunner of a B-51 bomber. In 1945 he married former Faustine Thompson of Richford. In 1947 he graduated valedictorian of his class from the New England Institute of Anatomy, Sanitary Science, Embalming and Funeral Directing in Boston, Mass. And was employed by the former Hicks Funeral Home and by Raymond W. Heald Funeral Home, both of St. Albans.

In 1954 he went to work for the Kellogg Co. as a salesman and after 27 years retired due to his health. Mr. Garrow was a member of the American Legion Post 42 of Enosburg and a member of the Kellogg 25 Year Club.

His is survived by his wife, Faustine (Thompson) Garrow of Winter Haven; two daughters, Mrs. Kenneth (Susan) Shepard of Highgate and Miss Stephanie Garrow of Essex Junction; two grandchildren, Jessica and Joseph Shepard of Highgate; several cousins.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, June 30, 1984 at 11 a.m. at the St. John the Baptist Church with the Rev. Lucien Duguette celebrating the Mass of Christian burial. Burial will follow in St. John the Baptist Cemetery (New). Friends may call at the Spears Funeral Homes on Dickinson Avenue in Enosburg Falls Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

In Lieu of Flowers friends may make contributation to the Enosburg Community Health Center, care of Mrs. Beverly Robtoy, Box 262, Enosburg Falls 05450, or the Fanny Allen Hospital Developement Funds, 101 College Parkway, Winooski 15484, care of Mrs. Faunel.

St Albans Daily Messenger (St. Albans, Vermont) June 28, 1984.5
 
Burial*Jun 30, 1984 He was buried on Jun 30, 1984 at Stonehouse Road, Saint John the Baptist Cemetery (New), Enosburg Falls, Franklin County, Vermont, United States. Find A Grave Memorial# 43429705.6

Military *

 

Listed as a Military Veteran who served in wartime combat in World War 2.

 

Citations

  1. [S152] Vermont - Birth Record (Enosburg) - Town Record.
  2. [S1094] Vermont - Birth Record - Ancestry.com.
  3. [S2194] Vermont - Marriage Record - Ancestry.com.
  4. [S51] Social Security Death Index (SSDI) (1935-2014),.
  5. [S19] Obituary - Online, Newspaper or Funeral Home.
  6. [S80] Gravestones, online at findagrave.com.

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