Dorothy L. Garris

East Palestine - April 12, 2008 - Dorothy L. Garris, 86, of 587 Bacon Avenue, died at 5:30 p.m. Saturday at the Salem Community Hospital.

Mrs. Garris was born October 6, 1921 in East Palestine, a daughter of the late Merle and Margaret Veon Blake. She was a homemaker and had lived in this area most of her life.

Her husband, Paul E. Garris, whom she married March 17, 1950 died January 15, 1980.

She is survived by three daughters, Margaret (Randy) Randolph of East Palestine, Lugene (Dale) Creed of Berlin Center, and Paulette (William) Creed of St. Cloud, FL; a son, Rick Garris of St. Cloud, FL; three sisters, Carol Hughes of Columbus, Joanne (Carlo) Boni of Palm Springs, CA, and Betty Lester of East Palestine; two brothers, Ron Blake of Buena Park, CA and Ralph (Joyce) Blake of East Palestine; eleven grandchildren and ten great grandchildren.

She was also preceded in death by a daughter, Carolyn Greskovich; two sisters, Ruth Blake and Rosemary Thompson; and six brothers, Bob, Dale, Eugene, Larry, Cecil, and Merle Blake.

No services are being observed. Burial was in Crest Haven Memorial Gardens. Arrangements were made by the Van Dyke-Swaney-Rettig Funeral Home, East Palestine.

If friends desire, material tributes may take the form of a donation to the East Palestine EMT's.