Reford Daward Garner, Sr.

Reford Daward Garner, Sr., age 77, of Kirby died Sunday, January 12, 2014. He was born on May 17, 1936, at Delight, the son of Daward Garner and Gladys Watson Garner. He was preceded in death by his infant daughter, Barbara Dian Garner and his parents. He was a U.S. Army Veteran, a long distance truck driver for many years and had a great love for farming and taking care of his livestock. He was a generous and humble man and as his children fondly remember, he had a firm hand but a soft heart and he truly loved The Lord. He was a wonderful Dad, whose greatest joy in life was spending time with his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, whom he dearly loved with all his heart. He will truly be missed by all who knew and loved him, but he will forever be in their hearts. He is survived by two sons, Reford Daward Garner, Jr. of Little Rock and Jimmy Russell Garner, Sr. of Sherwood; two daughters, Margaret Refe Davis and her husband, Rick, of Little Rock and Barbara Diane Armstrong of Quitman; nine grandchildren, Brittany Nicholle Garner, Jimmy Russell Garner, Jr., Jesse Dean Garner, Alexa Renea Garner, Lavada Miller, Barbara Fowler, Nathan Davis, Troy Curtis and Lewis Curtis; six great-grandchildren, John Evan Curtis, Max Chandler Curtis, Jude Curtis, Lucy Jane Curtis, Kelsie Curtis and Adyson Curtis; the mother of his children, Margret Garner of Little Rock; a special son-in-law, Gary L. Armstrong of El Paso; one brother, Bobby Garner of Bonnerdale; two sisters, Joan Wright and her husband, Floyd, of Texarkana and Nancy Bonner of Glenwood; and numerous nieces, nephews and a host of wonderful friends. Services will be held at 10:00 AM, Wednesday, January 15, 2014, in the Davis-Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Glenwood with Chaplain Gary Carnahan officiating. Visitation will be held Tuesday evening, 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM. Interment with military honors will be in the Pisgah Cemetery, near Delight. Pallbearers will be Reford Garner, Jr., Jimmy Garner, Sr., Jimmy Garner, Jr., Troy Curtis, Lewis Curtis and Gary Armstrong. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in memory of Reford to the Pisgah Cemetery Fund, 1484 Hwy. 195 S., Delight, Arkansas, 71940. Guest registry is at www.davis-smith.com.