Cranford Garner
October 5, 2014
Cranford B. Garner, age 83 of Southern Pines died Sunday , (October 5, 2014) at his home. A graveside service, conducted by Rev. Gregg Newton, will be held at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, October 8 at Bethesda Cemetery in Aberdeen. A native of Moore County he was a son of the late Burney C. and Eula Moore Garner. He served in the National Guard and was a very talented athlete and woodworker. He enjoyed baseball and softball, sponsoring many local teams over the years. He was a friend to many and a loving husband, father and brother. He was a General contractor and built many custom homes in the area. One of his favorite pastimes was cheering on the North Carolina Tar Heels. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Timothy Garner and a brother, Bryce Garner. He is survived by his wife, Peggy Greene Garner and daughter, Renee Garner of Southern Pines; sisters, Burlein Fortner and Shirley Cox, both of Southern Pines, and Pat Branch and husband, Woody of Greensboro. Memorials may be made to the Cranford Garner Memorial Fund, at any Wells Fargo bank branch. Powell Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the Garner family. Condolence: PinesFunerals.com
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Uncle Cranford was a wonderful and caring person whom we dearly loved. He was always there when someone needed help. It seems like he always had a smile on his face and had a way of making you smile too. Uncle Cranford w
I have such fond memories of Cranford when he worked for Causey Construction Co. during my childhood. Some of my favorite stories of the crew and the fun jokes they played on one another always had Cranford in the thick of things. I occasionally ran into
I want to express my sympathy and condolences to all of Mr. Cranford Garner’s family; especially to his sister Shirley G. Cox. Shirley and I worked together at Moore County Schools for more than 25 years. She was so proud of her brothers and siste
We want to express our sympathy to the Garner family. Our Dad, Tracy Comer loved his cousins. Even though we do not see each other often we are blessed to have a good loving family. We have lots of sweet memories of you all and want to give you our sincer
It was a pleasure working with Cranford when he built our house 37 years. He was an outstanding craftsman and a kind wonderful man.