Times Herald-Record
Middletown, NY
7 Aug 2014


MAY I. GARRISON
September 24, 1922 - August 5, 2014
Middletown, NY

May I. Garrison, of Middletown, NY, passed away Tuesday, August 5th, while
in the company of family members, at her residence. She was 91.

May was born in Fort Wayne, IN on September 24, 1922, a daughter of the
late Warren and Bertha Patterson Buckmaster. She was the widow of Everett
G. Garrison.

She was a member of Webb Horton Presbyterian Church.

She served as a Second Lieutenant in the Army during World War II, following
the war she continued her nursing career for 44 years as a Registered Nurse
at Horton Memorial Hospital Middletown, NY. Nursing and caring for others was
May's life, she was always there when you needed her, a true friend. While
attending to others, she also helped with the Garrison Family Dairy Farm
and raised her family.

She is survived by her children: Patricia J Weis of Colorado Springs, CO,
Jo Ann and her husband, Harold Helmeyer of Stormville, NY, Gregg E. Garrison
and his wife, Sharon of Port St. Lucie, FL, Denise I. and her husband,
Paul Robertson of Stokesdale, NC, Michael W. Garrison of Ephrata, PA, Shawn
L. Garrison and Kevin W. Garrison of Middletown; 11 grandchildren; eight
great grandchildren; two great great grandchildren and several nieces and
nephews. She was predeceased by brothers: Melvin Buckmaster, Harry Buckmaster,
and Wayne Buckmaster; and sisters: Frances Fowler and Helen Weikel.

Friends are invited to call from 2 to 4 & 7 to 9 p.m. on Saturday, August
8th at Morse Funeral Home Inc., 33 Railroad Ave., Middletown, NY. Funeral
Services will be celebrated at 8 p.m. with Life Celebrant Louis W. Morse
officiating. Following cremation May and Everett's ashes will be buried
together with Military Honors at Wallkill Cemetery, Phillipsburg, NY.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Orange
and Sullivan Counties 800 Stony Brook Ct., Newburgh, NY 12550.

Arrangements are under the guidance of Morse Funeral Home Inc., 845-343-6918,
www.facebook.com/morsefuneralhome