ROBERTA E. GARRIOTT
Roberta E. Garriott, age 100, passed away in the early morning hours of Friday May 20, 2022, at Heritage House of Connersville where she had been in residence since March of this year.
Born on February 28, 1922, in Crothersville, she is one of four children of the late Arthur W. and Grace Huls Morgan. She graduated from Tampico High School in 1939. She later went on to continue her education with courses at I.U. Extension South East Central in Jeffersonville.
On July 2, 1949, she became the wife of Robert E. Garriott. They shared 38 years together before his passing in 1987, and were blessed with three sons.
Roberta was a member of the Eastside United Methodist Church and the United Methodist Church Women’s Society. She also was a member of the Business Professional Women where she served as President from 1990 to 1992 and 1998 to 1999. She had served as District Director from 1994-1996.
Roberta loved spending time with her family and friends, watching gameshows, doing crafts, and going shopping. She was an avid bowler in her earlier years and served as a Cub Scout Den Mother.
She was a switchboard operator during World War II for Jeffersonville Boat and Machine Company. When she moved to Connersville, she had worked as a secretary at Roots Blower, as a lunch aid for Fayette County School Corporation at Eastview School and retired from the Indiana Department of Workforce Development after 28 years of service.
She is survived by her sons, Daryl (Delisa) Garriott of Speedway, Duane Garriott of Connersville, and Douglas (Christina) Garriott of Plainfield; three grandchildren, Evan Garriott, Alex (Logan) Garriott and Brittany (Joshua) Douglas; four great grandchildren, Cooper, Serenity, Nathan and Hudson, and several nieces and nephews. She is also survived by David Geise, who she thought of as her fourth son.
In addition to her parents and husband, she is preceded in death by her brothers, Arthur Morgan and Daniel Morgan and a sister, Dorothy Morgan.
Friends and family may gather on Wednesday May 25, 2022, from 4 to 8 pm at Urban Winkler Funeral Home, 513 W 8th Street Connersville. Funeral services will be conducted on Thursday May 26, 2022, at 11 am. Burial will follow at Dale Cemetery.