Mildred Hester Garrick, 76, of Tifton died Sunday, October 17, 2010, at her residence. Graveside funeral services will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 19, 2010 at Zion Hope Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. Olin Hamlin will officiate. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, October 19, 2010, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. at Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals.
Mrs. Garrick was born on November 16, 1933 in Irwin County and was the daughter of Joseph Wright Hester and Myrtle Mae Prescott Hester, both deceased. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Gene Osteen Garrick, who died on August 21, 2010; one brother; and an infant daughter. She was a homemaker and a member of Zion Hope Baptist Church.
Mrs. Garrick is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Joseph Gene and Patsy Garrick of Tifton; one brother, Kenny Hester of Dublin; three sisters, Ellene Echols of Fitzgerald, Faye Strickland of Fitzgerald and Anelle Bryan of Douglas; two grandchildren; and one great grandson.