Mr. Jimmy Garland, age 81, of Murray, Kentucky died at 7:15pm Saturday, December 8, 2018 at the Spring Creek Health Care Center, Murray, Kentucky.
Mr. Garland was born July 11, 1937 in Calloway County, Kentucky to the late Bert Garland and Lucille Barnett Garland. He was also preceded in death by his grandson, Kyle Rogers; two brothers, and one sister. He was a member of the Coldwater United Methodist Church.
He enlisted in the United States Air Force at the age of eighteen and served for four years in Texas, Las Vegas, and Alaska. Upon discharge from active service, he served for two additional years in the United States Air Force Reserves. He then served for eleven years in the National Guard as a MP. He began working at the Murray Fire Department, then the Murray Police Department, then Murray State University, and then retired from law enforcement after 25 years with TVA.
He is survived by his significant other of 33 years, Carol Stone; one daughter, Rhonda Rogers (Don), Murray; one son, David Garland (Renee), Murray; three grandchildren, Allison Rogers, D.J. Garland (Stephanie), Natasha Chadwick (Ernie); one great grandchild, Alexis Chadwick; four brothers, Bert Garland, Jr. (Shirley), Dickie Garland (Wanda), George Garland (Wilma) and Clayton Garland (Ernestine).
The funeral service will be at 1:00pm Wednesday, December 12, 2018 at the Blalock-Coleman & York Funeral Home with Rev. Tim Palmer officiating. Burial will be in the Murray City Cemetery and friends may visit the family from 5:00pm to 8:00pm Tuesday at the Blalock-Coleman & York Funeral Home.
Expressions of sympathy may take the form of donations to the Kyle Rogers Memorial Scholarship or the Calloway County Humane Society.
Active pallbearers will be D.J. Garland, Ernie Chadwick, Clayton Garland, Junior Garland, Eddie Stone, and Larry Stone.
Honorary pallbearers will be George Garland, Dickie Garland, Howard Morgan, Dewey Scalf, Mike Vance, Jerry Hicks, Jimmy Van Orden, and Julius Waller.
Online condolences: www.yorkfuneralhome.com
Blalock-Coleman & York Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.