Miranda “Alene” Garrett, 101 of Bowie, TX, died peacefully in her sleep on Wednesday, October 9.

A graveside service will take place at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 12th, at Elmwood Cemetery in Bowie.

Alene was born on June 7, 1923 in Montague County, Texas to Charles Franklin and Nannie Mae (Hamilton) Taylor. She was the youngest of 5 children.

In July of 1941 she married Edward Norman Chandler and they had 2 children, Glenda and Larry before Edward's death in 1948. In March of 1954 she married Glen Garrett who had one daughter, Susan. She and Glen then had one daughter Deborah. Glen passed away in 1998.

Alene and Glen lived in Hobbs, New Mexico for many years before returning to Bowie in 1977.

She was a faithful member of First Baptist Church in Bowie.

She is preceded in death by her parents, husbands Ed and Glen, sisters Eleanor Norris and Nell St.

John, brothers W.T. and Jack Taylor, and one grandson, Ben Chandler.

Alene is survived by son, Larry and wife Joan Chandler of Las Cruces, New Mexico; daughters, Deborah Garrett of Fort Worth, TX, Susan and husband Lewis Burton of Butte, Montana and Glenda and husband Waldo Roth of Bowie; six grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.

The family would like to thank the staff of Independence Hall for the wonderful care they have given Mom over the last nine years. Also the staff of Solaris Hospice who cared for her with such kindness and dignity the last two years. You have all been a blessing to us.

Arrangements entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home of Bowie, Texas.