Obituary from Holman Funeral Home of Ozark – Ozark, Alabama
Mrs. Betty Stafford Garner, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully Friday October 17, 2025, at her home surrounded by her family. She was 91 years old.
Funeral services for Mrs. Garner will be 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, October 22, 2025, in the Chapel of Holman Funeral Home in Ozark with Reverend Greg Aman officiating. Interment will follow in Elam Baptist Church Cemetery with Reverend Matthew Worley officiating, Holman Funeral Home of Ozark directing. The family will receive friends Wednesday at the funeral home in Ozark from 10:00 A.M. until service time.
Born August 23, 1934, in Barbour County, Betty grew up in the small community of Elamville, Alabama. She was the fifth of six children born to Leroy and Henrietta Sutton Stafford, and shared her childhood with her siblings; Dorothy and Maurice Andrews, Roy Harvey, Lena Belle, and Martha Jane Stafford. Betty married the love of her life, Trawick Garner, and they were devoted to one another for 72 wonderful years. Together, they built a life centered around faith, family, and hard work. She was a proud mother to four children: Paul Garner (Lana), Kathleen Garner, Sandy Smith, and Sheri Garner. Her legacy continues through her cherished grandchildren: Pate Smith (Mary Katherine), Ashley Barron, Michelle Parker, Brooke Walker (Jacob), and Jeffrey Stephenson; and six great-grandchildren: Logan, Henry, Sarah, Mary Charles, Sally, and Anna Katherine. Betty was a longtime member of Ozark Baptist Church and a woman of deep faith. She worked as a cosmetologist for 15 years in local shops but was best known for her devotion as a homemaker. She had a remarkable talent for handcrafts—crocheting, French hand Sewing, embroidery, smocking, and bargello. She found joy in the kitchen, delighting her family with her famous tea cakes, fried cornbread, dumplings, pancakes with sugar syrup, fried chicken, and hot BBQ sauce. Betty also enjoyed playing tennis and attending country music concerts. Her warmth, creativity, and love for her family will be remembered always.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in her memory to the Elam Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, C/O Tonita Dawkins, 105 Wyman Street, Enterprise, Alabama 36330. Condolences may be expressed at www.HolmanFuneralHome.com
