Viola Garrett Reed

Viola Scroggins Garrett Reed left her earthly home at 5:30 a.m. on June 11th, 2020 to join her Heavenly family. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, June 15th at Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church, interment to follow at Holly Springs Cemetery. Officiating will be Pastor Kyle Lee of Corner Post Cowboy Church in Nacogdoches, Texas. McNutt Funeral Home of Lufkin, Texas will be in charge of arrangements. Viola was born on August 20th, 1929. The 10th of 14 children to Warren and Nannie Scroggins in Garrison, Texas. She attended grade school at Holly Springs and high school at Garrison. Her first job was Houston Bell Telephone where she worked as a long-distance operator. Viola married Vernon “Bill” Garrett on February 14, 1946. Most of their time raising six children was spent in Garrison and New Diana, Texas, where she enjoyed teaching Sunday School and membership with the Eastern Star. She remained married to Bill until his death in 1991. Her last earthly residence was in Garrison, Texas. She was a member of Holly Springs Baptist Church and Pleasant Hill Baptist Church where she had the privilege of traveling to the Holy Land and considered it one of the greatest blessings of her life. She met and was married to Albert “Buck” Reed on October 3, 2001 until his death in 2003. Mrs. Reed enjoyed family. She found joy in the company of her children, grandchildren, many nieces and nephews and had a special gift of making babies giggle. She will be remembered for her beautiful smile and her contagious laugh when family gathered and told stories of the past. She liked to tell the story of having a nine-month-old and newborn twins when finances were tight, and the babies were bedded in drawers removed from a large dresser! Ms. Reed was proud to be from a time when life was simpler, and people made the most of what they had and felt blessed to have it. The most important thing to her, above all, was the acceptance of Jesus as her Savior. Her Presence will be greatly missed by so many who loved her. She is survived by her sons Vernon Larry Garrett and wife Charlotte, James Allen Garrett and wife Debi, daughter Sheila Reneau; brother John Alton Scroggins; She was known as “Granny” to Grandchildren Carie Dallmann and husband Jason, Tebble Foret and husband Joe, Jason Garrett and wife Paula, Morgan Garrett, Terry Robinson and husband Johnathan, Jill Garrett, Stephen Garrett, Chari Armstrong and husband Ritchie, Donna Lee, Maelena Casper and husband Marcus, Cathy Reneau, Mandy Guthrie and husband Larry, Christy Reneau; Robert Garrett and wife Faith, Jimmy Garrett and wife Kim, Becky Garrett; Jodie Morgan and husband Byron, Reilly Garrett and wife Danielle, Chasidy Garrett, Jeff Garrett and Holly Garrett and Husband Chad; 40 Great Grandchildren and 14 Great Great Grandchildren. She is preceded in death by husbands Vernon “Bill” Garrett and Albert J. Reed. Sons, Danny Lloyd Garrett, Johnny Garrett and Donny Garrett. Sisters, Infant Girl Scroggins, Vera Wilson, Lavene Brewer, Iva Lee Thompson, Divillian Wright, Mae Johnson, Mavis Nall, Brothers, Travis Scroggins, Neil Scroggins, Warner Scroggins, Warren C. Scroggins Sr., and Bobby Langston Scroggins.