Allen Garner, Jr.
February 22, 1957 — February 5, 2017
Allen Garner, Jr., 59, of Cedar Island and Williston, passed away Sunday, February 5, 2017 at Vidant Medical Center.
A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, February 8, 2017 at 3:00 PM at Munden Funeral Home Chapel in Morehead City with the Reverend Keith Wall officiating. Family will receive friends one hour prior to the service.
Allen was a Corporal in the Carteret County Sherriff’s Office Detention Center. He was past president of the Cedar Island Fire Department. He was a volunteer and was instrumental in helping get a grant for the building addition. He served 14 years as a volunteer with the Newport Fire Department. Allen served as President of the Friends of Scouting Down East in Davis where he was a charter member. Allen also served for over 10 years as an adult leader in Cub Scout Pack 252 as a Den Leader, then in Boy Scout Troop 252 as an Assistant Scout Master. Allen was active in the community and never met a stranger. His greatest accomplishment was being a loving daddy.
Allen is survived by wife, Judy Garner; daughters, Christina Garner of Newport, Melissa Garner Davis and fiancée Daryl Styron of Sea Level and Raegann Garner of the home; son, Devan Garner of the home; brother, Ward Garner; grandchildren, Cooper Davis and Ryan Hryniszak, Jr.; uncle and aunt, Jackie and Brenda Smith of Smithfield; cousins, Kim Puckett and Kelly Earp; God children, Trisha Flint Wilson, Stephanie Burks, Andrew Solano and Jonathan Morgan.
He was preceded in death by his father Thomas Lee Garner; parents in law, Vernon and Vernie Parish.
In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Friends of Scouting Down East, P. O. Box 94, Smyrna, NC 28579.
Online condolences may be made at www.mundenfuneralhome.net
Arrangements are by Munden Funeral Home and Crematory, Morehead City, NC.