Darrel T. Garton, age 93, passed away on Saturday August 31, 2019 at Unity Point St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids. Graveside services will be at Rose Hill Cemetery in Mechanicsville at 1:30 Thursday September 5.
Darrel was born July 29, 1926 in Cedar County to Thomas and Nellie (Smith) Garton. He was united in marriage to June Farrington on January 19, 1949 at Stanwood.
Survivors include his wife June; son Warren (Kathie) of Morley; daughters, Marcia (Easton) Powell of Montego Bay, Jamaica and Karen (Bill) Heneks of Mechanicsville; grandchildren Aspen, Autumn, Ian, Ryan, Jordan, Stacey, and Karey; great grandchildren Leila, Ivan and Jaeden.
He was preceded in death by his parents and sister Carol.
Darrel served his country in WWII in the Army Air Core. He had farmed all his life and told a lot of historical stories about the community. He truly loved visiting with people and had a tremendous memory.