Billy Ed Garvin's Obituary
Billy Ed Garvin, 66, of Broken Arrow, died on Wednesday, February 19, 2014. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 PM, Friday, February 21, 2014, please contact Floral Haven Funeral Home for the service location. Visitation will be on Thursday, February 20, 2014 from 12:00 – 8:00 PM, with family receiving friends from 4:00 – 6:00 PM. Billy was born in Miami, Oklahoma, on June 11, 1947, the son of Benjamin and Josephine Garvin. He attended school in Miami, OK, and NSU, in Tahlequah, OK. Billy was self employed for the majority of his life as a rancher and in the Oil and Gas industry. He enjoyed having the most perfect lawn anywhere and winning the award for the best Christmas decorations every year. To meet Billy was to love him instantly, for he never met a stranger. Billy is survived by his wife, Donna Ballew Van Horn Garvin, aunt, Anne Frix, of Muskogee, OK, siblings, Don Garvin, of Miami, OK, David and Kim Ballew, of Broken Arrow, Rusty and Cathy Knowles, of Ft. Gibson, OK, and Jamie and Dawn Ballew, Keys, OK, and a host of beloved nieces, nephews, aunts, cousins, extended family and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents.
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