Harold Boyd Garrett, Jr., was born on 1 January 1924 in Galesburg, Knox Co., IL. He married
, on 24 February 1945 in Macomb, McDonough Co., IL. Harold Boyd Garrett, Jr., died on 17 October 2009 in Iowa City, Johnson Co., Knox,
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Harold B. Garrett, 85, of Cambridge, died Saturday, October 17, 2009 at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 21st, at the Cambridge Lutheran Church. Rev. Dawn Keenan will officiate. Burial will be in Rosedale Cemetery, Cambridge. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Cambridge Chapel of Stackhouse-Moore Funeral Services. Memorials may be made to the Harold Garrett Memorial Fund.
Harold B. Garrett was born January 1, 1924 in Galesburg, the son of Harold B. Sr., and Cecile (Hollingsworth) Garrett. He graduated from a high school in Macomb in 1942 and attended college. He married Annabelle Pollock in 1945 in Macomb. She died in April of 1963. His marriage to Rosalie Crouch Fransene took place on August 15, 1964 in Galesburg. Harold worked as a salesman for Sieg Company in Galesburg. He then started his own parts business, The Parts House, in Galesburg, in 1972 and later expanded it to Monmouth, retiring in 1989. He also farmed in rural Woodhull.
His memberships include the Cambridge Lutheran Church and the Henry County Farm Bureau. He served on the board of the Automotive Wholesalers of Illinois and was an active member of Valley View Club in Cambridge where he had also served on the board of directors. H.B. and Ro enjoyed wintering at their home in Harlingen, Texas.
Those surviving are his wife, Rosalie, sons and daughters-in-law, Steve and Bonnie Fransene, Galesburg, Scott and Tory Garrett, Woodhull, daughters and sons-in-law, Cathy and Mike Heidenreich, Senatobia, MS, Teddi and Jim Shipp, Galesburg, and a daughter-in-law and her husband, Julie and Brian Dwyer, Woodhull. Also surviving are 14 grandchildren, Sarah Spelman, Jason Fransene, Erik Sundberg, Nicole Hawkinson, Eric, Andy, and Katie Heidenreich, Travis, Trevor, and Trent Fransene, Haleigh and Hannah Garret, and Ryan and Samantha Shipp, and 11 great grandchildren. His first wife, two sons, Chuck Garrett and Tom Fransene, and his parents preceded him in death.
FROM THE PARTS HOUSE, INC. WEBSITE
The Parts House Inc. was started by Harold B. Garrett on April 1, 1972 as a family business. The current owner, Steve Fransene, was his father's first employee.
The business eventually grew to 2 retail auto parts stores and a warehouse. In 1993, the manufacturing part of the business moved to their current 23,000 sq. ft. location at 343 S. Kellogg St. in Galesburg, IL. The auto parts stores were sold in 2003 to allow the business to focus on manufacture and distribution of mechanical push-pull and brake cables and controls for heavy duty industry.
Steve's sister, Teddi Shipp, joined the business in 1979, and now handles the billing and accounting for the business. Steve's son, Jason Fransene, joined the business in 1992, sweeping floors. Jason is now the Vice President of Sales for The Parts House Inc.
Harold B. Garrett retired in 1989 and passed away in 2009, but his family continues the tradition of excellence and service set by him in 1972.
The Parts House Inc currently employs 4 additional specialists, many of whom have been with the company over 10 years. Employees receive on-the-job training and are factory trained and certified by Orscheln.