Oliver M. Garrison, 79, of Wabash, died at 3:38 p.m., Friday, June 12, 2015, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. He was born Feb. 10, 1936, in Wabash, to Dorothy (Garrison) Shambaugh.
Oliver was a 1954 graduate of Noble High School. He married Mary Jane Peebles at the Wabash Presbyterian Church on Nov. 9, 1957. He was the owner-operator of Wabash Motor Parts for many years. Oliver was a 60 year member of the Wabash Presbyterian Church where he served as an elder, and was a member of the Wabash Kiwanis Club. He collected and built model trains.
He is survived by his wife: Mary Jane Garrison, Wabash; two children: Diane Weaver, Johnstown, Ohio; David Garrison, Westminster, Colo.; six grandchildren: Graham Weaver and Hannah Weaver, both of Galena, Ohio; Oliver Garrison, Colton Garrison, Jake Garrison and Ella Garrison, all of Westminster; brother: Steve (Cherie) Shambaugh, Fort Wayne; and his sister: Vicki Turner, Wabash.
He was preceded in death by his mother: Dorothy Shambaugh.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 16, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Ave., Wabash with Rev. Tim Webb officiating. Burial will be in Friends Cemetery, Wabash. Friends may call 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, June 15, at the funeral home.
Preferred memorial is Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne.
