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Portrait of Carol Anne Garman
In Loving Memory of our Mother, Carol Garman

Carol Anne Garman

August 23, 1941 – April 17, 2022
Lived 80 years
Holy Cross Cemetary · Akron, Ohio
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Carol A. Garman, 80, departed her loving family on the Pink full moon of Easter day, April 17, 2022. Carol was born August 23, 1941 in Barberton, Ohio. She is preceded in death by her parents Frederick H. and Thelma M. Jennings and sister Nancy.

She graduated from St. Mary's Parish High School and attended the University of Akron. She enjoyed a long career at Sears & Roebuck Company. She was a loving, caring and generous person with a strong passion for politics and social issues. She was a great conversationalist, had many friends, and will be deeply missed.

She is survived by her children Michelle (Troy) Owens, Georgeann (Dave) Jones, Don (Holly) Garman, and Jean Owens (fiancée Tom Pavlik). Grandchildren, Dustin (Julia) Owens, Eric Owens (fiancée Genna Hailey), CJ Pinter, Alec Pinter, Cody (Emmie) Garman, Kaylee Garman, Timmy Owens, Taylor Owens, Lauren (Shaun) Nagle, Tyler (Allison) Jones and Makenzie (Doug) Snodgrass, as well as 4 great grandchildren, Killian, Braxton, Chloe and Cohen. Carol is also survived by her brothers Fred, Jim, William and families.

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1941
Born August 23
1947
Carol was 6 when Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier
1951
Carol was 10 when "I Love Lucy" debuted on CBS
1962
Carol was 21 when the Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear war
1971
Carol was 30 when Walt Disney World opened in Florida
1981
Carol was 40 when MTV began broadcasting
1997
Carol was 56 when "Titanic" opened in theaters
2005
Carol was 64 when the first video was posted to YouTube
2015
Carol was 74 when "Hamilton" opened on Broadway
2020
Carol was 79 when SpaceX launched astronauts into orbit for the first time
2022
Passed away April 17, age 80
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