Garnet W. Trace, 95, of Glouster, passed away
on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2003, at O'Bleness
Memorial Hospital in Athens.
Born March 29, 1908 in Glouster, she was the
daughter of the late John and Elizabeth Howard
Waldeck. She was the wife of the late James L.
Trace, and was the former owner and operator of
Traceland Food Mart and Trace's Dairy Bar in
Glouster. She was a member of Glouster Church
of Christ and Thea Chapter 192 Order of Eastern
Star. Garnet enjoyed bowling and playing bingo.
She is survived by a son, Robert (Pauline)
Trace of Glouster; a daughter, Janet Auer of
Glouster; 22 grandchildren, 38 great-
grandchildren and 8 great-great-grandchildren;
2 sisters, Elizabeth Brook of Terre Haute,
Ind., and Marguerite Seifert of Toledo; a
daughter-in-law, Carolyn (Jerry) Trace Miller
of Columbus; good friends Norma Love and Linda
Hartley; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by 2 sons, Marvin and
Jack Trace; a daughter, Jo Ann Tilley; 2
grandchildren, Michael Leffler and Erick Auer;
3 brothers, Gene, Paul and John Waldeck; 2
sisters, Marie Jones and Isabell Vaughn; 2
daughters-in-law, Mary Trace and Wanda Trace;
a son-in-law Robert Tilley; and a sister-in-law
Dorothy Trace.
Services will be held Friday, 1 p.m. at
Bishopville Church of Christ, with John Wright
officiating. Interment will be in Maplewood
Cemetery, Glouster.
Friends may call at Morrison Funeral Chapel,
Glouster-Bishopville, on Thursday from 2 to 8
p.m. An eastern Star service will be held at
7:30 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Contributions may be made to Trimble Textbook
and Supply Foundation, PO Box 187, Glouster,
Ohio 45732; or to Columbus Children's Hospital
Foundation, 700 Children's Drive, Columbus,
Ohio 43205.
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