Garlan Leon Harber, Jr. was born July 15, 1929 to Garlan Leon Harber and Alice Hart Harber in Houghton, LA. He died in his home on October 1, 2020.

On November 7, 1950, he married Edna George in Quartzside, Arizona. He served in the U.S. Air Force as a mechanic and air police. He was employed by Missouri Pacific Railroad.

He is preceded in death by his parents, beloved mother, Winnie Harber; daughter, Teresa Harber Godwin; siblings, Austin Wayne Jones, Addie Mae Harber, Ruth Chicosky, William "Hobo" Jones, Gilbert Harber, Margaret Booth, Reese Harber, Jimmy Harber, and Sandra Nobles.

He is survived by his wife, Edna; children, Donna and Phillip Ford, Baron and Sarah Francis, David Godwin; grandchildren, Jason and Christie Shepard, Baily and Chad Atchley, Jacob Francis, Justin Clay Dollison; great-grandchildren, Abby and Logan Shepard, Zoey, Phoebe, Caden Atchley and Sadie Dollison; sisters, Johnnie Faye Baker and Janie Richards; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, friends and loving caregivers Michelle Elwood, Gloria Slade, Sandia Meyers, Debra Gulley, Jill Butler, Jacque Kirkland, Brenda Truehitt, and nurse, Lindsay Adams.

Honorary pallbearers will be Ben Harber, Bob Johnston, Eddie Waugh, Bob Connell, B.R. Allen, Dwayne Whatley and Jerry Ford.

Services will be held at Downs Funeral Home with visitation on Saturday, October 3, 2020 from 6-8p.m. and memorial service on Sunday, October 4, 2020 at 2p.m.

In Lieu of flowers, the family request donations to be made to Woodlawn Volunteer Fire Department, ESD 6 P.O. Box 98, Woodlawn, Texas 75694.