Person:Joseph Garrett (14)

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Joseph Earl Garrett, Food Industry Executive
b.22 May 1907 Nephi, Juab County, Utah
d.4 Nov 1995 Glendale, Los Angeles County, California
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m. 8 Jul 1896
  1. Joseph Earl Garrett, Food Industry Executive1907 - 1995
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  • H.  Joseph Earl Garrett, Food Industry Executive1907 - 1995
  • W.  Eugenia V. Buchanan1907 - 1976
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Facts and Events
Name Joseph Earl Garrett, Food Industry Executive
Gender Male
Birth[2] 22 May 1907 Nephi, Juab County, Utah
Marriage to Eugenia V. Buchanan
Death[2] 4 Nov 1995 Glendale, Los Angeles County, California
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About J. Earl Garrett

Joseph Earl Garrett was born 22 May 1907 in Nephi, Juab County, Utah. Garrett earned a degree in accounting and business from Brigham Young University, where he later became a major donor, funding an auditorium and a professorship that bear his name. Garrett moved to California to become an accountant with Arden Farms during the Depression, and worked his way up to office manager in Alhambra, then to Arden auditor.
He became treasurer of Arden's Mayfair Markets Division in 1936 and was named president and general manager in the late 1950s, building the grocery chain into more than 200 stores in six states. Garrett later became chief executive officer of Arden-Mayfair, resigning in 1967 to found a drugstore business and later a landfill business. He married Eugenia V Buchanan (1907-1976), and passed away on 4 November 1995 in Glendale, Los Angeles County, California.
References
  1.   Los Angeles, California, United States. Los Angeles Times
    10 November 1995.

    J. Earl Garrett; Philanthropist Headed Mayfair Markets
    November 10, 1995

    J. Earl Garrett, 88, community leader, philanthropist and former president of Mayfair Markets. A native of Nephi, Utah, Garrett earned a degree in accounting and business from Brigham Young University, where he later became a major donor, funding an auditorium and a professorship that bear his name. Garrett moved to California to become an accountant with Arden Farms during the Depression, and worked his way up to office manager in Alhambra, then to Arden auditor. He became treasurer of Arden's Mayfair Markets Division in 1936 and was named president and general manager in the late 1950s, building the grocery chain into more than 200 stores in six states. Garrett later became chief executive officer of Arden-Mayfair, resigning in 1967 to found a drugstore business and later a landfill business. Garrett was a leader in the Mormon Church and served as chairman of the board of Verdugo Hills Hospital and chairman of the San Gabriel Boy Scouts of America. He was also president and a key fund-raiser of the Ettie Lee Homes for Youth and a board member of the Glendale Symphony. On Saturday in Glendale.

    http://articles.latimes.com/1995-11-10/news/mn-1723_1_mayfair-markets

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).

    http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/53972102/person/13594823145

  3.   California. Department of Public Health. Bureau of Vital Statistics. Death Index, 1940-1997.

    California, Death Index, 1940-1997
    Name: Joseph Earl Garrett
    Social Security #: 549016978
    Gender: Male
    Birth Date: 22 May 1907
    Birth Place: Utah
    Death Date: 4 Nov 1995
    Death Place: Los Angeles
    Mother's Maiden Name: Boswell

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