Crystal Garrison
Crystal Jean Garrison, 64, went to her heavenly home to be with Jesus on Dec. 24, 2021.
She was born Nov. 16, 1957, in Natrona Heights, and was the daughter of the late Charles Zane Brown and the late Norma Jean Master Brown.
She grew up in Butler, was active in St. Andrews Presbyterian and Westminster Presbyterian youth groups, and graduated from Butler Senior High School in 1976.Crystal enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1978.She married Michael Garrison at Misawa Air Base, Japan, on Dec. 24, 1981. After a distinguished career in the USAF, she separated from active duty with an honorable discharge in December 1992.Crystal was a wonderful woman of God, who loved people and made each person she met feel important. She was faithful to Jesus, to her husband as a pastor's wife, and to their two children. She was a praying woman, who interceded for many souls. She was active in the women's group ministries at churches where she and her husband were assigned as pastor.She loved to bake, knit, sew and crochet. Her love for old movies reflected her preference of previous, more innocent and happier times.Crystal was preceded in death by her parents; and an older brother, Chrys Brown.She is survived by her husband, Michael Garrison; her daughter, Terelin Marie Garrison; her son, Ethan Michael Garrison; her sisters, Ellen Tavo and Cynthia E. (Dennis) Fehl; two brothers, Jeffrey Z. (Roxanne) Brown and Dana A. (Michelle) Brown; her nieces, Cari, Alexandriena, Leah, Haley and Clare; as well as her nephews, Stephen, Nathan and Zane.GARRISON — Viewing for Crystal Jean Garrison, who died Friday, Dec. 24, 2021, will be held at 1 p.m. followed by a celebration of her life at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022, at Faith Fellowship Church of God in Youngstown, Ohio.She will be interred at 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 31, 2022, at the Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery with full military honors.Benevolences in her honor may be sent to Evangelical Congregational Church Global Missions, 100 West Park Avenue, Myerstown, PA 17067.For further information, please contact the Davis-Becker Funeral Home, 8536 Market St., Boardman, Ohio, or by telephone at 330-755-2111. The Rev. Michael Garrison may be reached at 234-203-9035.Prayers are appreciated for the Garrison family.Condolences may be sent at www.beckerobits.com.
