Scott Herron Garner

August 11, 2011 Funeral services for Mr. Scott Herron Garner, 47, will be held on Saturday, February 14, 2009 at 10:00 AM at the Kennedy-Amis-Kennard Funeral Service Chapel in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. Interment will follow at the Floral Haven Memorial Gardens in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. Scott was born on December 27, 1961 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Alan J. Garner and Mary Sue (Highfill) Garner. During 1981, he graduated from Will Rogers High School, Special Education Department. He attended Tulsa Vocational Academy for Special Education. He was a member of Lynn Lane Baptist Church, a church in which his grandparents, Myrtle and John Clarence "J.C." Highfill were founders. Scott loved to write short stories with illustrations on each story page. He wrote about his everyday experiences and super heroes, with himself at times as the central character. He wrote everyday. It was one of his greatest pleasures. He loved video games, animal T.V. programs, dogs and cats. He was well known for his kindness and jokes. Scott was diagnosed with Myotonic Muscular Dystrophy in his early teens. He made great strides throughout his life to overcome the challenges of this disease. On January 8, 2009 Scott noticed a lump on the side of his neck, which was later diagnosed as Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer. It had lodged itself within and around his esophagus and trachea. He was hospitalized on January 15 and surgery followed on January 21. His greatest wish was to return home from the hospital. Scott was released from the hospital the morning of February 6 and passed away peacefully at his home in San Jose, California surrounded by family on the evening of February 7, 2009. Scott is survived by his sister Cindy Theriault of San Jose, California; brother Jim Garner of Reno, Nevada; brother-in-law Bill Theriault of San Jose, California; nieces: Melissa Scott of San Jose, California, Sydney Garner of Lone Tree, Colorado, Sadie Garner of Lone Tree, Colorado and Sofie Garner of Lone Tree, Colorado; aunt JoAnn Jones of Tulsa, Oklahoma; cousins: Michael David of Garland, Texas, Buddy Lentz of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Beverly Lentz of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Bonnie Rosenblatt of Tulsa, Oklahoma and Ben Lentz of Phoenix, Arizona. Scott was preceded in death by his parents; 2 aunts: Cleo (Highfill) David and Ruby (Highfill) Owens;
2 cousins: John Owens and Dava Dee David. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Muscular Dystrophy Association, 3105 E. Skelly Dr. #302, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74105, 918.747.2196, www.mda.org or American Cancer Society, 5110 S. Yale Ave. #101, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74135, 918.743.6767, www.cancer.org Kennedy-Amis-Kennard Funeral Service of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, 918.251.5331