Hallie Marie Price Garner died 14 Jan 2022 in Dallas, TX. It was her wish to be cremated and her ashes spread on the grave of her beloved husband, Glendon W. Garner, at the historic Garner Cemetery in Ivan, AR.
Hallie was born 8 Apr 1936 in Detroit, MI, the second child and first daughter of Etheridge Nathaniel and Florence Viola (Greene) Price. At the age of 10 her family moved to Tennessee where both of her parents were born. She attended Berea College in Kentucky and continued a life-long relationship there, having attended her 60th Class Reunion when she was 80 years old. She also earned her M. Ed. Degree from the University of Maryland and attended the Universities of Tennessee, Heidelberg and the Frei University of Berlin.
Hallie was a teacher for 25 years before leaving that profession to start her own small business, Garner Services. She taught on four continents and loved to travel the world. She achieved a life goal of visiting every state but did not manage her “all continent” goal as she did not get to visit Australia and Antarctica. She was proud of visiting the mouths of the great rivers: Danube, Blue Nile, and the Mississippi, which she waded across at the age of 60. A highlight of her life was walking a portion of the Great Wall of China shortly after China was reopened to American visitors. While living in Japan she met her first husband, John D. Kendall who was the father of her adopted son, John Kevin Kendall and her natural son Kent Patrick Kendall, both born in Tokyo, Japan. John Kevin was the father of her granddaughter, Kortney Lauren Kendall of Milwaukee, WI. Kent (Betty) (Danbury, CT) is the father of adopted grandson, Luis Patrick Kendall. She especially appreciated John’s constancy in her later years that allowed her to stay in her home.
Hallie met and married Glen Garner in Dallas, and they had almost 35 years together before he died of cancer in 2013. Her years with that wonderful man were the happiest in her life. They traveled and did many activities together, and he was her partner in publishing. After her children were grown and personal computers became available, Hallie became immersed in genealogy which became the passion of her life. She extensively documented her family and Glen’s family with many award-winning family histories. The Library of Congress has 16 of her books. Hallie was active in a number of local and national lineage groups where she enjoyed proving new ancestors. She was also a Registered Parliamentarian.
As one of five children, Hallie remained close to her siblings: John Royce Price who predeceased her, Larry (Pat) and Lester (Sara) Price of Knoxville, TN and her only sister Pattie (Jerry) Loveday. She enjoyed her nieces and nephews and grand nieces and nephews, and was especially close to Jennifer Loveday, with whom she shared a love of theater and travel, and Kenny Price. Hallie’s life was made richer by her membership in the Community Unitarian Universalist Church of Plano and by her long-time friendships with much appreciated supportive friends, Fred Penn and Dean Corbitt, Joe and Nancy Barlow, Suzanne Nicholson, Joan Howell, Karen McClendon, Carol Armstrong, Joyce Betler, and Walter Seekircher, and so many others too numerous to mention.
A Memorial Service will be held at Community Unitarian Universalist Church of Plano (Texas). For details, check back at https://www.communityuuchurch.org/ or email johnkendall67@gmail.com to be notified.