He served his country in the U.S. Marine Corps.
Garrett is survived by his parents, Gaddis Tippett of New Bern; Clarissa Stewart Tippett of Durham; his sister, Lauren Tippett Tripp and husband, Joshua of New Bern; niece and nephew, Natalie and Aiden Tripp, paternal grandparents, Wilbur and Thelma Tippett of New Bern; maternal grandparents, Lillian Smith of Vanceboro and Harry Stewart, Sr. of Ernul; and his fiance’ Lindsay Murphy of New Bern.
Services will be held at 2:00 pm Saturday, September 15, 2012 at Wintergreen FWB Church. Burial will follow at the church cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church.
Online condolences may be made to the Tippett family at www.cottenfuneralhome.com