Garnet Louise Gruff

Garnet Louise Gruff, 97, formerly of Bella Vista, Arkansas died December 31, 2016 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. She was born November 7, 1919 in Baltimore, Ohio to Smith Dumm and Julia Bright Orr. She lived in Bella Vista, Arkansas for 27 years and in Oklahoma for two years. She was a member of the Bella Vista Community Church. Garnet was preceded in death by her first husband, Orland Eramo, second husband, James J. Gruff, son, Nicholas Eramo and brother, Roland Orr. She is survived by her daughter, Julie Ann Clark of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma; five grandchildren and fifteen great-grandchildren and numerous great-great-grandchildren. A viewing will be held 10 to 11 a.m., Thursday, January 5th with a Funeral Service to follow at 11 a.m. at Bella Vista Funeral Home Chapel, 2258 Forest Hills Blvd, Bella Vista, Arkansas. Burial will be in the Bella Vista Memorial Garden Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Feed the Children, P.O. Box 36, Oklahoma City, Okla. 73101-0036. On-line condolences may be made at www.funeralmation.com.