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08-Edith Orabelle Garriott
Birth: 10 Aug 1916, Jasper Co, IN: Bk H4/272
Death: 3 May 2002, Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co, IN- age 85
Home: Chicago, moved to Mulberry, Clinton Co, IN about 1948
Occupation: Housewife, Nurse's Aide, Store Clerk, SSN: 325-09-4787/IL
Education: Fair Oaks School, Jasper Co, IN- 9th Grade
Father: Hurby Garriott
[DG photo of Orabelle]

Marriage: 3 Dec 1938, Rensselaer, Jasper Co, IN: Bk 16/91
Spouse: Herbert Leroy PRIBIE
Birth: 19 Sep 1911, Chicago, Cook Co, IL
Death: 8 Nov 1998- age 87
Occupation: Electrician @ Chicago Steel/IN Brass Company, SSN: 325-09-4785/IL
Education: 8th Grade education
Father: Frank Sr Pribie (1881-1920)
Mother: Blanch Rea (1884-1962)
A Herbert L Pribie is listed in the Chicago, Cook Co, IL Genealogy Record #1425253 as marrying a Marjorie Keeley on 29 Sep 1934- License #BBB1AE57-B2F7-4F23-9397-C3861B1D81B3.

     CHILDREN: Edith Orabelle and Herbert had five children:.

     1998 OBITUARY: Herbert L Pribie, 87 of 1412 Joseph St, Lafayette, died at 6 am Sunday, Nov 8. Born Sept. 19, 1911, in Chicago, he had resided in Lafayette since 1975. He married Orabelle Garriott on Dec 3, 1938 in Rensselaer, and she survives. Mr Pribie was an electrician at Steel Mill in Chicago, had he also worked at Indiana Brass Co for 23 years. He retired from Indiana Brass in 1973. He was a member of Brady Lane Church of Christ and Masonic Lodge 136, in Jefferson, Ind.
     Surviving are four daughters, Mrs David (Gayle) Guthridge of Fowler, Mrs Milton (Kathleen Mapes) Campbell of Manhattan Beach CA, Mrs Richard (Sandra) Gable of Colfax, and Mrs Daniel (Ruth) Walter of Lafayette; one son, David Pribie of Lafayette; one sister, Mrs Loretta Schmitz of Arizona. (spelling verbatim)

[Lafayette Journal & Courier]

     2017 OBITUARY: Douglas Edward Girard, 48 (grandson of Orabelle and Herbert), died Aug 26 2017, at his home, surrounded by his family and closest friends. Cremation has taken place. A memorial service will be held Saturday, Oct 14, from 11 am to 1:30 pm at Good Shepard United Methodist Church, Roscommon, with Pastor Jim Noggle officiating. A Celebration of life will be held at the Knights of Columbus Hall, Roscommon, Oct 14, beginning at 2:30 pm. Officiating will be family and friends, who will share food, music and stories about his life. Memorial contributions may be made to family or the Mastocytosis Society or the Leukemia Research Foundation.

​     He was diagnosed with ALM/Severe Mastocytosis on his 40th birthday. He went through chemo treatments and repeated testing of the mastocytosis, as it is untreatable. He went into remission for seven years, but the leukemia came back and he underwent more rounds of chemo. When these were unsuccessful and a bone marroe transplant was not a viable option, he chose to stop all treatment.

     He was born Jan 18 1969, in Jacksonville, FL, to Ronald F and Phyllis J (Miller) Girard. He was Married twice, the first time to Sandra Johnson Jul 3, 1993, and he later married Jeannie Argue of Grayling, but was unmarried at the time of his death. Mr Girard had various occupations, but last worked as a driver for Frito Lay for 10 years, until he was diagnosed.

     His greatest accomplishment was in the hundreds of friends he made over the years, from his school days until he died. He never met a stranger, he never forgot a face and he could not travel anywhere in the US without running into people he knew. It was truly his greatest achievement. His friends provided some of the greatest support during the times when he was going through the numerous treatments.

     He belonged to a group of boaters and people who frequented Higgins Lake. He spent every weekend of every summer on the lake. He loved to go to AuSable River Canoe Marathon and other social activities on the lake. He spent the last few winters in Arizona living with friends because the Arizona heat was the only thing that helped with his bone pain from the mastocytosis.

     Preceding him in death were his mother, Phyllis J (Miller) Girard, in 1979; his grandmother, Eleanor L (Garriott) Miller, in 1997; grandfather, Harold E Miller, in 1984; uncle, Doug Miller, in 1997; aunt,  Judith (Miller) Simpson, in 2013; and cousin, James M Eckert, in 2011.
     Surviving Mr Girard are his children, Sarah M (Tyler Fowler) Girard of Roscommon (who is currently carrying his first grandchild); father, Ronald Girard of Nevada; sisters, Lisa Girard of Higgins Lake, Roberta (Eckert) Chrispell of Houghton Lake, Ann Allison of Lansing and Heather (Mark) Kruckenberg of Pinckney; brother, Raymond (Kristie) Miller of Livonia; aunt, Marilyn Allison of Houghton Lake; nieces and nephews, Caeleigh Girard, Tristan Chrispell, Brandon Chrispell, Alexa Allison and Kate Miller; and many close friends of more than 40 years who are considered family, as well as numerous friends of many years who loved him beyond measure – this was his legacy. 
[findagrave.com & Gayle Pribie Guthridge]

     BIOGRAPHY: Herbert attended high school for only two weeks, quitting at 14 years old because he could not afford the streetcar to school. He began work at A&P grocery store shelving and delivering groceries; then at 15 began work at a meter company owned by Leslie Meuter. When this company went out of business, Meuter hired him at the Meuter Co, at 13th and Michigan Avenue. He began work at Interlake Iron and Steel at age 21 or 22, and after six months became a motor inspector at $1.65 per hour, a top job.

     Herbert retired from the steel mill, then worked for Indiana Brass for 23 years, before retiring in 1973. He was a member of the Brady Lane Church of Christ & Masonic Lodge No. 136 in Jefferson, IN. Surviving were his four daughters and one sister Mrs. Loretta Schinitz of Arizona.

[Kathleen Sue Pribie Campbell] 6