Laverta Boss Garrett passed away in December of 1979

Articles have been edited by Suzanne Forte for brevity and to avoid mention of living individuals.

Mrs. Laverta Boss Garrett, 85, known to her friends as "Vert", has a remarkable memory and loves telling what she remembers of the long ago

"Loganville", she says "was named after my great grandfather, James Logan.  He came here over 150 years ago from Tennessee, I believe.  He was a shoe cobbler and gave the land for the cemetery in Loganville.:

"This place has really changed over the years.  We used to have a cotton gin and people brought their cotton here from all over.  Homer Moon ran the gin for a long time."

"We also used to have more doctors.  One of them, Dr Ed Braswell, visited my house about 75 times a day when my daughter was sick at 15 months old.  There's not many doctor that would do that nowadays.

Mrs. Garrett has lived near Loganville all her life.  She was actually born at the old home place at split Silk.  Her uncle, Jim Boss of Split Silk specialized in hand made caskets and furniture. 

Her parents were the late George Henry and Lelia (Black) Boss.

While growing up at Split Silk, she attended the old Piney Grove School and her first teacher was Zeke Summerour.  He last teacher at Piney Grove School was Long Wood, father of Mrs. Louelle Byrd of Loganville.

Following completion of the seventh grade, Mrs. Garrett married the late Jack Garrett, son of the late James and Nancy (Stevens) Garrett.

"My husband died in 1957" she says.  "We worked hard all our lives and farmed.  I guess I did everything but pull fodder and dig ditches.

Mrs. Garrett has five children, four grandchildren and one great great grand daughter.

"Now", says Mrs. Garrett, "I just like to sew, read, bake for the family and of course, I just love to watch those soap operas on television."

"I've lived a good long life because I've worked hard and that kept me out of meanness.  I am just a very happy person", she concludes.