Cecil, Garnet C.

Garnet C. Cecil died Monday, Feb. 7, 2011, at her “home” at The Meth-Wick Community, where she had resided for nearly 13 years. There will be a memorial service at a later date still to be determined by the family. Arrangements by Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids.

Survivors include one daughter, Judith Cecil Vasbinder (Carroll) of Terre Haute, Ind.; one son, Steven Dale Cecil (Twyla) of Indianapolis; three grandchildren, the Rev. Dalene Vasbinder (Ken McCullough) of Lexington, Ky., Amy Cecil Hochstetler (Tom) of Zionsville, Ind., and Matthew Cecil of South Bend, Ind.; and four great-grandchildren, Nathan McCullough and Kaylen McCullough of Lexington, Ky., and Claire Hochstetler and Lily Hochstetler of Zionsville, Ind.

She was preceded in death by one grandson, Kent Steven Vasbinder.

She was born April 6, 1916, in Liscomb, Iowa, to the Rev. Eliphas E. Lister and Othella Harl Lister. She was married June 29, 1935, to Dale Artis Cecil, who preceded her in death. She had two sisters, Irene Lister McGahey and Lenore Lister Peterson, both deceased, and one brother, Dr. Eugene E. Lister, also deceased.

Her father was a minister of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and from him she found a deep faith and was a dedicated, lifetime member of the church. She was also a member of the PEO Sisterhood. She worked for many years for Anesthesiologists of Cedar Rapids, but her family was her focus and she was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.

She will be remembered by her family and friends as a gentle soul who was quick with a smile and always willing to help others.

The family wishes to express its sincere gratitude to the staff and friends at Meth-Wick for the kind and loving care they have provided.

Please sign the online guest book for Garnet at  under obituaries.