Mrs. Garst was formerly employed at Cambridge Rubber Co., Taneytown, Fedders Corp., Walkersville, Claire Frock, Thurmont, Aneco Clothing Factory, Taneytown, and BioWhittaker of Walkersville, from where she retired in 2002. She had been a greeter at Wal-Mart, Ceresville, for six years which she greatly enjoyed. She also enjoyed dancing, country and bluegrass music, word-find puzzles, going out to eat and spending time with her family.

In addition to her husband, she is survived by four daughters, Cathy Lee Ann Levine of Walkersville, Karen Sue Denn and husband, Mark, of Woodsboro, Lisa Lou Myers and fianc?, Jim Cotic Sr., of Jackson, Tenn., and Tabitha Annette Hale and husband, Jim, of Raleigh, N.C.; two sons, Raymond R. Garst Jr., and Patrick David Garst and companion, Denise Huber, all of near Libertytown; seven grandchildren, three great-grandchildren; five sisters, Margaret Myers and husband, Louis, Agnes Fogle, Jean Baker and husband, Ernie, and Betty Gruber and husband, Carroll, all of Woodsboro, and Alice Etzler and husband, Buddy, of Mount Airy; two brothers, Rayue Rippeon and wife, Doris, of New Midway, and William Rippeon and wife, Benita, of Jupiter, Fla.; sister-in-law, Viola Rippeon of Woodsboro; and numerous nieces and nephews. She will also be fondly remembered and dearly missed by her many friends at Wal-Mart.

She was preceded in death by three sisters, Catherine Rippeon, Dorothy Biddinger and Ruby Blentlinger; and two brothers, Woodrow and Joseph Rippeon.

A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, at Hartzler Funeral Home, 11802 Liberty Road, Libertytown. Interment will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Monrovia.

The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4, at the funeral home. Online condolences may be shared with the family at HartzlerFuneralHome.com.