Obituary of Garry Moretz

Garry George Moretz, 68, of Petersburg, VA, died Tuesday, October 4, 2016. Born in Boone, Garry was the son of the late Jonathan George and Bessie Gragg Brown Moretz. Garry was a member of the first graduating class of Watauga High School. He attended college at Appalachian State for two years before volunteering for the draft. He completed his college education at Appalachian State University assigned to the ROTC program. Afterwards, he completed Officer Training School. After a 20-year army career, during which he spent time at Fort Hood, TX, as an ROTC instructor at Carson-Newman College, in Germany, and at Fort Lee, VA. Gary retired as a Major 04. He worked until about five years ago for a computer software company until he completely retired to their farm where he could devote full time to helping his wife keep and train horses. He is survived by his wife, Bobbie, of the home; daughter, Marcy Fountain. and husband, Bryan, of Taylorsville, GA; son, Dwayne Moretz, of Petersburg, VA; grandchildren, Damian Moretz and Jonathan Moretz and their mother, Jennifer, of Carson VA; brother, Jerry C. Moretz, and wife, Nancy, of Boone; their children, Tina Harris and her family of Bear Creek, NC, and Bradley Moretz and his family of Boone; uncles, H. C. Moretz, and wife, Phyllis, and John W. Moretz, and wife, Barbara, and aunt, Betty Moretz, all of Boone; and numerous cousins. A memorial service, officiated by the Rev. John Bollinger, will be held at Bethany Lutheran Church on Thursday, October 13, at 11:00 a.m. The family will receive friends from 10-11:00 a.m., prior to the service. Burial, with military honors, will be at Mount Pleasant Cemetery. The family respectfully requests no food or flowers. Memorials may be made to Bethany Lutheran Church Cemetery Fund, 1030 Big Hill Road, Boone, NC 28607,or to the Disabled American Veterans, Chapter 90, PO Box 2914, Boone, NC 28607. Announcement is courtesy of Austin & Barnes Funeral Home & Crematory.