Corporal Garrett Guy Grubbs, 23, passed away on August 24, 2021, in Clarksville, TN. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, September 4, 2021, at 10:00am at Grace Chapel in Scottsbluff, NE, with Bruce Peterson officiating. Burial will be at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Banner County. A viewing will be held at Dugan Kramer Funeral Chapel on Friday Sept 3 from 4-7pm. Online condolences may be left at www.dugankramer.com and memorials may be made to Banner County Volunteer Fire Department.
Garrett was raised in Harrisburg, NE. He took his military oath and entered into service in November of 2014 while still in high school. Prior to beginning his senior year in high school in the summer of 2015, he completed United States basic training at Ft. Jackson, SC. Additionally, Garrett joined the Banner County Fire Department where he served as a firefighter and as an EMT. Upon graduating from high school in 2016, he completed AIT (Advanced Individual Training) at Joint Base San Antonio-Sam Houston in Texas. His Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) was Combat Medic. Garrett then served in the Nebraska Amy National Guard prior to transferring to United States Army Active Duty whereupon he relocated to his first duty station at Ft. Carson in Colorado. He was later stationed at Ft. Campbell in Kentucky. It was apparent to all who knew him that Garrett truly had a heart for serving others, and, as such, he never failed to lend his assistance to anyone who needed it whenever the opportunity arose, no matter what the circumstances. He was certainly a person whose very existence made the world around him a better place. He will be missed more than words can convey.
Garrett is survived by his son, Grayson, of Colorado Springs, CO; father, Tim Grubbs (Carissa) of Harrisburg, NE; mother, Jessie Russell of Grand Island, NE; grandparents, Gary Grubbs of Harrisburg, NE, Sharon Mulford of Bridgeport, NE, and Gene Russell of Atlanta, NE, along with many aunts, uncles, and cousins.
