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Dr. Darrell H. Garber Murrells Inlet Dr. Darrell H. Garber, 66, of Murrells Inlet died Tuesday, March 29, 2016 at the Medical University of South Carolina after a long battle with cancer. Born in Rockingham, NC, he was the son of the late Willie and Bernice Garber. His masters and bachelor degrees are from Clemson University. Dr. Garber received his Ed.D. in literacy and linguistics from the University of Tennessee in 1978. He has published and presented on the topics of school finance, school leadership and accreditation. He started his career as a high school English, reading and journalism teacher at Anderson School District Five from 1971-1976, served as Supervisor of Language Arts in New Orleans Public Schools from 1978-1985, Assistant Professor at Louisiana Tech University from 1985-1992, Associate Professor at Northwestern State University from 1992-1993, Associate Professor at Columbia College from 1993-1996, Chair and Professor of Education and Associate Dean and Professor of Education at Northern Kentucky University from 1996-2000, Dean and Professor at Tennessee Technological University from 2000-2007, and most recently the Dean of Education at Kutztown University where he retired. In addition to his other duties, Dr. Garber has served as a member of the Board of Examiners for the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). In this role, he has served on, and chaired, accreditation teams in various states. He has also served as consultant to universities and colleges on the accreditation process. Survivors include his wife of 20 years Mary Littlejohn-Garber; brother, Phillip Garber and wife Linda; stepson, Kris Littlejohn and wife Candice Littlejohn; and his darling granddaughter, Lyric Littlejohn. A funeral service will be held at 3:00 PM, Sunday, April 3, 2016 at Belin Memorial United Methodist Church with burial following at the church. The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00 PM, Saturday, April 2, 2016 at Goldfinch Funeral Home, Beach Chapel, 11528 Hwy. 17 Bypass Murrells Inlet, SC 29576. Memorial donations may be made to Dean Garber and Mary Garber Textbook Assistance Fund, Kutztown University, 15197 Kutztown Rd. Kutztown, PA 19530 for first generation college students. Sign an online guestbook at www.goldfinchfuneralhome.com. Goldfinch Funeral Home, Beach Chapel is in charge of the arrangements.

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Dr. Darrell Garber

September 28, 1949 - March 29, 2016