Bro. Albert Jessie Garvin age 86, formerly of Dorchester South Carolina departed this life on Wednesday, September 15, 2026. He was the 14th of 18 children, born May 21, 1940 to the late Florence and Adam Garvin.

He was preceded in death by his former wife and the mother of his children, Laura Mae Garvin, his sisters Gracie, Mary Martha, Helen, Flora, Mahala, Rodella, his brothers Johnny, McCrae, Louis, Neo, Adam Jr, Ullyses, and McKelvie Garvin, Grandson, Kenneth Garvin, and HaKeem Ford.

He was a graduate of Williams Memorial High School in St. George S.C. He also attended various technical schools over the years. He was a Heating & Air Conditioning Specialist. However, his greatest passion was music. He started playing music at the tender age of only five years old. He was the pianist for the Good Hope Baptist Church for over 31 years. He played for a number of other churches as well. When his siblings would go outside to play, he would stay inside playing his music.

People would walk the street in the afternoons and would be mesmerize and captivated by the sound of the music that he would play. He shared his gifting with others by teaching them to play. Even in his 80's he was still pursuing to become a better and better musician. Although he could read music he played equally as well by ear. He played until his demise.

He was employed by the Charleston Navy Base for many years. He was one that took pride in in working and providing for himself and as well as his family. As a young man he spent his summers working in Florida and he was always able to buy his own school clothing. He took great pride in that.

He leaves cherish memories to his three children; Miranda Loretta Ford (Sam) of Ridgecrest, CA, Eric Emanuel Garvin (Barbara) of Tulsa, Ok, and April Theresa Johnson of Parrott, GA. He is survived by his only living sibling a sister Fannie Garvin of St. George, SC; eight grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.