Posted onJanuary 31, 2015February 4, 2015 by John William and Mary Tom (Garner) Westbrooks Mary Tom Garner was born on July 9, 1926, in Perry, Tennessee. She married John William Westbrooks on February 20, 1941, in Tennessee. They had five children in 13 years. She died on October 3, 1996, in Perry, Tennessee, at the age of 70, and was buried there.