John Melton Padgett of Garden City, Age 74, December 7, 2020. Beloved husband of the late Barbara J. Padgett. Loving father of Shelly (Dirk) Hunt, Connie (Darryl) Carroll, and the late Allen T. Ezell. Dear son of Fredia and the late Patrick Padgett. Brother of the late James, Joe Padgett, Wanda Allen and Carol Osemlak. Survived by many grandchildren and great grandchildren. A visitation will be held at the R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Home, 31551 Ford Road, Garden City, Saturday, December 12, 2020, from 1:00 pm until John's funeral service at 4:00 pm. Face masks will be required. Memorials may be directed to the American Cancer Society, or a Veteran charity. Please share a memory of John on his Tribute Wall.