Alice Garvey
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| Alice Garvey | |
| Played by | Hersha Parady |
| Gender | Female |
| Debut | Castoffs |
| Occupation | Teacher, Post Office |
Alice Garvey was the wife of Jonathan Garvey and mother of Andrew Garvey. She was raised by her mother who ran a boarding house, and was first married to a man named Harold, they divorced soon after. Harriet Oleson learns about this in the episode "Crossed Connections" which leads to havoc for the Garvey family, especially for Alice Garvey.
In the episode "The High Cost of Being Right" the Garvey's barn burns down, and Alice takes a job at the post office. Jonathan believes its a man's job to support the family, in attempt to resolve their issues by getting a divorce. When the divorce procedure is in progress, it results in a laughing matter, and they resolve their differences.
Alice died in a fire at the blind school, which was accidentally started by Albert Ingalls and a friend. She died trying to get Adam and Mary's baby, Adam Kendall Jr., out of his crib and out of the house. She panicked, became trapped in the baby's room, and burned to death. Jonathan, her husband, at first blamed the accident on God and began drinking, but he eventually realized he was mistaken.
