 1912 - 2002 (90 years)
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| Name |
Pitser Hardeman GARRISON |
| Born |
7 Mar 1912 |
Texas, USA  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
19 Jun 2002 |
| Buried |
22 Jun 2002 |
Garden of Memories Cemetery, Lufkin, Angelina Co, Texas, USA |
| Person ID |
I4794 |
Garrison-Logan Family Tree | Bonner, Thomas descendants, Devereux, John William descendants |
| Last Modified |
22 Jan 2016 |
| Father |
Homer GARRISON, b. 4 May 1867, Glenfawn, Rusk Co, Texas, USA , d. 23 Jun 1963, Lufkin, Angelina Co, Texas, USA (Age 96 years) |
| Mother |
Mattie Bridgers MILAM, b. 20 Sep 1874, Boston, Bowie Co, Texas, USA , d. 26 Mar 1969, Lufkin, Angelina Co, Texas, USA (Age 94 years) |
| Married |
28 Aug 1900 |
Jefferson Co, Texas, USA |
| Family ID |
F1666 |
Group Sheet |
| Family 1 |
Berneice JONES, b. 30 Aug 1912, Texas, USA , d. 27 Apr 1992, Harris Co, Texas, USA (Age 79 years) |
| Married |
Abt 1936 |
| Last Modified |
28 Nov 2010 |
| Family ID |
F4065 |
Group Sheet |
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| Sources |
- [S42] America's Obituaries & Death Notices, (NewsBank, Inc.), 28 Nov 2010.
Services for Pitser Hardeman Garrison, 90, Lufkin's Mayor Emeritus, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday in the First United Methodist Church in Lufkin. Interment will follow in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Friday evening at the Gipson-Metcalf Funeral Home. Born on March 7, 1912, Garrison was the grandson of Texas State Senator Caleb Garrison of Rusk County and the son of Homer Garrison, Sr. and Mattie Milam Garrison, who came to Lufkin in 1910. He attended Lon Morris College, Stephen F. Austin State Teachers College and the University of Texas, graduating from its Law School in 1935. After the World War II, he returned to law practice in Lufkin. In 1952, the law firm was renamed Garrison, Renfrow, Zeleskey, Cornelius and Rogers and became one of East Texas largest and most influential law firms. In 1968, Garrison left his law firm to become president of Lufkin National Bank, serving 20 years. He was elected mayor of Lufkin in 1970, and served in the role 18 years. He was honored widely for his work on behalf of Texas and East Texas. During his lifetime, Garrison was honored for his achievements in East Texas twice by the Texas Legislature, once in 1987 and again in 2001. When he stepped down at mayor in 1988, the City Commission named him Mayor Emeritus. In 1993, the Lufkin Civic Center was renamed the Pitser Garrison Civic Center. He was preceded in death in 1992 by his wife of 56 years, Berneice Jones Garrison. Also preceding him in death were his six brothers and two sisters. He is survived by his wife, Reba Brent Garrison of Lufkin and her three children, Lea Williams, Donna and Bruce Chicoine, Dan and Gayle Brent, and their children; sisters-in-law, Linnette Jones Scagliola, Mrs. Homer (Mary Nell) Garrison, Jr. and Mrs. James (Louise) Garrison; and numerous nieces and nephews. Gipson-Metcalf Funeral Directors of Lufki
Beaumont Enterprise, The (TX)
Date: June 21, 2002
Page: A10
Record Number: 0206210033
Copyright, 2002, The Beaumont Enterprise
- [S01] US Social Security Death Index (SSDI), (GenealogyBank), 28 Nov 2010.
Name: Pitser H. Garrison
Date of Birth: Thursday March 07, 1912
Date of Death: Wednesday June 19, 2002
Est. Age at death: 90 years, 3 months, 12 days
Last known residence:
City: Lufkin
County: Angelina
State: Texas
ZIP Code: 75915
Latitude: 31.3335
Longitude: -94.7261
Confirmation: Verified
Social Security details:
State of Issue: Texas
Number: 466-10-3358
- [S11] Find A Grave, (www.findagrave.com), 28 Nov 2010.
Find A Grave Memorial# 51799414
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