W. E. “Jay” Garrison, 100, of Fitzgerald, Georgia, died Sunday, December 5, 2004 at his residence.
Funeral services will be held at 11 AM Tuesday, December 7, 2004, at the Paulk Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. David Fisher officiating. Interment will follow in the Evergreen Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 until 9 Monday evening at Paulk Funeral Home in Fitzgerald.
Mr. Garrison was born March 24, 1904, in Telfair County, Georgia to the late William Jackson and Charlotte Wall Garrison. He grew up in Telfair County and farmed there in his early years. He moved to Fitzgerald in 1953 and retired as Owner & Operator of Garrison Construction Company. Mr. Garrison was a Barber in Tifton and Abbeville before he started his construction business. He was a member of First Baptist Church, the Baracca Sunday School Class, a Mason and a Shriner.
Mr. Garrison is survived by his wife: Sarah Davis Garrison, Fitzgerald and three sisters: Hortense Day, Douglas, Maggie Bradley, Sanford, Florida and Inez Gillis, McRae. He was preceded in death by two brothers and one sister.