Coweta County GaArchives Obituaries.....Garner, John C. November 5, 1940
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"The Cleburne News"
Heflin, Cleburne Co., Alabama

NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, MARCH 20, 1941

JOHN C. GARNER, 91, CHATHAM'S OLDEST CITIZEN DIES

Chatham, Louisiana.

Mr. John C. Garner, 91 years of age, affectionately known by his many 
friends of Chatham and surrounding territory as "Grandpa" Garner, died at 
his home in Chatham on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 1940 at 7:11 a.m. following a very 
brief illness.

Mr. Garner was born in Coweta County, Georgia on May 27, 1849. He was 
married to Miss Jane Denman of Bell Mills, Alabama on Sept. 18, 1873 at 
which place their made their home. Mr. and Mrs. Garner moved to Louisiana in 
1888 and have made their home in Jackson Parish for the past 51 years. Mrs. 
Garner, better known as "Grandma" Garner, passed away at her home on Sept. 
18 of this year, which was their 67th wedding anniversary.

Of the ten children born to Mr. and Mrs. Garner, the following survive:

Three sons, J.F., L.B. and A.D. Garner, all of Chatham, La.

Four daughters, Mrs. James McCormack, and Miss Lois Garner of Chatham; Mrs. 
E.J. Haley of Jonesboro and Mrs. Edgar M. Barnes of Pasadena, Texas. Chatham 
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