Obituaries: H. B. Garlington, 1972, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: August 30, 1972 Winn Parish Enterprise News-American

H. B. Garlington, Grant Educator, Dies August 24

H. B. Garlington, Dry Prong High School principal for 20 years, who only three
weeks ago was named supervisor of child welfare and attendance in Grant Parish
schools, died suddenly at 8 p.m. Thursday, August 24, 1972 near his home in
Dry Prong.

Funeral services were held at 4 p.m. Saturday in the chapel of Hixson Brothers
with Rev. John Kellogg officiating.  Burial was in Springhill Cemetery.

Garlington, 62, was reportedly working his cattle when he died.

He had stepped down from his job as high school principal at Dry Prong and at
the Aug. 3 meeting of the Grant Parish School Board was named supervisor to
replace Mrs. Dorothy Coleman who had retired from the visiting teaching
program.

He was a member of the Methodist Church in Bentley and Anchor Masonic Lodge
No. 261, F. & A. M., in Pollock.

He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Hazel Peters Garlington of Dry Prong; two
sons, Jimmy Garlington and David Garlington, both of Dry Prong; five brothers,
B. L. Garlington of Fort Worth, Tex., J. W. Garlington of El Dorado, Ark., D.
L. Garlington of Loving, Tex., I. M. Garlington of Pollock, and J. E.
Garlington of Clinton, N. C.; a sister, Mrs. Ollie Sanson of Jonesville; and a
grandson.