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OBITUARY
 Harrison,
Frank
Frank Harrison, of Chattanooga died after a battle with cancer on
Thursday, Feb 27, 2014.
He was born in Dallas, Tx., in 1929 and attended SMU majoring in Civil
Engineering. He served the United States during the Korean War in the
Army Corps of Engineers. After discharge, he worked in construction,
building interstates and airports all over Texas in the 50s and 60s,
prior to joining Dixie Sand and Gravel in Chattanooga as president in
1963. He was instrumental in the sale of the company to Vulcan Materials
Company in 1982, ultimately retiring in 1991. He was an excellent golfer
in the 1960s and 1970s once shooting a 68 at Valleybrook.
He is survived by his son, Don and daughter-in-law, Cathy of Dunwoody,
Ga., a sister, Betty Lones of Jacksboro, Tx., a brother, Robert Harrison
of Carrollton, Tx., as well as two grandchildren, Bradley Harrison, a
medical school student in Savannah, Ga., and Kelly Harrison, a senior at
Auburn University.
The family will have a visitation at Lane Funeral Home, 601 Ashland
Terrace on Saturday, March 8, from 2-4 p.m.
There will be a graveside service at Chattanooga National on Monday,
March 10, at 1:30 p.m. with full military honors. At that time, Frank’s
wife, Beverly Harrison, who died April 18, 2013, will be laid to rest
next to her husband.
Condolences may be sent to www.lanefh.com.
Arrangements are by Lane Funeral Home 601 Ashland Terrace, 877-3524. |
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