Harry Douglas Garner, Sr.

Harry Douglas Garner, age 82, of Buford, GA passed away Thursday, September 19, 2019. He was preceded in death by parents, Willard and Annie Mae Brooks Garner of Hampshire, TN. Mr. Garner is survived by his wife of fifty-three years, Patricia Cheatham Garner, Buford; son, Dr. Harry Douglas Garner, Jr. and wife, Natalie, Suwanee, GA; granddaughter, Hannah Grace Garner, Suwanee, GA; brother, Don (Sue) Garner, Hampshire, TN; brother-in-law, Granville (Mary) Cheatham, Columbia, TN; and nieces, nephews, and cousins. Mr. Garner was born on April 27, 1937 in Columbia, TN. He was a 1955 graduate of Hampshire High School in Hampshire, TN. Mr. Garner was retired from Union Carbide Company as department clerk after thirty-six years of service. He was a member of Buford Church of Christ and formerly a member of Cedar Hill Church of Christ. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, September 21, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at Buford Church of Christ with Stan Butt officiating. Mr. Garner will lie in state at 1:00 p.m. A funeral service will be conducted Saturday, September 28, 2019 at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with James Barnes officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Saturday from 12:00 P.M. until service time the funeral home. The family suggests memorials to Cedar Hill Cemetery Fund, c/o Ronnie Hines, 3670 Campbellsville Pike, Columbia, TN 38401. Condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com.  Acting pallbearers will be Mike Lynch, Jimmy Curry, Eddie Baker, Mark Jones, Larry Church, and Benny Morton. Honorary pallbearers include Ray Holden and Doug Garner's many friends and family.