Mary Sue Hairston Garrison Mary Sue Hairston Garrison, 85, was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and devoted homemaker. She was born in Bradley County, Arkansas on August 23,1926 to Aubert Lewis Hairston and Susie Caroline Grider Hairston. Mary Sue graduated in 1944 from Banks High School in Banks, Arkansas. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Waskom where she was also a member of the Lydia Sunday School Class. She worked as a Switchboard Operator for Southwestern Bell Telephone for fifteen years. Mary Sue went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, August 27, 2011. She was preceded in death by her husband James Brown Garrison, brothers John Byron (Bud) Hairston, Robert Curtis Hairston, Aubert Dean Hairston, and sister Hazel Eloise Hairston McRae. Funeral services for Mrs. Garrison will be at 10:00 a.m., Monday, August 29, 2011 at the First Baptist Church in Waskom with Bro. Eric Peyton officiating. There will be a visitation preceding the service from 9-10 at the church. There will be a visitation at the Frazier Funeral Home in Warren, Arkansas from 6-8 p.m. on Monday, August 29th. Graveside funeral service will be at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, August 30, 2011 at the Marsden Cemetery in Bradley County Arkansas. Left to cherish her memory are her brother Billy Gene Hairston and wife Audrey Hairston of Warren, Arkansas, her sons Jim Garrison and wife Karen of Haskell, Oklahoma, Miles Garrison and wife Jodi of Atlanta, Texas, Daniel A. Garrison of Waskom, Texas and Larry Garrison and wife Janene also of Waskom. Also surviving Mrs. Garrison are her grandchildren Sara Garrison, Sonya Garrison, Kaleigh Garrison, Lindsey Garrison, Adrian Thomas, and Mark Thomas, and numerous nieces and nephews.