- Date Of Birth: April 18, 1933
- Date Of Death: November 12, 2008
- State: Pennsylvania
Clifford O. “Red” Garris, 75, of Parker Pike, Parker, Allegheny Twp., Butler County, died at 11:45 p.m. Wednesday, November 12, 2008 at Clarion Hospital following an illness.
Born on April 18, 1933 in Bruin, he was the son of Clifford and Mable Corbett Garris.
Mr. Garris was married to Catherine Kriebel Davis on August 20, 1956. She preceded him in death on April 2, 2004.
Mr. Garris retired from Conrail, and had been a conductor for the Pennsylvania Railroad for 33 years. He and his son, Mark, operated their farm in Allegheny Twp., Butler County for many years. Mr. Garris was of the Baptist faith.
Surviving are four children, Mark Garris of Parker, Matthew Garris of Detroit, MI, Mary Pierce and her husband Harry of Melvindale, MI, and Martha Cochran and her husband Glenn of Oil City. Nine grandchildren and twenty great-grandchildren survive. Four sisters survive, B. Marie Rosenberger of Worthington, Irene Haugh of Callensburg, Mary Kline and her husband Lynn of Knox, and Ressie Burris and her husband Lawrence of Knox.
In addition to his parents and his wife, Mr. Garris was preceded in death by a son, Jackie L. Davis, on September 17, 2004, and a brother, Walter Garris in 1939.
