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http://www.pocahontastimes.com/obit0417.htm Harry
Richard Callison died at the home of his daughter in Templeton,
California, on Tuesday, December 24, 2002. The son of the
late Denny and Rexford Callison, he was born September 11, 1918,
at Beard. Harry attended Berea College in Berea, Kentucky,
where he obtained a degree in agriculture. He entered the Naval
Officer's Training School in New York City, and was stationed in
San Francisco on the USS Chinquapin as a diesel engineer. He
served in the Pacific Campaign during World War II, and was in
Okinawa when the war ended. He then served on the USS Marias and
retired from the Naval Reserve with the rank of Commander.
He met and married his wife, Dolores, in San Pedro, and they had
their home in San Pedro for their 52 married years. She died on
September 2, 2002. They have two children, Richard and Peggy.
Harry was employed by the City of Los Angeles for over 30 years,
working as a Senior Diesel Plant Engineer at Hyperian Treatment
Plant. He had a flair for story-telling, woodworking, mechanical
abilities, and golf. He was active in the First
Presbyterian Church at San Pedro, serving as an elder and
contributing many of his woodworking talents to the church.
Surviving him are his son, Richard, of Eugene, Oregon; daugher,
Peggy, of Templeton, California; four grandchildren; sister,
Virginia Campbell, of Sinks Grove; brothers, Hubert Callison, of
Beard, and Gilmer Callison, of Tucson, Arizona. A memorial
service was held Monday, December 30, 2002, at the First
Presbyterian Church of San Pedro. |