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Posted by: Kate Prince on Sep 8, 2020

Memphis attorney Lewis K. Garrison Sr. died on Sept. 2 at 88. Garrison served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War and afterwards went on to earn his law degree from the University of Memphis School of Law. He practiced law in Memphis for 59 years trying many cases throughout his career, most notably the 1999 conspiracy trial involving the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Garrison was a member of the TBA, American Bar Association, Trial Lawyers Association and Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association. Visitation will be held Thursday from 1 to 2 p.m. CDT at the chapel at Memphis Funeral Home in Bartlett on N. Germantown Rd. with funeral services immediately following at 2 p.m. The family asks that all visitors and attendees wear a mask and practice social distancing. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.