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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Feb 12, 2021

Chattanooga attorney Hugh Pierce Garner, a resident of Signal Mountain, died Wednesday at 87. A graduate of the University of Tennessee College of Law, Garner practiced law in Chattanooga for 62 years. While at the University of Tennessee as an undergraduate, Garner was a four-year starter on the football team, a member of the National Championship team of 1951 and recipient of the Roy N. Latspeich Memorial UT Scholastic Award. Following graduation he served in the U.S. Army and the U.S. Army Reserve. Due to pandemic restrictions, there will be no public funeral services. A private family graveside service will be held in Jasper, near to where Garner was born. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Lassiter Cemetery, c/o Mr. Jim Holtcamp, 411 Sawmill Branch Ln., Sequatchie, TN 37374 or a charity of the donor’s choice.