Jerry Harrison

Mr. Jerry Lee Harrison, Sr. passed away Tuesday, January 17, 2012, at his home in Climax, Georgia. Services will be held 2:00 p.m., Thursday, January 19, 2012, at Cox Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Stanley Phillips and the Rev. David Grubbs will officiate. Interment will follow in Harrison Cemetery. The family will receive friends 6:00-8:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 18, 2012, at Cox Funeral Home. Jerry Lee Harrison was born July 17, 1949, in Climax, Georgia to James Samuel Harrison, Sr. and Reba Byrd Harrison. Jerry was married to Joyce Musgrove Harrison. He was a retired farmer. Jerry loved outdoor sports. He fished, hunted, played golf, everything outdoors, and was good at everything he tried. He was a member of the Tri-county and Mizell Hunting Clubs and the Bainbridge County Club. Mr. Harrison is survived by his wife, Joyce Musgrove Harrison; mother, Reba Byrd Harrison; children, Lisa and husband, Andy Jones of Whigham, Georgia, Lynn and husband, Craig Phillips of Climax, Sheri and husband, Anthony Glisson of Bainbridge, and Jerry Lee Harrison, Jr. of Climax; brothers, Danny A. and wife, Irene Harrison, and James W. Harrison, both of Climax; grandchildren, Taylor and Conner Harrison of Bainbridge, Morgan and Kasey Phillips of Climax, and Lee Glisson of Bainbridge; and very good friends, Johnny Moore, Carl Bennett, and Charles Kelly. He was preceded in death by his father, James Samuel Harrison, Sr. and brother, James S. (Buckshot) Harrison, Jr. Memorial contributions may be made to Gentiva Hospice, 432 East Shotwell Street, Bainbridge, Georgia 39819. On-line condolences may be sent at www.coxfuneral.net .