Lloyd Glisson

AUGUSTA, Ga. - Lloyd Glisson passed away on February 26, 2013. He was born on October 27, 1921 in Screven County, Georgia and grew up on the Milhaven Plantation. He attended Sylvania High School and then attended Georgia State Teachers College which is now Georgia Southern University in Statesboro. He played on the last football team the college fielded in 1941, known as the Blue Tide. He left college to join the Army during World War II and served as a Staff Sergeant. He came ashore on Utah Beach in Normandy and fought in General Patton's Third Army across France and into Germany. In 1994 he returned to the beaches of Normandy where he was presented the Medal of Normandy for his contribution to the liberation of France. After the war, Lloyd moved to Augusta where he was employed by the Merry Brothers Brick Company for thirty-seven years retiring as Plant Manager of Plant #1. He married Janice Super in 1950 and they had three children. He loved to hunt and fish, and he and Janice were fixtures on the 16th green at the Masters for many years. Lloyd will especially be remembered for his legendary fish fries. He was a founding member of St. Augustine's Episcopal Church where he served on the Vestry and as Treasurer for many years. Lloyd was a founder and served as Area Chairman of Quail Unlimited and as President of the International Management Council. He is survived by his wife: Janice; daughter: Therese Terry G. Franzen (Steve) of Duluth, GA: and sons: Lloyd Arnette Butch Glisson, Jr., of Augusta and William Bill Tracy Glisson of Augusta; and four grandchildren: Sarah Franzen of Cleveland, MS, Charles Chip Franzen, currently serving in the Peace Corps in Madagascar, Scott Franzen of Atlanta and Reese Glisson of Augusta: his older brother: Thomas of Dallas, TX; two sisters in law: Pat Glisson of Barstow, CA, and Dorothy Glisson of Sylvania, GA; and many nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by younger brothers: Wayne (Barstow, CA) and Donald (Sylvania, GA). In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Lloyd's honor to St. Augustine's Episcopal Church, 3321 Wheeler Rd., Augusta, GA 30909 or to the CSRA Humane Society, P.O. Box 14667, Augusta, GA 30919. A memorial service will be held Friday, March 1, 2013 at 11:00 A.M. at St. Augustine's Episcopal Church with The Rev. Dr. Jason M. Haddox officiating. Burial will follow in the church Memorial Garden. The family will receive friends Friday following the service in the Parish Hall in the church. Thomas Poteet & Son Funeral Directors, 214 Davis Rd., Augusta, GA 30907 (706) 364-8484. Please sign the guestbook at www.thomaspoteet.com.