Obituary of Obituary of Granville Pearl (Rock) Harrison 1 Jul 1917 - 13 Dec 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FRANKLIN, Va. - Granville Pearl "Rock" Harrison, 80, a retired teacher and coach, died Saturday of cancer at Southampton Memorial Hospital. Services are 2 p.m. today at Wright Funeral Home. Mr. Harrison was an Ashland, Miss., native. He was a World War IIs Army veteran who received a Purple Heart with two bronze clusters during service in the European theater. He was a lifelong Baptist. He was a member of the American Legion and Kappa Sigma fraternity. He played college football and basketball for Missiswwsippi State University from 1937- 40 and played professional football for the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Philadelphia Eagles (1941), the Detroit Lions (1942) and the Green Bay Packers (1946) in the National Football League. During his military service, he played and coached for the service team inEurope, winning the 1945 European championship. He was a member of the coaching staff of Texas Western College, Garfield High School in Woodbridge, Va., and Stafford High School in Falmouth, Va. In 1970, he moved to Florida, where he was head football coach at John Carroll School from 1970- 73, St. Edward's Prep School of Vero Beach from 1974-77, and Fort Pierce Central and Fort Pierce Westwood high schools. He was inducted into the Mississippi Copiah-Lincoln Community College Hall of Fame in 1990. Survivors include: wife, Dorothea; daughter, Sandy H. Deale of Franklin, Va.; and two grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, in care of Ruth Petty, 116 Southampton Road, Franklin VA 23851. [Obituary misspells the marries name on his dsughter: Deale should be Beale.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jackson, Mississippi Clarion-Ledger 16 Dec 1997 Page 18 Article clipped from Clarion-Ledger -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Birth: 1 Jul 1917 - Ashland, Benton Couny, Mississippi, USA] [Death: 13 Dec 1997 - Franklin, Southampton County, Virginia, USA] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ### Narrative summary of the obituary Granville Pearl "Rock" Harrison, born 1 Jul 1917 in Ashland, Mississippi, died 13 Dec 1997 in Franklin, Virginia. He was a teacher, coach, and World War II veteran, survived by his wife Dorothea, daughter Sandy H. Beale, and two grandchildren. Funeral services for Granville Pearl "Rock" Harrison were held 16 Dec 1997 at Wright Funeral Home in Franklin, Virginia. ### Transcript Obituary of Granville Pearl (Rock) Harrison 1 Jul 1917 - 13 Dec 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FRANKLIN, Va. - Granville Pearl "Rock" Harrison, 80, a retired teacher and coach, died Saturday [13 Dec 1997] of cancer at Southampton Memorial Hospital. Services are 2 p.m. today [16 Dec 1997] at Wright Funeral Home. Mr. Harrison was an Ashland, Miss., native. He was a World War II Army veteran who received a Purple Heart with two bronze clusters during service in the European theater. He was a lifelong Baptist. He was a member of the American Legion and Kappa Sigma fraternity. He played college football and basketball for Mississippi State University from 1937-40 and played professional football for the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Philadelphia Eagles (1941), the Detroit Lions (1942) and the Green Bay Packers (1946) in the National Football League. During his military service, he played and coached for the service team in Europe, winning the 1945 European championship. He was a member of the coaching staff of Texas Western College, Garfield High School in Woodbridge, Va., and Stafford High School in Falmouth, Va. In 1970, he moved to Florida, where he was head football coach at John Carroll School from 1970-73, St. Edward's Prep School of Vero Beach from 1974-77, and Fort Pierce Central and Fort Pierce Westwood high schools. He was inducted into the Mississippi Copiah-Lincoln Community College Hall of Fame in 1990. Survivors include: wife, Dorothea; daughter, Sandy H. Beale of Franklin, Va.; and two grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, in care of Ruth Petty, 116 Southampton Road, Franklin VA 23851. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jackson, Mississippi Clarion-Ledger 16 Dec 1997 Page 18 Article clipped from Clarion-Ledger -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Birth: 1 Jul 1917 - Ashland, Benton County, Mississippi, USA] [Death: 13 Dec 1997 - Franklin, Southampton County, Virginia, USA] ### Vital Statistics Summary |-------|----------------------------------------------------------| | Field | Data | |-------|----------------------------------------------------------| | Name | Granville Pearl "Rock" Harrison | | Age | 80 | | Birth | 1 Jul 1917; Ashland, Benton County, Mississippi, USA | | Death | 13 Dec 1997; Franklin, Southampton County, Virginia, USA | |-------|----------------------------------------------------------| ### Table of Relationships |---------------------------------|---------------|--------------------| | Name | Relationship | Residence | |---------------------------------|---------------|--------------------| | Granville Pearl "Rock" Harrison | Deceased | Franklin, Virginia | | Dorothea | Wife | Unknown | | Sandy H. Beale | Daughter | Franklin, Virginia | | Two grandchildren | Grandchildren | Unknown | |---------------------------------|---------------|--------------------| ### Publication Details |------------------|--------------------------------| | Field | Data | |------------------|--------------------------------| | Newspaper | Clarion-Ledger | | Location | Jackson, Mississippi | | Publication date | 16 Dec 1997 | | Page | 18 | | Source | Article clipped from newspaper | |------------------|--------------------------------| ### Other Relevant Information - Harrison was a World War II veteran, awarded the Purple Heart with two bronze clusters. - He played in the NFL for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Philadelphia Eagles, Detroit Lions, and Green Bay Packers. - He coached at the college and high school levels in Texas, Virginia, and Florida. - Inducted into the Mississippi Copiah-Lincoln Community College Hall of Fame in 1990. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may have contributed to the creation of this text. 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