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From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   HONORING DR. CURTIS MARION GARNER

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                            HON. BRIAN BABIN

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 19, 2025

  Mr. BABIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of a proud 
East Texan, beloved doctor, and my friend, Dr. Curtis Marion Garner.
  Curtis was reunited with his wife, Anne, after sixty-two years when 
he joined her in heaven on September 15, 2025. He was born to Curtis 
Mahan Garner and Verna Burkes Garner on December 30, 1934, in 
Livingston, Texas. His Garner ancestors were Republic of Texas settlers 
in 1835, in Polk County. Mr. Garner considered himself an East Texan 
through and through, believed he lived in the best place on earth, and 
was not wrong.
  Curtis graduated from Livingston High School as co-valedictorian with 
Anne Mahan, who later became his wife. He attended Baylor University 
and later graduated from the University of Texas Medical Branch in 
Galveston, where he received several honors for medical school 
graduates. Following his internship, he and Anne settled in Woodville, 
Texas.
  Curtis served as a physician in Woodville, for over sixty years, from 
1960 until his retirement in 2021. He also worked as a family physician 
for over thirty years in the Swearingen-Garner Medical Clinic and as an 
emergency room physician at Tyler County Hospital, where he was beloved 
by the many nurses, doctors, and other staff he served with throughout 
the years.
  Curtis and Anne were members of First Baptist Church of Woodville, 
where he served as a Sunday school teacher for almost sixty years. He 
was a man of faith and steadfastness who loved his family. Curtis and 
Ann had three children: their daughters Melissa Garner and Marian 
Ballard, and their son Curtis Mahan Garner. Their greatest joy was 
their grandchildren Evan, Barrett, Will, Elizabeth, Alison, Emily, 
Curtis, Madison, Zachary, and Mallory, as well as seventeen great-
grandchildren.
  Curtis led a life distinguished by faith, compassion, and devotion as 
a Christian, father, and grandfather. His legacy of service and love 
remains an enduring inspiration to his family, community, and all who 
knew him.

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