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Marion County Native Retires After 50 Years With Karnack Post Office
Clarence L. Fason of Karnack retires after fifty years as rural mail carrier. Born August 5, 1899, he began in 1919 delivering by jig and mule, then horse and buggy, later auto. He served 75.10 miles of route to over 1500 patrons, earning 39 safety awards. He helped found local cooperatives and held church and civic roles in Karnack.
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Marion County
Karnack
Clarence L. Fason
United States Postal Department
Mr. Fason
Jefferson
Elizabeth
William D. Fason
C. 0. Fason
Fason
Earth
P.O. Department
Star
Chevrolet
Jeep
Theodore Roosevelt
Grover
Cleveland
Woodrow Wilson
Patrick Henry
Douglas MacArthur
Jimmy Doolittle
Dwight Eisenhower
Harry Truman
Dallas
Post Office Department
Lizzie Baker
Dixie Odom
Virgie Mae Moore
Karna
Ette Ryan
Longview
Dawn
David Simmons
Panola Harrison Electric Cooperative
Karnack Water Supply Corporation
First Baptist Church
Scottish Rite
Shriner
Karnack Lion's Club