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Hugh and Mellie Belmont Watson Tullis

Hugh and Mellie Belmont Watson Tullis

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'''Garner Hugh Tullis, Sr.'''  (April 4, 1893 &nbsp; February 18, 1966), was a [[business]]man and civic leader from [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]], who formed his own brokerage firm, Tullis, Craig & Bright, and became a partner of E. F. Hutton & Company. He was also a nationally known [[Yacht|yachtsman]] who won the races in 1930, 1932, and 1948 between St. Petersburg, [[Florida]], and [[Havana]], [[Cuba]].<ref name=dict>Dictionary of Louisiana Biography - T - Louisiana Historical Association (lahistory.org), accessed April 30, 2021.</ref>

'''Garner Hugh Tullis, Sr.'''  (April 4, 1893 &nbsp; February 18, 1966), was a [[business]]man and civic leader from [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]], who formed his own brokerage firm, Tullis, Craig & Bright, and became a partner of E. F. Hutton & Company. He was also a nationally known [[Yacht|yachtsman]] who won the races in 1930, 1932, and 1948 between St. Petersburg, [[Florida]], and [[Havana]], [[Cuba]].<ref name=dict>Dictionary of Louisiana Biography - T - Louisiana Historical Association (lahistory.org), accessed April 30, 2021.</ref>

Tullis arrived in New Orleans at the age of sixteen and worked his way from messenger in a [[cotton]] firm to become the principal cotton trader in the whole city. Employed by John F. Clark & Company, he later formed his own brokerage company and then became the Hutton partner in New Orleans. He was a founder of the Louisiana and Southern Life Insurance Company (later Charter Security Life Insurance). He chaired the board of the company until his death.<ref name=dict/><ref>Garner Hugh Tullis (1893-1966) - Find A Grave Memorial, accessed April 30, 2021.</ref>

Tullis arrived in New Orleans at the age of sixteen and worked his way from messenger in a [[cotton]] firm to become the principal cotton trader in the whole city. Employed by John F. Clark & Company, he later formed his own brokerage company and then became the Hutton partner in New Orleans. He was a founder of the Louisiana and Southern Life Insurance Company (later Charter Security Life Insurance). He chaired the board of the company until his death.<ref name=dict/><ref>Garner Hugh Tullis (1893-1966) - Find A Grave Memorial, accessed April 30, 2021.</ref>

During [[World War II]], Tullis served as a lieutenant commander in the [[United States Coast Guard]] and as commander of the Port of Orleans Security Volunteer Force.<ref name=dict/>

During [[World War II]],<ref>It is unclear why Garner Tullis fought in World War II than [[World War I]], which began in Europe when he was twenty-four years of age< Tullis served as a lieutenant commander in the [[United States Coast Guard]] Reserve and as commander of the Port of Orleans Security Volunteer Force.<ref name=dict/>

Tullis married the former Mary Lee Brown (1897-1984) on October 6, 1916. Their children were Malcolm McCullough Tullis (1917-1985), Mary Lee Tullis (1919-2006), Garner Hugh Tullis, Jr. (1923–1930), and Eli Watson Tullis (born 1928).<ref name=dict/><ref>Mellie Belmont Watson Tullis (1861-1917) - Find A Grave Memorial, accessed April 30, 2021.</ref>

Tullis married the former Mary Lee Brown (1897-1984) on October 6, 1916. Their children were Malcolm McCullough Tullis (1917-1985), Mary Lee Tullis (1919-2006), Garner Hugh Tullis, Jr. (1923–1930), and Eli Watson Tullis (born 1928).<ref name=dict/><ref>Mellie Belmont Watson Tullis (1861-1917) - Find A Grave Memorial, accessed April 30, 2021.</ref>