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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>
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During [[World War II]],<ref>It is unclear why Garner Tullis fought in World War II, rather than [[World War I]], which began in Europe when he was twenty-four years of age.</ref> 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/>
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During [[World War II]],<ref>It is unclear why Garner Tullis fought in World War II, rather than [[World War I]. He was twenty-four years of age when the United States entered the war.</ref> 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>
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