Lavender was reared in Texarkana, [[Arkansas]], the sister city of Texarkana, Texas, where he now resides with his wife, the former Jan Timberlake. He graduated in 1973 from Arkansas High School in Texarkana, Arkansas, and holds a bachelor's degree in management from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.texastribune.org/directory/george-lavender/|title=State Rep. George Lavender|publisher=texastribune.org|accessdate=September 29, 2011}}</ref> | Lavender was reared in Texarkana, [[Arkansas]], the sister city of Texarkana, Texas, where he now resides with his wife, the former Jan Timberlake. He graduated in 1973 from Arkansas High School in Texarkana, Arkansas, and holds a bachelor's degree in management from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.texastribune.org/directory/george-lavender/|title=State Rep. George Lavender|publisher=texastribune.org|accessdate=September 29, 2011}}</ref> |