T.C. Brister, 80, a former state representative and Pineville businessman died at 9:45 p.m. Friday in Rapides General Hospital after suffering a heart attack.
He represented Grant and Rapides Parishes from 1940-44, 1948-52 and 1968-72.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Mary Louise Blum Brister of Pineville; three daughters, Mrs. Kathleen Martin of New Iberia, Mrs. Margaret Allen of Pineville and Mrs. Marleen Gough of Clinton, Miss.; one brother, Alton Brister of Pineville; four sisters, Mrs. Calvin Perkins of Grant, Mrs. A.K. Ammen, Mrs. J. Hugh Smith and Mrs. Gordie Marshall, all of Pineville, and nine grandchildren.
Services are tentatively set for Sunday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Hixson Funeral Home in Pineville. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery.
Friends may call after 3 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Brister was first elected to the House of Representatives in 1940, defeating 19 other candidates. He ran unsuccessfully for the Senate in 1944 against Grove Stafford, then was again elected to the House in 1948.
He did not seek re-election in 1952, choosing to devote his time to his Pineville hardware and sporting goods business. He sold his business in 1956 and the next year announced his candidacy for the House of Representatives. He was elected and served only one term.
He was born in Gaar's Mill in Winn Parish but his parents moved to Mount Lebanon when he was an infant. In 1916, the family moved to Verda in Grant Parish, where he finished high school in 1916. Then the Bristers moved to Pineville.
He served in the Signal Corps in France during World War I. After leaving service, he returned to his job with Gulf Refining Co. and was sent to Brookhaven, Miss., as an agent.
He entered the wholesale oil business in Westpoint, Miss., for a time and then became a traveling salesman.
In 1928 he joined the Pineville Hardware Co. which was organized by his brother, and was in this type of business until his retirement in 1966.
He was a member of the First Baptists Church of Pineville. He was a member of Solomon Lodge No. 221, F&AM; Keystone Chapter No. 44, F.A.M.; Trinity Commandery No. 8, Knights Templar; El Karubah Temple of the American Legoin, the Veterans of Foreign Wars and Cenla Barracks Veterans of World War I.
One of the accomplishments that he was most proud of from his earlier service in the legislature was securing the land for Pineville High School.
He also served on the State Board of Public Works and was president of the Rapides Parish Board of Education Supervisors.
Published in The Town Talk, Alexandria, LA, 27 Nov 1976, Sat, Pages 1 & 2.
He represented Grant and Rapides Parishes from 1940-44, 1948-52 and 1968-72.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Mary Louise Blum Brister of Pineville; three daughters, Mrs. Kathleen Martin of New Iberia, Mrs. Margaret Allen of Pineville and Mrs. Marleen Gough of Clinton, Miss.; one brother, Alton Brister of Pineville; four sisters, Mrs. Calvin Perkins of Grant, Mrs. A.K. Ammen, Mrs. J. Hugh Smith and Mrs. Gordie Marshall, all of Pineville, and nine grandchildren.
Services are tentatively set for Sunday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Hixson Funeral Home in Pineville. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery.
Friends may call after 3 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Brister was first elected to the House of Representatives in 1940, defeating 19 other candidates. He ran unsuccessfully for the Senate in 1944 against Grove Stafford, then was again elected to the House in 1948.
He did not seek re-election in 1952, choosing to devote his time to his Pineville hardware and sporting goods business. He sold his business in 1956 and the next year announced his candidacy for the House of Representatives. He was elected and served only one term.
He was born in Gaar's Mill in Winn Parish but his parents moved to Mount Lebanon when he was an infant. In 1916, the family moved to Verda in Grant Parish, where he finished high school in 1916. Then the Bristers moved to Pineville.
He served in the Signal Corps in France during World War I. After leaving service, he returned to his job with Gulf Refining Co. and was sent to Brookhaven, Miss., as an agent.
He entered the wholesale oil business in Westpoint, Miss., for a time and then became a traveling salesman.
In 1928 he joined the Pineville Hardware Co. which was organized by his brother, and was in this type of business until his retirement in 1966.
He was a member of the First Baptists Church of Pineville. He was a member of Solomon Lodge No. 221, F&AM; Keystone Chapter No. 44, F.A.M.; Trinity Commandery No. 8, Knights Templar; El Karubah Temple of the American Legoin, the Veterans of Foreign Wars and Cenla Barracks Veterans of World War I.
One of the accomplishments that he was most proud of from his earlier service in the legislature was securing the land for Pineville High School.
He also served on the State Board of Public Works and was president of the Rapides Parish Board of Education Supervisors.
Published in The Town Talk, Alexandria, LA, 27 Nov 1976, Sat, Pages 1 & 2.
T.C. Brister, 80, a former state representative and Pineville businessman died at 9:45 p.m. Friday in Rapides General Hospital after suffering a heart attack.
He represented Grant and Rapides Parishes from 1940-44, 1948-52 and 1968-72.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Mary Louise Blum Brister of Pineville; three daughters, Mrs. Kathleen Martin of New Iberia, Mrs. Margaret Allen of Pineville and Mrs. Marleen Gough of Clinton, Miss.; one brother, Alton Brister of Pineville; four sisters, Mrs. Calvin Perkins of Grant, Mrs. A.K. Ammen, Mrs. J. Hugh Smith and Mrs. Gordie Marshall, all of Pineville, and nine grandchildren.
Services are tentatively set for Sunday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Hixson Funeral Home in Pineville. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery.
Friends may call after 3 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Brister was first elected to the House of Representatives in 1940, defeating 19 other candidates. He ran unsuccessfully for the Senate in 1944 against Grove Stafford, then was again elected to the House in 1948.
He did not seek re-election in 1952, choosing to devote his time to his Pineville hardware and sporting goods business. He sold his business in 1956 and the next year announced his candidacy for the House of Representatives. He was elected and served only one term.
He was born in Gaar's Mill in Winn Parish but his parents moved to Mount Lebanon when he was an infant. In 1916, the family moved to Verda in Grant Parish, where he finished high school in 1916. Then the Bristers moved to Pineville.
He served in the Signal Corps in France during World War I. After leaving service, he returned to his job with Gulf Refining Co. and was sent to Brookhaven, Miss., as an agent.
He entered the wholesale oil business in Westpoint, Miss., for a time and then became a traveling salesman.
In 1928 he joined the Pineville Hardware Co. which was organized by his brother, and was in this type of business until his retirement in 1966.
He was a member of the First Baptists Church of Pineville. He was a member of Solomon Lodge No. 221, F&AM; Keystone Chapter No. 44, F.A.M.; Trinity Commandery No. 8, Knights Templar; El Karubah Temple of the American Legoin, the Veterans of Foreign Wars and Cenla Barracks Veterans of World War I.
One of the accomplishments that he was most proud of from his earlier service in the legislature was securing the land for Pineville High School.
He also served on the State Board of Public Works and was president of the Rapides Parish Board of Education Supervisors.
Published in The Town Talk, Alexandria, LA, 27 Nov 1976, Sat, Pages 1 & 2.
He represented Grant and Rapides Parishes from 1940-44, 1948-52 and 1968-72.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Mary Louise Blum Brister of Pineville; three daughters, Mrs. Kathleen Martin of New Iberia, Mrs. Margaret Allen of Pineville and Mrs. Marleen Gough of Clinton, Miss.; one brother, Alton Brister of Pineville; four sisters, Mrs. Calvin Perkins of Grant, Mrs. A.K. Ammen, Mrs. J. Hugh Smith and Mrs. Gordie Marshall, all of Pineville, and nine grandchildren.
Services are tentatively set for Sunday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Hixson Funeral Home in Pineville. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery.
Friends may call after 3 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Brister was first elected to the House of Representatives in 1940, defeating 19 other candidates. He ran unsuccessfully for the Senate in 1944 against Grove Stafford, then was again elected to the House in 1948.
He did not seek re-election in 1952, choosing to devote his time to his Pineville hardware and sporting goods business. He sold his business in 1956 and the next year announced his candidacy for the House of Representatives. He was elected and served only one term.
He was born in Gaar's Mill in Winn Parish but his parents moved to Mount Lebanon when he was an infant. In 1916, the family moved to Verda in Grant Parish, where he finished high school in 1916. Then the Bristers moved to Pineville.
He served in the Signal Corps in France during World War I. After leaving service, he returned to his job with Gulf Refining Co. and was sent to Brookhaven, Miss., as an agent.
He entered the wholesale oil business in Westpoint, Miss., for a time and then became a traveling salesman.
In 1928 he joined the Pineville Hardware Co. which was organized by his brother, and was in this type of business until his retirement in 1966.
He was a member of the First Baptists Church of Pineville. He was a member of Solomon Lodge No. 221, F&AM; Keystone Chapter No. 44, F.A.M.; Trinity Commandery No. 8, Knights Templar; El Karubah Temple of the American Legoin, the Veterans of Foreign Wars and Cenla Barracks Veterans of World War I.
One of the accomplishments that he was most proud of from his earlier service in the legislature was securing the land for Pineville High School.
He also served on the State Board of Public Works and was president of the Rapides Parish Board of Education Supervisors.
Published in The Town Talk, Alexandria, LA, 27 Nov 1976, Sat, Pages 1 & 2.
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