Garland Allan Pillars
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Garland Allan Pillars was born to William Jackson and Gladys Minion Smith Pillars on Sept. 24, 1937 in the Antlers, Okla., hospital. He was the third child of four. Garland attended school in the Soper Independent School District. He met the love of his life, Ida “Sue” Knight and they were married in 1955 in Hugo, Okla. They celebrated 67 years of marriage in January 2023. To this union were born five children: Marshall Allan, Terry Len, Cindy Sue, Haskell Lance and Billy Don.