Longtime local historian and former businessman Bud Fraker will be honored by the Garnett Area Chamber of Commerce as Grand Marshal of the 48th Annual Christmas Parade on November 24th. Fraker, who is 92 years old, was associated with Fraker Clothing Store on the west side of the Garnett square for 44 years, coming to work with his father, Ralph Fraker, when he returned from the U.S. Navy from World War II in 1946. Bud took over the business after his father’s death in 1977 and closed the store in 1990 when he was 65 and went to work for Beckman Motors for the next 27 years.
According to the Anderson County Review, Fraker is a longtime chamber member and supporter, a charter member of the Garnett VFW Post, a 70-year member of the local American Legion, and named the 2017 outstanding citizen by the Anderson County Historical Society. Fraker says being selected as Grand Marshal was quite exciting. He never dreamed he would be chosen. He adds that it might not mean much to somebody else, but it is an honor for him. Festivities begin in Downtown Garnett Saturday, November 24, at 6:30.
