Hollister Summers Harrison, 93, completed his earthly journey on Wednesday, December 31, 2025.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Eleanor Jacqueline “Jackie” Croston Harrison and is survived by his three children: Jeannine “Jennie” Harrison Powell of Jacksonville, Fla., David Summers Harrison of Nashville, Tenn. and Laura Hollister Suzanne Harrison of Franklin, Tenn. He is grandfather to three boys: Nicholas Harrison (Dave and GiGi Rose), Jack and Sam Harrison (Dave and Heather Harrison); and two girls, Rachel Harrison Mackey and Margot Powell, (Jennie); three great-grandchildren: Lucas, James and Norah Mackey; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Friends and family will be received at Suncrest United Methodist Church in Morgantown, with visitation in the sanctuary from 5 to 7 p.m. on Sunday, January 11, and from 10 to 11 a.m. on Monday, January 12, followed by the funeral service at 11 a.m. Refreshments and fellowship will be offered in the Old Drummond Chapel following the service.
In lieu of flowers, the family would be grateful for donations sent in his honor to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn., the WVU School of Medicine or the WVU School of Music, each in Morgantown. These are all organizations near and dear to Hollister’s heart.
Hastings Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements and online condolences may be made to the family at www.hastingsfuneralhome.com.
