Hilton Harvison Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Hilton “Fats” Harvison, age 100, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 17th, 2022. He is survived by his loving family, daughter, Kay Morris, and sons, Hilton Jr. (Peggy) and Bobby (Robin), eight grandchildren, seventeen great grandchildren, and three great great grandchildren. Fats retired from the United States Postal Service, worked for many years at Roy Rogers Body Shop, but is greatly known and remembered for his sports broadcasting. He built the press box at Laurel High so that he could better serve the fans of Laurel on Friday nights. Much of his radio time was spent broadcasting dirt track races. Many locals will tell you Fats could make the event come alive on the radio with his detailed play by play commentating. If you ever spent time with Fats, you were for sure to get a history lesson or story from the many eras of his time. You might be in the Navy during WWII, at a jitterbug competition, a JCJC basketball game, or telling the stories of how NASCAR legends got started on dirt track. He was considered the voice of Laurel, Jones County, and beyond for many years. Visitation will be 1:00-1:45 p.m. Friday, May 20th at Memory Chapel Funeral Home, with a graveside service at 2:00 p.m. at Hickory Grove Cemetery. To sign the online guest book, visit www.memorychapellaurel.com.

Hilton Harvison

April 14, 1922 - May 17, 2022