Background
Thomas, Garnett Jett was born on July 27, 1920 in Farmington, Kentucky, United States. Son of Pinkney Madison and Ethel (Drinkard) Thomas.
Thomas, Garnett Jett was born on July 27, 1920 in Farmington, Kentucky, United States. Son of Pinkney Madison and Ethel (Drinkard) Thomas.
Bachelor of Science, Lambuth University, 1947. Master of Science, Mississippi State University, 1949.
Clerk, accountant Illinois Center R.R., Paducah, Kentucky, 1941-1942. Manager College Bookstore Lambuth University, Jackson, Tennessee, 1946-1947. Accountant Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station, Mississippi State, 1948-1960, chief accountant, 1960-1975, administrative officer and chief accountant, 1975-1985.
Administrative officer emeritus, from 1985. President PBR Corporation, Starksville, Mississippi, 1974-1984. Finance administrator seed technical, research international programs Brazil, India, Guatemala, Columbia, Thailand, Kenya, 1958-1985.
President Government Employees Credit Union.
Member of advisory board National Bank of Commerce of Mississippi, 1974. Served with United States Navy, 1942-1946. Member National Association Accts., Association Government Accts., American Association Accts., Academy Accounting Historians, Southern Association Agricultural Scientists.
Lodge: Rotary (president 1959-1960, district 682 governor 1977-1978, advising committee to president 1979-1980, district chairman Poloplus).
Married Katherine Gardner, Mary. 26, 1948 (deceased September 1979). Married Nell Penton, May 23, 1981.
Stepchldren: Vernon Bice, Michael Bice, Gina Black.