(1925 – 2022) Claude W. Pike was born November 22, 1926, on a cotton farm in northeast Limestone County. His parents, Homer and Ruth Pike, had a cotton gin. Before beginning his 31-year career with the Extension service, he served with the brave men and women in...
(1930 – 2022) Jean Simmons of Odenville, Alabama, served in the St. Clair County Extension office for 40 years. Simmons was the lead secretary and in that role was a vital part of program discussions, implementation, and outreach. She stayed current on office policy...
(1940 – 2021) James Olen (J.O.) Conway was the fifth child born to James D. and Mary Bessie Conway in Isabella, AL. He graduated from Isabella High School, attended Jacksonville State University, and received his BS and M.Ed. from Auburn University. Later he earned...
(1935 – 2021) Jewel Wesson Hardwick was born in Sylacauga, the daughter of the late Fred Edgar Wesson and Daisy Mae Stonecypher Wesson. She was a graduate of Fayetteville High School and attended the University of Montevallo. She later received a B.S. degree in...
(1941 – 2021) Dr. William Ray (Bill) Jones was born in Florence, MS and grew up in Port Gibson where his parents, Raymond and Ryna Jones, ran the “Five and Dime” store downtown. Upon graduation from Port Gibson High School, he entered the Navy and was stationed in...
