(1923 – 1994) Robert Fulton Jones, the first child of the late Victor Cornelius Jones and Minnie Jordan Jones, was born in Macon, Georgia, on February 12, 1923. However, the family soon moved to Union Springs, Alabama, where he spent most of his formative years....
(1911 – 1994) From his early days in rural DeKalb County, a love for farms and the farming way of life never left the heart of Ralph Russell Jones, who devoted 60 years to improving Alabama agriculture. His dedication to improving agriculture was with him through his...
(1914 – 2003) When Sam Jones retired from the Extension Service in 1973, Director Ralph Jones said to him that “We will long remember you as one of the best.” And so do we, still. Those were not empty words. For Robert Samuel Jones, Jr., the Barbour County farm boy...
(1932 – 2009) John E. Jones was born November 27, 1932, in Tuscaloosa County. He grew up on the family farm and learned the value of hard work alongside his brother and four sisters. After completing high school, John enrolled at Auburn University but chose to...
(1908 – 1968) Frank M. Jones planted his soul in the soil of Marengo County, which he served as county agent for over thirty years. He trained the sons of farmers who are now managing farms themselves. Frank was not an eight-hour-a-day man in his thoughts and concerns...
