(1918 – 1994) The youngster, hot, tired, and dirty from digging Johnson grassroots, rested against his hoe handle in a field near Athens and watched as his father chatted with the visiting county agent. Impressed with the county agent’s late model car, neatly pressed...
(1908 – 1986) For twenty-seven years Mignon Burgess served the people of Alabama. She loved her work and had “a real affection for the Extension staff.” That quote came from Mignon’s letter of retirement. In that notification, she revealed her genuine regret at having...
(1896 – 1945) F. W. “Yankee” Burns was born on a livestock farm at Elgin, Illinois, on August 5, 1896. Growing up on this farm, Francis William Burns learned to love the land and was led to devote his adult life to helping farm families. He was drawn to Auburn’s...
(1933 – 2005) “If you are going to do anything, do it right and practice, practice, practice!” Tom Burnside not only taught thousands of young people this valuable lesson but lived it in his everyday life. T. F. “Tom” Burnside, Jr., was born on January 3, 1933, in...
(1902 – 1990) After twenty-eight years of continual, loyal service to the people of Clarke County, Lucile Burson retired to enjoy friends and family at her lovely home, Fr’en’wood, in Grove Hill. Miss Burson was born on April 12, 1902, in Atmore, Alabama. She...
(1923 – 2007) James B. Butler was born in Hobbs Island, Alabama, in Madison County on July 26, 1923. His parents were the Rev. John Byrd Butler and Annie Youree Butler. Mr. Butler was a veteran of World War II, serving in both the European and Asiatic Pacific...