(1923 – 2012) Alex C. Brown grew up in the town of Milledgeville, Georgia, where he was raised by his grandfather and step-grandmother. He learned carpentry from his grandfather, Eli Barns, as well as farming and caring for farm animals. He graduated from Eddie High...
(1923 – 1996) A native of Pickens County, Grover Cleveland Brooks was born in Carrollton, Alabama, on August 31, 1923. As a small child, he learned to appreciate the soil, water, and our environment as he helped with family chores and on the farm. He attended and...
(1914 – 1960) William G. Brockway, Jr., was born and raised in Sumter County. He was from a family of farmers. Bill and his two younger brothers, Benjamin and Robert, all earned degrees in agriculture from Auburn University and took that knowledge back to the land of...
(1897 – 1963) Thousands of his friends mourned the passing of Charles Brockway. His sense of humor, warm friendliness, and deep understanding of people served him well as he went about advising the people of Alabama. Residents in Autauga, Monroe, Macon, Butler, and...
(1885 – 1976) Known and respected for his diligence, Joe Brock won the hearts of those who came for his advice. He was born Isaac Joseph Brock on Christmas Day 1885 to Drucilla and Isaac Jasper Brock, who was living in Lindale, Georgia, at the time. Little is known...
(1923 – 1987) The focus of Frank Britt’s life was not his job with the Extension Service. Second, only to his family, it was his farm in Coffee County. Farming was the profession he had always loved, and for it, he was glad to leave his job as assistant county agent...