In remembrance …

Book of Memories - B

T. W. Bridges

T. W. Bridges

(1892 – 1969) “There followeth after me todayA youth, whose feet must pass this way.This chasm, that has been naught to me,To that far-haired youth may a pitfall be.He, too, must cross in the twilight dim;Good friend, I am building the bridge for him.” The words of...

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Thomas J. Breland

Thomas J. Breland

(1916 – 2000) Thomas J. Breland was born April 22, 1916, on a small farm near Wiggins, Mississippi, the fourth child of William and Arlina Woods Breland. T. J. worked hard for his education. He walked three miles to a three-teacher elementary school. There was no high...

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Joseph Bradford

Joseph Bradford

(1907 – 1991) Born and reared on a small farm in Noxubee County, Mississippi, Joseph Bradford began to earn his way early in life. After completing the sixth grade in a rural school system, he worked in the nearby logging and lumber operations. Other jobs he held...

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Peggy G. Bracken

Peggy G. Bracken

(1931 – 2010) “Everyone in Brewton knew Peggy Bracken. As county agent with the Cooperative Extension Service, Peggy toiled ceaselessly to help the people of Brewton and Escambia County. She did it not as a ‘job,’ but because she loved people. Peggy was, simply, a...

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Samuel W. Boynton

Samuel W. Boynton

(1901 – 1963) Samuel William Boynton was born in Griffin, Georgia, and returned to his native state to begin his career in Extension work after graduating from Tuskegee Institute. After working for two years in Georgia, he accepted a position as county agent in Dallas...

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Annie Mae Boynton

Annie Mae Boynton

(1903 – 1983) Miss Annie Mae Boynton, the second of four children of the late Will H. Boynton and Carrie L. Jones Boynton, was born April 13, 1903, in Griffin, Georgia. Samuel W. Boynton, Sr., Julia M. Boynton, and Robert S. Boynton are the other siblings of this...

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