(1891 – 1974) Frank Ewell Boyd left a legacy of service that rivals any other in Alabama. The loyalty, devotion, goodwill, time, and energy he put into his public life set him apart from others. His love of God and commitment to the church, community, and family were...
(1904 – 1998) Elta Majors, born September 29, 1904, in Berrydale, Florida, to Clinton and Daisy Howard Majors, grew up in McKenzie, Alabama, and graduated from McKenzie High School in 1923. She received a B.S. degree Cum Laude from Auburn University in 1926 and an...
(1918 – 1998) Frances Bonfield was born in Sheffield, Alabama, in 1918 to Jake and Maude Sanderson Gargis. She had one sister, Grace Elizabeth Gargis Durham. She graduated from Sheffield High School in 1936 and studied at Alverson Business College in Birmingham,...
(1920 – 2009) Dean Bond once described himself as “just an old country boy who made a living out of his hobby.” A newspaper reporter, after interviewing Dean, concluded that “he’s got Southern earth in his soul.” That about says it all for the man who spent 29 years...
(1915 – 2011) Jackson M. Bowling was born in Perry County, Alabama, on March 18, 1915, and graduated from Bibb County High in Centreville, Alabama. He received his B.S. Degree in Agriculture from Alabama Polytechnic Institute (now Auburn University) in 1939. Mr....
(1888 – 1949) John Blake was truly the pioneer county agent in Dallas County, Alabama. His work began there in August 1912 and continued until his retirement in March 1948. That was almost thirty-six years of service devoted totally to the people of Dallas County!...