(1913 – 1980) Lemoyne Phares was born in Belmont, Alabama, on January 6, 1913. She attended high school in Marion, South Carolina, and received her diploma in 1929. In 1934, Lemoyne began working as a secretary in Mobile County for the AAA. She held this position for...
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Carl Dennis
(1927 – 2014) Mr. Carl Dennis was a native of Coffee County, Enterprise, Alabama. He was born on January 1, 1927. He was a member of the Auburn First Baptist Church and a member of Friendship Sunday School Class for many years. He was a deacon of the Abbeville First...
Richard E. Deese
(1922 – 2006) Dr. Richard Deese, a native of Lonoke County, Arkansas, began working for the Alabama Cooperative Extension Service in April 1965 as Extension Animal Scientist. He retired in 1984 after a stellar 19-year career, making his mark in the area of beef cattle...
John B. Deavours
(1909 – 1993) John Boyd Deavours, born in Bankston, Alabama, on February 5, 1909, gave forty years of dedicated service to the people of Alabama. He served thirty-three years as an Extension agent before retiring from the position of County Agent-Coordinator in Hale...
W. LaVerne Deakle
(1904 – 1989) Walton LaVerne Deakle was born on February 5, 1904, in Coden, Alabama. He attended Alba High School in Mobile County, receiving a diploma in 1922. Mr. Deakle joined Extension in 1940. His thirty-three-year career of service was all spent in his home...
Samuel Mason Day
(1871 – 1941) Sam Day was a true son of the soil. Born of farming parents on January 25, 1871, near Nixburg in Coosa County, Alabama, the major part of his life was dedicated to farming and improving the farming capabilities of his friends and neighbors. Early in...