(1898 – 1977) Sam Rodgers Doughty was born in Concord, Tennessee, on December 5, 1898. After graduating from Farragut High School in 1915, he enrolled at the University of Tennessee just up the road in Knoxville. He attended classes for one year and then went to serve...
(1927 – 2001) Elmer Dowdell, Jr., enjoyed serving the citizens in Lee, Macon, and Coosa counties in many ways — as a citizen, a county agent, a church member, and as a county commissioner. Sharing his gifts and talents in whatever he did, he prided himself in doing it...
(1923 – 2000) Isabelle M. Downey is a genuine legend who left a real legacy when she retired from the Alabama Cooperative Extension System, September 30, 1978. Belle was with Extension for more than 34 years. For twenty years, she was the state Food Preservation...
(1924 – 1982) Mary Agnes Isom was born in Athens, Alabama, on October 17, 1924. She attended Athens College and David Lipscomb College (Nashville, Tennessee) before receiving her B.S. degree from Auburn University in 1946. While in college, Mary taught high school...
(1909 – 1969) Devoted to the 4-H boys of Houston County for over eighteen years, Thomas J. Dumas was an outstanding Extension influence. “His boys” always brought home blue ribbons as a result of the hard work and dedication of them and their leader. He was born in...
(1928 – 1992) Margie Dean Duncan was once described as the best secretary any county agent’s office in the U.S. could possibly have. That is quite a commendation for the young lady who started work in her home county Extension Office in Carrollton right out of...