(1872 – 1958) Walter Thomas Gravitt was born on April 2, 1872. His birthplace was Maysville, Alabama. He received his education at the State Agriculture and Mechanical (A&M) Institute in Normal, Alabama. In 1892, he began teaching in the public schools of Madison...
(1902 – 1991) “She was a very definite asset to the Houston County Extension Program.” “She made an outstanding contribution to the Coosa County Extension program.” These are samples of the remarks made about the work of Thelma Graves after she left the Houston...
(1908 – 1960) The farmers of Butler County lost a true and devoted friend when Clarence Granade passed on. In the words of Extension Director E. T. York, “Mr. Granade’s sincere belief in agriculture and the welfare of mankind were genuinely exposed in his daily...
(1930 – 2009) Edward (Ed) Graham was born in Forest Hills, Mississippi, on September 23, 1930. He was raised on a large farm that produced beef cattle, hay, corn, pecans, and ornamental plants. It was no surprise that agriculture was what he studied and how he made a...
(1912 – 1987) Growing up in Dadeville, Alabama, Thelma Sheppard found herself involved in the 4-H Clubs of Tallapoosa and Macon Counties. That itself had been a task! The only 4-H clubs available were the Boys’ Corn Clubs, but Thelma and her sister Eugenia joined...
(1907 – 1996) Myrtle Love Good was born in Benton, Alabama, in Lowndes County on January 3, 1907. She graduated from Hayneville High School in 1925. Afterward, she attended Auburn University during summer sessions 1925-29. Myrtle Good came to work with Alabama...