(1894 – 1977) The folks of Franklin and Lauderdale Counties lost a great lady when Miss Cecile Hester passed away on February 18, 1977. To them, she had become a teacher, a leader, and a friend. Cecile was a Franklin County native, born on December 2, 1894. She...

(1902 – 1981) Aringia A. Hicks began life in Kilgore, Texas, on October 11, 1902. His early education took place there with his receiving his diploma from Kilgore High School in 1920. Desiring to continue his pursuit of knowledge, Aringia left his native state and...

(1918 – 1984) Carolyn Hill Hicks was born in Montgomery, Alabama, on April 26, 1923. Her college years were spent at Tuskegee Institute, where she earned a B.S. degree in Home Economics in 1942. During the 1950s, Mrs. Hicks furthered her education by taking courses in...

(1914 – 2000) Mrs. Julia Ruth Hester Hicks, affectionately known as “Miss Judy,” began working part-time in the County Agent’s office in Chilton County during high school. She assumed the permanent secretarial position in 1952 after the death of her husband....

(1886 – 1960) Benjamin Franklin Hill was born on September 30, 1886, in Hazelhurst, Mississippi. He was born to a poor farming family and decided early in life that he was going to get a proper education and learn all he could about agriculture so that he could lend a...

(1916 – 2004) Helen Florence Barnes Hill was born in the small town of Plantersville in Dallas County, Alabama. She graduated from Dallas County High in 1935. Majoring in vocational home economics with a minor in science, she graduated from Alabama College in...