(Died: March 2, 2022) Lena Smith Knight would be the first to tell you that she LOVED every day she worked for the Cooperative Extension Service…AND…she NEVER had a boring day!  Few can say the same about a career that spanned some 30 years. Her Extension career...

(Died April 19, 2022) Charles (Pat) Kilpatrick was a proud member of the Alabama Cooperative Extension System.  He worked to improve the lives of many Alabamians. The south Alabama native discovered a love for agriculture after learning the ways of the earth from his...

(1895 – 1975) She was born in Russellville, the next to the oldest child of Mr. and Mrs. Amos Benton Hester. As the oldest daughter, Essie always was help­ing the other six children. If someone needed buttons, thread, lace, or ribbon, he or she would “look upstairs in...

(1927 – 1991) Mayme was the secretary in the Macon County Extension Office. That was a big job and one which she carried out well, according to her performance appraisal forms over the twenty­-three years she worked. There were six years in there, from 1965 to 1971,...

(1888 – 1962) Born in Agricola, Georgia, on June 17, 1888, Junius A. Kitchens grew to be a gentle, caring Extension agent. His education began at the Walker Baptist Institute in Augusta, Georgia, and continued at Tuskegee Institute. In July of 1928, Mr. Kitchens...

(1921 – 1986) Industrious, efficient, and dedicated best describe Catherine Danielly Kitchens. If there ever was a per­son who loved her work, valued her friends, and trea­sured her family, it was Catherine. Her friends and co­workers always knew when they needed help...