(1893 – 1982) Born in Bear Creek (Marion County), A. A. Lauderdale was reared on a farm, where his love of the land and its people began. Graduating from the Sixth District Agriculture School in Hamilton, Mr. Lauderdale spent three years teaching in rural Alabama....
(1903 – 1987) Gussie Williams Lavender was born in Montgomery, Alabama, on June 15, 1903, the first of two children from the union of Junius C. Williams, Sr., and Fannie Mae Boyd Williams. The family moved to Tuskegee, where Gussie spent much of her youth. She...
(1897 – 1982) A native of Banks, Alabama, in Pike County, James L. Lawson had one of the longest and most outstanding careers in Alabama Extension. Honored by the Alabama House of Representatives, a 1982 resolution reads: “His 39 years with Alabama Cooperative...
(1903 – 1947) He was born Rance Manton Lawson on August 28, 1903. His hometown was Rogersville, Alabama. To pursue higher education, he attended Auburn University, receiving his B.S. degree in 1932. The next five years found R. M. Lawson teaching Vocational...
(1917 – 1983) If there is an appropriate epitaph for Mr. William Lawson, it is, “If I have helped somebody along this way, then my living has not been in vain.” Mr. Lawson was an employee of the Alabama Extension Service for more than thirty-one years. He worked with...
(1922 – 2009) It was said of Maxine Ledbetter that she loved God, family, and country. She loved many other things, too. That made her special. She loved the outdoors and was happiest when she was working in her yard. She loved animals, all animals, and she went to...