(1932 – 2020) Dr. Roy J. Ledbetter was born in Tallapoosa County and grew up in Notasulga AL. He received his B.S. from Alabama Polytechnic Institute and M.S. from Auburn University. He received his Ph.D. in Entomology from Mississippi State University. Ledbetter’s...
(1885 – 1947) Born to the land in Perry County on December 9, 1885, John Lemley Liles knew early on that he would spend his life with farm folk. He began to gain his extensive knowledge of farming at the 7th District Agriculture School in Albertville, Alabama. He...
(1907 – 1984) Emma Jo Lindsey was born in Auburn, Alabama, on August 29, 1907. After attending Huntington College in Montgomery for two years, she returned to Auburn, where she earned her B.S. degree in 1929. In 1948, Mrs. Lindsey joined Extension as an Assistant Home...
(1919 – 1990) William Lindsey was born in Lafayette, Alabama, on October 19, 1919. His early education took place in Chambers County, then military service occupied him from 1942 to 1946. Assigned to an engineer battalion while in the army, his activities won him the...
(1904 – 1956) Coy Melvin Ling was a trusted and admired worker in Extension service for many years. On September 10, 1956, the people of Alabama lost a good friend when a heart attack claimed Mr. Ling’s life. C.M. Ling was born in 1904 in the small Marion County...
(1882 – 1971) Born in 1882 and educated at Peabody College and Auburn University, where she took the early courses offered for home demonstration agents, Victoria Clayton Lingo was a pioneer in Extension work and established for herself a reputation as one who was...