(1941 – 2018) Mr. Curtis H. O’Daniel was employed by the Alabama Cooperative Extension System for 31 years. Once someone met Curtis, it was impossible to forget him. After graduation from Tallassee High School in 1960, Curtis attended Auburn University where he played...
(1917 – 2005) Rachel Oden was born in Gurley, Alabama, and graduated from Madison County High School in 1935. She graduated from Auburn University with honors in 1939. Her work as a home demonstration agent with the Alabama Cooperative Extension System started in June...
(1912 – 1989) Ernestine Odom is a part of the history of Monroe County. So is her late husband, Walter Odom. When she went to Monroe County as Ernestine Harris to be the home demonstration agent, he was the county agent there. They were the first two agents appointed...
(1908 – 2007) James Clarence Odom was born on January 17, 1908, in Parrish, Alabama, in Walker County. Mr. Odom attended Auburn University, where he graduated in 1933 with a degree in Agricultural Education. Immediately after graduating, he returned to Walker County,...
(1906 – 1972) Walter C. Odom was born on August 6, 1906, in Finchburg, Alabama. From an early age, he grew to love the land and its people. He began his life of dedication to Alabama in the Resettlement Administration. This agency later became the Farmer's Home...
(1912 – 1991) Margaret Oliver had a distinguished career with the Extension Service, not only in Alabama but also in Maryland and in Washington, D.C. When asked to describe Miss Oliver, her coworkers spoke most often of her quiet dedication to others as well as to...