(1907 – 1992) A Choctaw County native, James Russel Speed was born in Halsell, Alabama, on March 27, 1907. He graduated from Auburn High School in 1926 and entered Auburn University. While working full-time, he attended school part-time and graduated in time to begin...
(1910 – 2000) Henry James Spears was born April 9, 1910, in Evergreen, Alabama. He was the seventh of ten children born to Ganie and Gussie Franklin Spears. H. J. graduated from Conecuh Training School in 1934 and from Alabama A&M University in May 1941 with a...
(1937 – 2013) Genta Sharp Speakman was born in Birmingham on December 20, 1937. After graduation from Ramsey High School, she enrolled at Alabama Polytechnic Institute and received a Bachelor of Science in 1960 as a part of the first graduating class of Auburn...
(1921 – 2004) Walter Frank Sowell was born in Henry County, Alabama, on October 20, 1921. He was a member of the local 4-H Club and FFA and worked with his father on the farm until he graduated from Abbeville High School. After graduation, he accepted a job with Tom...
(1922 – 2006) Inez Green was the Assistant Home Demonstration Agent in Coffee County from July 1, 1946, to August 15, 1949. It was there she met fellow worker Walter Sowell, who was the Assistant County Agent. They married in June 1949 and were married for 55 years,...
(1914 – 1974) “Dwight Somerville was an outstanding individual — a leader, a mover, a man who got things done. He was also a man who showed compassion for the people he served and an unwavering loyalty to the organization that employed him. Dwight was, in short, that...