(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...
(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...
(1929 – 2023) Bobby Gene (Bob) Spears was born in Skedee, Oklahoma. He attended Oklahoma State University where he received a Bachelor’s degree in Animal Husbandry. After graduating, he managed cattle farms in South Carolina, New York, Pennsylvania, and Russellville,...
(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...
(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...
(1895 – 1983) Known as an Alabamian, although she was born in New Jersey, Marion Walker Spidle’s devotion to duty has gained for her many state and national positions. Achievements highlight her career which began as an assistant principal of a junior high school and...