In remembrance …

Book of Memories - S

Theodore Shumpert

Theodore Shumpert

(1907-1985) It could truthfully be stated that the entire career of Theodore Shumpert was dedicated to the Agricultural program of Randolph County. The stage was set for his life’s work when an emergency arose that caused the position of Vocational Agriculture teacher...

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Ralph L. Sherer

Ralph L. Sherer

(1921 – 1999) Ralph L. Sherer retired from the Alabama Cooperative Extension Service in 1983 after a distinguished and successful career that began as an Extension agent in Guntersville and ended as district Extension supervisor for Southeast Alabama. “But Ralph never...

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Flora Cain Sherer

Flora Cain Sherer

(1915 – 2009) Mrs. Flora Sherer was well respected by her community, her co-workers, and her peers. At her death on July 9, 2009, she was 93 years old. Mrs. Sherer was a resident of Jasper, Alabama, in Walker County. In 1956, she went to work as the office secretary...

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Amanda Leigh Shaddix

Amanda Leigh Shaddix

(1967 – 2020) Amanda Leigh Shaddix was born on December 18, 1967, in Anniston AL, to parents Carter and Joy Shaddix. She graduated from Walter Wellborn High School. She received a degree in Elementary Education from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and a degree...

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Matthew Sexton

Matthew Sexton

(1907 – 1981) Born the oldest of ten children to a farming couple in Crenshaw County, Matthew Sexton plowed the fields beside his father from the tender age of eight. This same father helped build a one-room school­house for his children to attend. The three-mile walk...

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Gene S. Sessions

Gene S. Sessions

(1926 – 2010) Gene Scott Sessions was born on February 18, 1926, to George and Mittie Sessions in Camp Hill, Alabama, and went to school at Ridge Grove and Milltown. He grew up on the family farm, which instilled a love for agriculture that became the basis of his...

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