As I near the end of my term as Mayor, my thoughts will always be on our city and what can be done to improve the quality of life for everyone. On Sunday, June 13, 2021, I was given a reception that I will carry with me for the rest of my life. The Depot was filled with a standing room crowd, and I had to hold back tears from my surprise. Being honored for something I have thoroughly enjoyed was unbelievable. Quitman is a special place that I am proud to call home.
Judy and I have worked together as a team for my time as Mayor. I will have over 300 notes from the mayor as of this week, and each time I wrote one, Judy was my critic, confidant, and my best friend. Each Sunday evening, she would critique and suggest other material or correct grammatical errors. Not every Sunday evening meeting went smoothly, but in the end, we gave the information citizens would be interested in. I am very aware of red pencil marks on my preliminary work. I have a minor in English but am not always grammatically correct or keeping stories in a logical order.
I have listed names of people who made a difference in Quitman. See if you can guess what year it was that their names appeared together in the local paper. Next, see if you can remember what they came out against. This happened in the past, but the same concept is again on our doorsteps. Hope we are as united as they were in their statement.
John W. McNeal
J. O. Box
H. C. Watkins
A. White, Jr.
J. A. Anderson
R. T. Walker
C. B. Wier
A. J. McLendon
W. F. Everett
C. S. Ray
R. B. Walker
R. F. Morse
C. F. Stewart
E. N. Kramer
J. A. Terrell
C. A. Huffman
Jeff Carter
I. R. Fisher
W. D. Webb
E. H. Roef
S. A. Box
M. E. O'Connor
W. C. Norris, M. D.
Leroy Martin
E. R. Harper
G. C. Hamilton
W. E. Williams
F. J. Gandy
H. O. Harger
W. M. Freeman
E. Martin, Jr.
C. J. Harrison
J. P. Adams
Hall Dabbs
F. M. Dabbs
J. C. Grayson
R. H. Carmichael
J. H. Lang
J. W. Ballard
B. F. Hand, M. D.
J. A. Avera
J. S. Dave
S. B. Kirland
John S. Dabbs
E. A. Kirkland
A. Johnson
H. H. Hamrick
J. W. Jenkins
D. Shane
W. A. Fulton
B. H. Carter
A. R. Fleming
W. D. Baker
J. W. Bailey
J. O. Satcher
J. J. Long
W. H. English
J. W. Walker
H. C. Donald
C. M. Griffin
J. V. Massingale
W. E. Moore
J. D. Carlson
J. D. Fisher
R. E. Mathis
B. H. Donald
Walter A. McNeill
J. G. Fleming
H. V. Holcomb
W. O. Moore
O. D. Fisher
R. E. White
J. M. Frye
M. Collin
E. C. Cook
W. T. Crawford
J. W. Jones
J. R. Watkins
L. M. McClerkin
S. W. Irby
C. J. Lauer
J. H. Long
G. C. Adams
J. S. Sykes
John Burt
D. H. Hagwood
Walter Prather
John Long
Ed Hess
J. M. Herrington
A. Harris
J. K. Kirkland
C. E. Ericcson
J. J. Haynie
M. L. Eaves
A. B. Jackson
C. B. Trotter
R. P. Jones
C. F. Hahn
J. C. Nichls
F. V. Gallaghee
J. L. Adams
Geo. Glisson
R. W. Davis
R. D. Arrington
T. A. Carter
James A. Box
C. M. Morris
J. M. Carter
O. S. Adams
G. F. Dabbs
