The Family Heritage Wall of Honor 2013

The 2013 Family Heritage Wall of Honor inducted 11 new members this year. There was standing room only; more than twice the number who attended last year. Will you be among them in 2014?

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Lillie Mae Ward Fuller and Sarah Enzor Lee—Two of our 2013 Inductees

“If we don’t preserve the history and culture of our families and community, who will?”

June 2013

“If we don’t preserve the history and culture of our families and community, who will?”

2013 Family Heritage Wall of Honor

Isaac Waymond Barrow was born April 8, 1942 in Covington County,Alabama to James G. “Red” Barrow and Ruby L. Cog-burn Barrow. His grandparents, Wayland C. Barrow and Annie B. Boggan; Waymond was raised in the Escambia Farms community and was a lifetime resident of

Okaloosa County.

By Brenda Barrow

Boston Massachusetts Merritt was born April 7, 1891 near Red Level in Cov-ington County Alabama. His family moved to Florida prior to 1900, to the area north of Chaffin, now Milli-gan. They settled on what is now the Old River Road near the Griffith Ferry site. Alice Hill Merritt was born

February 1, 1893 in north Walton County, Flori-da. Her family moved to the Chaffin area, which was at that time in Santa Rosa County in about 1910.

By James Broxson

Neal Cobb. “Pop” as he was known to his family,

played baseball in the Ala-bama-Florida League. While playing for the Crestview Braves in 1954, he won the National Minor League Batting Title with a .432 batting average. Dazzy Vance, Brooklyn Dodger

pitching great, presented Cobb the Silver Bat Award at Neal Cobb Day in Crestview. He also served as Chief of Police in Crestview during the same time period. Neal became Director of Transportation for Okaloosa County Schools in the 1960’s, where he remained until his retire-

ment after 30 years. By Jeff Barrow

Jeanette Cook was born July 29, 1935 in the Shockley Springs com-munity north of Baker. She was one of 14 children born to Henry A. and Madolin Cook. Jeanette has lived in the Blackman and Escambia Farms community all of her life. “We did a lot of good things for education in our county and instilled pride in our children”, said Jeanette. She served for many years on the “Chippa Board” established by Governor Lawton Childs, to help small businesses such as farmers and log-gers to purchase affordable insurance for their families.

By Warren Cook

Leon Robert Greene. “Buck” owned and operated the Gulf Service Station in Niceville from 1951 to 1955. He then began asphalt paving in his busi-ness known as Greene Construction Ser-vice. He passed the ownership of that business to his sons. He served a term as Mayor of the City of Niceville and as an Okaloosa County Commissioner from 1971 until 1976. Buck loved God and his church, the Antioch Baptist Church in Crestview. He served as an active deacon for many years until becoming physically disabled and was then honored as a lifetime honorary deacon of the church.

By Alice Broxson

Annie Carroll Jackson was one of seven children born to Willie and Eva Ousley. She was a lifelong resident of Oka-loosa County. Although she had an eighth grade educa-tion, she was an effective entrepreneur in Crestview for many years. She was very business savvy. She had two and three jobs all of my life, doing it all with excel-lence. She instilled in us that if you want something in life you got to work hard for it because there is nothing free in this world, and that one is going to give you anything. She was amazing in that she raised 12 great grandchildren, over a hundred grand and great grandchildren, and she knew all of them.

By DeLois Jackson

Annual Induction Ceremony 8 May 2013

These are vignettes; read each entire BIO in the permanent

binder in the museum research library !

“If we don’t preserve the history and culture of our families and community, who will?”

Claire Covell was born in Pensacola on September 11, 1927, and was raised in DeFuniak Springs, Florida. After graduating from Huntingdon College, she married WA (Jake) Jernigan in 1950. They had six children who wereborn and raised in Crestview. She and Jake developed Jernigan Subdivision, the

first affordable housing in Crestview. As her children grew, Claire went back to FSU and earn her Master Degree in Guidance Counseling. Claire became a staff mem-ber at Crestview High School and Bob Sikes Elementary School, where she re-tired.

By Tracey Jernigan Bethea

Lille Mae Ward Fuller was the eighth of nine children born to Ben and Mollie Ward. She was born in Baker, FL. in 1918. She has lived in Baker, Florida most of her life, where she attended Baker School from the 1st—12th grade. Lille and George raised their 13 children in Baker. Lille worked on the farm, gardened, canned and filled two 21 foot freezers every year to help feed her family. She milked cows and sold eggs and milk, in addition to her other house-

hold duties, while getting all of her chil-dren off to school. She always made sure that her children ate three meals a day and did not believe in them eating what she called junk food. She said they had to eat three good meals if they were going to work.

By Lucille Price King, Larry Price, Georgeann Price McDonald,

Jimmy R. Price Sarah Judson Enzor Lee, lifelong resident of Okaloosa Co., is

the daughter of (Jut) Enzor M.D. and Sarah Booth (Sallie) Enzor. Her father was instru-mental in opening the first Enzor Brothers Clinic . She met and married Claude Al (Buck) Lee. ‘Sadie’ worked tirelessly on the family farm in Baker alongside her hus-band. At dawn she could be seen picking up farm hands to assist with the farm’s pro-duction. If she wasn’t preparing food for the workers, she was driving the crops to market in spite of the fact she could barely

reach the petals! Small in stature but large in spirit. Sadie now resides at Crescent Park Village in Crestview, Fl. She still enjoys traveling and visiting with family and friends. By Mary Enzor Foscue, MD Celestine Enzor Folga

Ruth Griner Cadenhead, born June 14, 1924, in Deerland, FL., was a lifelong resident of Okaloosa Co. She attended Pond Creek School ; a one room school house. The family moved to Niceville, FL. shortly before WWII; she graduat-ed from Niceville High School.

She was a volunteer at Oka-loosa County voting polls – first

in Ft. Walton Beach and next in Crestview. For many years, she was a member of the VFW Auxil-iary (a past-President of the Auxil-iary Post 7674).The group con-ducted service projects to help and support veterans and families who needed assis-tance. After the family moved to Crestview, she was active in the Crestview Women's Club . She also served as a Guardian Ad Litem for Okaloosa Co. She never missed a Homecoming at Crowder Chapel & Cemetery; she was a GtGtgrandaughter of the chapel’s namesake, Rachel Barnes Crowder .

By Julia Cadenhead Vicki Livingston

Buford “Emanuel” Williams , born (Dec. 25, 1922) and raised in Baker, FL. On Jan. 8, 1941, Emanuel enlisted in the Army. He met his wife , Helen Delores Taylor, born on Nov. 13, 1923, in Indiana. A few days into the Battle of the Bulge, Emanuel was taken prisoner of war by the Germans on Dec. 19, 1944. Emanuel remained a POW until the Germans surrendered on May 8, 1945, when he was returned to the American military. Emanuel retired as Okaloosa County’s Di-rector of Mosquito Control in 1975. Helen retired from accounting at MR&R Trucking in Crestview, FL.

By Kristina Curry

1942

Family Heritage Wall of Honor

8 May 2013

Baker Block Museum

North Okaloosa Historical Association

“If we don’t preserve the history and culture of our families and community, who will?”

Mrs. Velma Jones Conyers is a 2012 Inductee.

Family Heritage Wall of Honor

8 May 2013

Baker Block Museum

North Okaloosa Historical Association

“If we don’t preserve the history and culture of our families and community, who will?”

Book Signing at the Museum on 13 June 2013

“CREEK BY BLOOD: A Last Gathering of the Creek Peoples at Oak Grove in Okaloosa County” By Nathan A. Chessher with Julia Cadenhead

“My goal has always been to discover and protect my native heritage in order to pass it along to future generations. Now, given the changing times, if what I have to share is to survive, it must be put into a text. As you read, do so with an open heart and active mind” says Chessher.

Cadenhead had this to say, “For me, the book rep-resents pride in place: I am proud of having grown up in Okaloosa County. Pride in com-munity: not only family, but friends and neighbors who have been part of my character formation. And, of course I am proud that Christian spirituality was woven into our Native ancestry”.

“If we don’t preserve the history and culture of our families and community, who will?”

We welcomed Gail Lynn Meyer, Museum Manager, Heritage Park & Cultural Center which includes the Indian Temple Mound Museum, Camp Walton Schoolhouse Museum, Garnier Post Office Museum, Fort Walton Temple Mound, Civil War Exhibit Building.

139 Miracle Strip Pkwy SE Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548

Have you visited them, yet ?

Also a guest, Judy, of Laurel Hill,

reminisced about the old seem-

ingly ‘lost’ cemeteries in the

north county area. . .some with

shells ( a native peoples’ tradi-

tion) decorating the gravesites.

Local author and historian, Brian Rucker, was in attendance. He is much in demand and the museum

is working to get him on the book signing schedule in the near future. A professor at Pensacola State

College, he authored Treasures of the Panhandle: A Journey through West Florida . As the book itself

states, "Rucker describes every museum, historic district, state park, and natural vista in West Flori-

da....Treasures of the Panhandle is ideal for anyone interested in heritage tourism or eco-tourism.

Coming

Soon

“If we don’t preserve the history and culture of our families and community, who will?”

Barbara Rollin ? ?

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? Ward Vera Blue

One of these ladies

is Betty Moore

These photos were taken ca 1938-1940. We believe

these ladies may have been school classmates in the Holt,

Baker, Crestview, FL area. If you can identify anyone. Please

contact the museum — come by or send info to

bakermuseum@aol.com. If you are a family member and

wish to have the original; we can arrange that for you. Speak

to Ann.

We love this photo. It speaks of relationships that endure

time, tide and change. On the back of this photo is written

“Mr. Bobby Adams and “Tags” “. . . .again, from the Holt

(perhaps Baker) area. If you are a family member and wish

to have the original contact us as noted above.

“If we don’t preserve the history and culture of our families and community, who will?”

Have you updated your address, email on the North Okaloosa Historical Association, Inc.

Membership Roll ? If not, use the insert below to do so. Please do not mail cash. If you

have additional questions about membership, e us a bakermuseum@aol.com or phone us.