The historical schools that once dotted the landscape of Tipton County were segregated like all schools in the South during the beginning of the 20th century. Union Hill was a colored school in the District 6 area of Munford. Teachers 1912 Lena C. Jones, L. Dorsett 1913 Lena Jones 1914 Leona C Jones 1915 Lillian …
Sarah Foust (1879-1956) with students in Milton, Pennsylvania May 13, 1902. By Sherri Onorati, published in The Leader on June 21. 2012 Not much is known about Bowden School. Teacher pay records show that it was in existence in 1911 but school records at the Tipton County School Board are few and the only teacher …
This picture was donated to the Tipton County Museum by John Marshall. The young men are unidentified, except for the Coach who in another pictured is named Coach Lester.
Aug. 27, 1906 – June 17, 1996 – Mary Sue Kelley Knoll of Baltimore, MD., died in her residence following a lengthy illness. Services were Wednesday morning in the Ambrose Funeral Home in Baltimore. A daughter of A. A. and Laura Luttrell Kelley, she was a 1925 graduate of Byars-Hall High School and a retired …
Squire A. A. Kelley Is Leukemia Victim – Covington Magistrate III Only Two Weeks. Squire Albert Alonzo Kelley, for 20 years, a magistrate at Covington, died yesterday afternoon at his home, a victim of Leukemia, a disease which has claimed comparatively few victims in this section. He had been critically ill for two weeks. He …
Jan. 31, 1913 – Feb. 4, 2004 – Albert A. Kelley of Covington died at his residence. Mr. Kelley, 91, was a retired principal from Holmes School for 27 years, and taught for the Tipton County School System for 36 years. He graduated from Union University in Jackson in 1935. He held many positions in …
May 16, 1912 – Nov. 27, 2006) Aileen W. Kelley, 94, retired school teacher for Tipton County School System for 42 years, died November 27, 2006 at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton. Funeral service will be at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday. November 29 at Garland Baptist Church. Burial will be in Shiloh Cemetery. Mrs. Kelley was the widow …
Sheriff Billings Drowns; Widow Assumes His Post – Ben Billings (12/11/1915 – 5/6/1976), who served as Tipton County sheriff for almost 13 years, was buried on Saturday. According to reports, Sheriff Billings drowned while fishing in Sardis Reservoir in Mississippi on May 6. Lafayette County Sheriff Buddy East told the local sheriff’s department that Sheriff Billings was …
