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Board of County Commissioner Calhoun County

Ronald Wood - District 3 Chairman - Elected 1984

James "Boudie" Dillard - District 2 Vice Chairman - Elected 1966-1978

Re-elected 1986

E. L. Hires-District5 Elected 1984

Charles Richards - District 1 Elected 1984

Willie T. Grant - District 4 Elected 1986

David House

County Attorney

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Willie D. Wise Clerk

The Shelton Family

This picture was made in 1960 at a Board of County Commissioners meeting in the courtroom of the Old Courthouse in Calhoun County.

Pictured are: Mr. Amaziah Peacock, Clerk of Court, Mr. Monroe Cox, Commissioner, Mr. Ben H. Stone, Commissioner, Mr. Albert Tindel, Commissioner, Mr. Woodrow Aultman, Commissioner and Mr _C. W. (Charlie) Shelton, Commissioner.

Elbert G. Shelton served as County Commissioner during the years 1969-1973. All preliminary work was completed and construction was begun on the present day courthouse during this time.

c. W. Shelton served as County Commiss-

ioner during the years 1925-1926 and 1939-1961

for a total of 24 years.

The Stone Family

Ben (B.H.) attended Calhoun County schools, graduating from Kinard High School in 1943. He served in the Army from then until December 1945. He was in the Air Force from 1947

to 1950. He attended college at Chipola, Jr., Troy State and received his Masters Degree from Florida State. He served in the public school system as teacher, coach, principal and supervisor.

B.H. was elected to serve as County Commissioner for

District 4 in 1954, began his term in 1955 and served until his death in 1961.

Nadine H. Stone

Ben H. Stone, Jr.

Governor Farris Bryant appointed his wife, Nadine, to complete her husband's term and she was elected to serve three additional terms. The couple's five children are Ben, Sherry, Susie, Luanne and Joey.

During their twenty years as County Commissioners, B.H. and Nadine, with their respective board members, were

able to contribute toward the orderly growth and progress of Calhoun County. The hospital, health clinic, library and new courthouse were built, plus many other accomplishments.

George O. Hill was County Commissioner for District 4 in

Calhoun County from 1931-1932, and 1933-1934.

It was during his term of office that the dream of building the bridge across the Apalachicola River became a fact. Along

with M. B. Knight, County Attorney, Mr. Hill journeyed to Washington, D. C. to receive the support needed for the building of the bridge.

Joseph Tucker served as County Commissioner for District 4 in Calhoun County for the 1905-1906, the 1919-1920, the 1935-

1936, and the 1937-1938terms. The bridge across the Apalachicola River was completed

during his tenure.

A Tribute To

The Trammell Family

John Dwight Trammell and Lois Atkins Trammell Violet Trammell

John D. Trammell

John Dwight Trammell, the first member of the Trammell family to settle in Calhoun County, served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives in 1909,1917,1931 and 1933. In 1931, John Trammell spearheaded efforts to secure funding for the construction of the Calhoun-Liberty Bridge over the Apalachicola River. He worked in conjunction with his brother, Park Trammell, who was then serving in the U. S. Senate. Park Trammell was a former governor of the state of Florida.

A special welcome to Velma Tramme!l Bowles and Coach C.B. Bowles who live in Green Cove Springs, Florida. Coach Bowles coached at Blountstown High School for many years. The BHS football field, Bowles Field, is named after him.

This tribute ispresented by the Trammellfamily.

JalDes M. (Boudie) Dillard

County Commissioner of District #2

James M. (Boudie) Dillard, County Commissioner of District #2, was born in Carr, Florida July 12, 1925 to the late Mathew and Dovie Messer Dillard. Boudie served his country in the U. S. Navy during World WarTwo.

On October 19, 1946, Boudie married the former Maryell Vickery, daughter of the late Walter and Eunice Womble Vickery. They have one daughter, Angela, who is married to Guy Tatum, son of Newton and Kathryn Tatum. Guy and Angela have two children, Stephen and Marsha, all of whom reside in Altha.

Boudie's political career began in September 1966 when he was elected in a special election, to fill the county commission seat left vacant at the death of County Commissioner Albert Tindel. He ran again in 1970 and in 1974, keeping that position. Boudie did not seek re-election in 1978, wishing to devote more time to his family owned

business. In 1986 he decided to get back into politics and ran for the District #2 County Commissioner seat to which he was elected.

Welcome Home From The

Charles Richards Family

Stephen R. Richards and three brothers came to Florida with General Andrew Jackson. The members of the family became permanent settlers of Florida. All four brothers purchased patents (first land deeds from the government).

Stephen Richards was appointed as interpreter for Chief John Blount and four other Indian chiefs who had acted as

guides in Andrew Jackson's invasion of Spanish Florida in 1819. One of Stephen's first assignments was to accompany Chief John Blount to visit the President of the United States, President James Monroe. In his assignment as Indian Interpreter, he met with the Florida Indian Chiefs and the U.S. Commissioners at the Treaty of Fort Moultrie Creek.

This treaty set up reservations for the Seminole nation and in particular, the five Indian Chiefs in the Apalachicola/Chattahoochee Valley.

Stephen Richards proved many times his friendship for the five Indian Chiefs. Before the treaty of 1823, he visited Pensacola to discuss Indian affairs with Governor Andrew Jackson. Jackson, in a letter to Washington, D.C., gave an account of this trip to the Secretary of War, describing Richards and John Blount as good friends to him and to the United States. One part of the treaty that the United States government failed to validate was the grant to Stephen Richards of one square mile ofland on thoeOcheesee Bluff.

Different members of the Richards family have been prominent in Florida politics since its purchase by the United

States from Spain in 1819. Records show that J.N. Richards was Sheriff of Calhoun County from 1863-1867. J.H.

Richards served the longest term as Tax Collector in the history of Calhoun County. Martin L. Richards served a number

of years as a County Commissioner in the Altha district. His wife Lula was postmistress of Altha and was also the person

who named Altha.

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Charles Richards is the son of Thad Richards and Pearl Montford Richards. Mr. Richards attended and graduated from Blountstown High School. He was elected County Commissioner for District 1 in 1984. He was selected as Chairman of the Board by his fellow commissioners in 1986.

The Richards family are members of the Christian Home Freewill Baptist Church.

Welcome Home from the Charles Richards Family: Charles, Ann, Steve, Renee and Thad. Mrs. Pearl Montford Tucker; Terry and Danny Revell, Seth, Amy, Chuck and Robin Richards, Ashley.

Amaziah Peacock

Amaziah Peacock, Clerk of the Circuit Court, 1938. Notice the file drawers and old tax record'books behind Mr. Peacock.

Bank of Blountstow

IEach depositor insured to $100,000

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION

Once upon a time all banks

were home-owned

and operated. We still are.

Altha High School

For many years Altha High School has played an important role in the education of local school children. The quality education which its students received in grades K-12 has been a major influence in the careers of its graduates which have included doctors, lawyers, congressmen, newspaper editors and school teachers to name a few. The building pictured above was constructed in 1926-27. The people of Altha provided the money to build the school through the issue of bonds.

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