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Dr. Fanny Fern Davis - Responsible
for planning the biology department at Okaloosa Walton Community
College. She was a Ph.D. in plant physiology, planning &
chairing the Biology Department at OWCC; given numerous awards
for early research on “friendly” herbicides for
use on turfgrasses (benefiting golf courses); elected to Florida’s
Silver-Haired Legislature; became an expert on Northwest Florida’s
native plants; & wrote a series of books on Florida’s
plant life. Pioneer Inductee, inducted posthumously in 1995.
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| Clair Eken - She was a suffragist,
working to help women win the right to vote. She marched and
petitioned legislators in support of the 19th Amendment to the
U.S. Constitution, worked for 50 years for the League of Women
Voters. Pioneer Inductee, inducted posthumously in 1995. |
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Liza Jackson - She was
a leader in the Woman’s Club effort to
provide prenatal care & helped begin a free medical clinic;
was the first woman to serve on the Fort Walton Beach City Council
and was the City’s Woman of the Year in 1955. She was
President Emeritus of the Public Library and has a City park
named in her honor. Pioneer Inductee, inducted posthumously
in 1995. |
| Gertrude L’Abbe - She
worked for 50 years with the Okaloosa County Extension Homemakers
Council; was a leader in 4-H & founded its camp that became
Camp Timpoochee; was President of the Progressive Homemakers
Club teaching canning, rug & mattress making in the early
days to women in isolated parts of the County; and served as
Treasurer of the County Council. Pioneer inductee, inducted
posthumously in 1995. |
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Sarah Frances Brooks Pryor
–The first female child born in what would be called Fort
Walton Beach. She was the first woman Postmaster from 1918-43.
She founded the Woman’s Club for improvements such as
roadside beautification and was Fort Walton Beach’s Woman
of the Year. “Aunt Frances” preserved and donated
the Indian Temple Mound to the city. At the time of her death
at 95, she was the oldest pioneer. Inducted posthumously in
1995. Also inducted into the Florida Hall of Fame. |
| Addie R. Lewis - She was a
dedicated educator teaching in Okaloosa County schools for 42
years from 1931-73. She served as Assistant Supervisor of Okaloosa
County Public Schools and conducted a study & wrote the
brief for the Governor to establish Okaloosa Walton Junior College
in 1963. She served on the Valparaiso City Council and has a
school named in her honor. Pioneer inductee in 1995. |
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Ruth Lovejoy - Was the first
Contemporary Inductee in 1995. She has been the executive director
of Elder Services (formerly the Council on Aging) since 1977.
Services include Meals on Wheels and Coordinated Transportation.
She also is credited with creating the Twin Cities Pavillion
and Crestview Manor |
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