Olive Branch Hall of Fame
Induction into the Olive Branch Hall of Fame is the highest honor the City can bestow upon one of its citizens. Members of the Hall of Fame are a diverse group. There are pioneers who risked everything to be among the first to come into a wilderness area and carve out a life for themselves and their families. There are educators, healthcare professionals, elected officials, public servants, merchants, business leaders, civic leaders, and community activists. Some are unsung heroes who were hardly noticed but led exemplary lives and became pillars of the community. The Hall of Fame is the City’s opportunity to honor and show appreciation to those who have given a lifetime of service to our community.
The 2021 inductees to the Olive Branch Hall of Fame are Judy Holloway Berryhill and James Paul “Jim” Davis. (Click on their names to read their story.)
The complete list of members of the Olive Branch Hall of Fame and the year they were inducted are:
Bill G. Allen 2015
Gilbert Leon Allen 2018
Marthola Allen 2014
Helen D. Allison 2012
Jimmy Neal Andrews 2015
Billy W. Baldwin 2014
Vicky Jo Baldwin 2019
Judy Holloway Berryhill 2021
Drue D. Birmingham, Jr. 2012
Billie B. Blocker 2010
Milton S. Blocker 2007
Perry Lee Bowlen 2014
Lemoyne Brigance 2011
Frank J. Brown, Jr. 2008
Sarah J. Camp 2010
Walter S. Carter, Jr. 2015
B. J. Chain, Sr. 2007
Ruby B. Chain 2015
Bill E. Cruthirds, Sr. 2008
Scottye C. Davidson 2008
James Paul “Jim” Davis 2021
Wendell W. Davis 2015
James A. Doddridge, Sr. 2010
Thomas D. (Tommy) Doddridge 2020
Pat Dorr 2016
Dr. Greg Evans 2016
Stephen Flinn 2007
Dr. D. C. Funderburk 2009
G. P. Gillespie 2013
Willie James George 2017
Oscar Floyd Geeslin 2020
E. Forrest Hamilton 2009
A. Maury Haraway 2010
Dr. Elton L. Harris 2012
George M. Harrison 2009
Joyce H. Haslip 2012
M. C. Herrington 2007
Wayne D. Hollowell 2014
Jan R. Johnson 2007
Dr. Julian F. Jones 2010
Bill W. Kerr 2008
Martha Pearl Langston 2018
Ray Magee 2016
Robert H. Marr 2011
William Malone Maxwell 2017
John B. (Jack) McCauley, 2007
D. M. Nichols 2007
Erlend R. Nichols 2013
G. B. Payne 2007
Janice Payne 2016
H. Gene Phillips 2011
Scott B. “Scotty” Phillips 2019
Leslie Pool 2013
Sam P. Rikard 2009
Don Sappington 2016
Dr. P. J. Scott 2012
Kenneth W. Sessom 2011
Homer D. Skelton 2007
Lush Pun Tubby 2007
Benjamin F. Wesson 2008
Dr. William T. Wilkins 2019
G. E. (Mr. Eddie) Williams 2014
Lawrence “Dan” Williams 2019
James E. Woods 2009
Walton T. Woods 2013
Maurice E. Woodson 2011
Alma C. Young 2013