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Gussie Nell Davis is best known for creating a "first" for Texas and the nation when Kilgore College hired her in 1940 to organize a group of girls to perform at half-time college football games. Her efforts produced the Kilgore College Rangerettes,…

Helen Gibbard Hall served as a third-grade teacher at Fanny Finch Elementary School. After her retirement, she and her husband Capt. Roy Hall, wrote a book on the history of Collin County. After Roy's death in 1970, Helen continued to research local…

Iola Lee Davis was born in McKinney, Texas, on January 28, 1927, to Lonnie and Artishia Young Davis. She grew up in the era of segregation, attending McKinney’s E.S. Doty School and was Valedictorian of her graduating class.

When she began her…

Isabel Pierce Sem moved to Frisco in 1974 at which time she became involved in the Young Homemakers and the Parent Teacher Association. She was later encouraged to run for election onto the Frisco school board. While her first run was unsuccessful…

Jane Huddleston is a native Celina resident who has spent her life dedicated to preserving the history of the city. Mrs. Huddleston has served her city as a member of the Main Street Board, the Historical Preservation Commission, and as Vice…

Jane Willard is a lifelong resident of Celina, and a 7th generation Texas. She has held many roles over her decades of service to her community.

Mrs. Willard currently serves as the appointed member of the NTTA Board of Directors. She was first…

Jerry Bryant attended Farmersville ISD and later graduated from Farmersville High School. Mrs. Bryant received her Registered Nurse (RN) degree in June of 1948 at McKinney City County Hospital.

Mrs. Bryant served as a Registered Nurse for over 40…

Judith Ann Lindsey Harlow was a life-long Anna resident. She began school in Anna at the age of 6 in 1941 and graduated from Anna High School in 1953.

Mrs. Harlow was the first secretary of Anna ISD and worked for the school district for 27 years.…