Edgar “Ed” Bailey, Memphis Independent School District agriculture teacher Photos Courtesy of the Collection of John R. Ballew
BALLEW JOHN R.
Kevin Huddleston, cotton buyer
Richard “Dick” Hutcherson, Memphis High School Principal
Billy David and Lance Ballew, the best plumbers in Texas
Joe Davis, City of Memphis Mayor
Kim Cloyd, Memphis Chamber of Commerce Manager
Randy Davis, Thriftway
Every town in Texas says they are the best, and every town in Texas says they have the best people. The problem is, they are all wrong. Memphis has the best people in the world. Our town has gone through ups and downs, but the people who have stayed home make our town what it is. Most of the people that live in Memphis have been there for generations. Their mothers and fathers—their grandmothers a…
