Ending 30 years, J.T. McLendon Retires as Ashburn First Dept. Chief

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Title

Ending 30 years, J.T. McLendon Retires as Ashburn First Dept. Chief

Subject

Joseph Tye "J.T." McLendon (1911-1991)

Description

"Concluding 30 years of service to the community, J.T. McLendon, chief of the Ashburn Fire Department, revealed this week that he is retiring.

Mr. McLendon who will continue his business duties at Mitchell-Stewart Hardward Co. with which he has been associated for 28 years has been a member of Ashburn's volunteer fire department unit since the late 1930's when the department only had one truck and 12 firemen.

Ashburn's modern fire department now has three trucks and a volunteer corps of 14 fire fighters."


Other members of the Ashburn Fire Dept.:
Kent Robinson (1908-1979),
Eddie Benjamin "E.B." Kilcrease (1911-1988),
Garrett Lathem (1925-1989),
Billy Shivers (1929-2007),
Guy Pylant (1925-1993),
Earl Martenn (1933-1994),
Earl Braswell,
Bobby Zorn,
Elias Fletcher (1929-1990),
Charlie T "Buddy" Britt (1920-2003),
Tommy Kennedy,
(William) Henry Royal (1914-2001),
B.M. Pilkinton,
John Clark (1926-1984)

Source

The Wiregrass Farmer and Stockman

Publisher

The Wiregrass Farmer and Stockman

Date

January 29, 1970

Citation

“Ending 30 years, J.T. McLendon Retires as Ashburn First Dept. Chief,” Turner County Project Digital Archive Repository, accessed November 13, 2024, https://turnercountyproject.com/archive/items/show/194.

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