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owned Ford dealership (with her church for her service
hubby, George, Morehouse, and currently is Director of
C’69) in Dyersburg, TN while Vacation Bible School.
rearing two successful
daughters. Jaan Thomas taught
school 31 years in her
Daisy Smith returned hometown of Camilla,
home to Newman, Georgia Georgia. The mother of a
where she retired as a public Morehouse graduate, Jaan
school teacher where she serves as President of the
was named Teacher of the Mitchell County NAACP,
Year at Evans Middle Secretary of the local *Rev. Merchuria Chase
School and Academic Democratic Party, President Williams, Ph.D, a social
Volunteer of the Year by the of the Albany Alumnae justice advocate and
Coweta County Association Association of Spelman proponent for public schools
of Retired Educator and College and Past President as the bedrock of
appointed to the Coweta of Mitchell-Baker County democracy, spent 37 years
County Public Library Board. Retired Educators. A as an educator in Atlanta
An avid baker, she has consummate community Public Schools. As
earned numerous awards for volunteer, she is musician Coordinator of Media
her desserts and named for the Community choir Services, she oversaw the
Finalist in US Chef Open a private tutor and registers automation of all library
Bake-Off Competition voters. media centers in the district
(1990). Daisy has also been bringing Internet to some
honored by her church by students who were victims of
