Hall of Fame Members

The Mississippi Municipal League Hall of Fame was created to honor those municipal elected board members, mayors, aldermen, councilmen, and selectmen who have served twenty years or more as a municipal elected official.

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The Mississippi Municipal League Hall of Fame was created to honor those municipal elected board members, mayors, aldermen, councilmen, and selectmen who have served twenty years or more as a municipal elected official.

The following members have been inducted into the Mississippi Municipal League's Hall of Fame.

 

Alderman Michael Adams, Pelahatchie

Mayor James H. Adams, Raymond

Alderman L.B. Adkins, Union

Alderman Ed Ainsworth, Richland

Alderwoman Jean J. Aldridge, West

Alderman John Anderson, New Albany

Alderman Billy Anderson, Pickens

Alderwoman Earl Dean Anthony, Woodville

Alderwoman Janice Antonow, Oxford

Alderwoman Joyce Arceneaux-Mathis, Natchez

Alderman Allan Atkinson, Forest

Mayor Rosemary G. Aultman, Clinton

Alderwoman Lynda Austin, Walls

Alderman T. F. Badon, Liberty

Alderman Gilroy Bails, Ripley

Mayor Bobby Baker, Batesville

Alderwoman Frances S. Ball, Louisville

Mayor Henry C. Banks, Hazelhurst

Alderwoman Margaret Barker, Verona

Mayor Glen Barlow, French Camp

Councilwoman Margaret Barrett-Simon, Jackson

Alderman Terry L. Bates Sr., Brookhaven

Alderwoman Mary Lee Beal, Starkville

Alderman Tommie Beasley, New Albany

Vice Mayor Beverly Bedford, Saltillo

Alderwoman Helen A. Beeman, Quitman

Alderwoman Evelyn Bennett, Tylertown

Alderwoman Ella Benson, Lexington

Mayor Darrell Berry, Wiggins

Mayor John  H. Biggs, Iuka

Mayor James T. Blackburn, Quitman

Alderman Aubrey W. Blalock, Liberty

Alderman Richard E. Blaylock, Derma

Mayor Buford C. Blount, Bassfield

Councilman James Bolden, Rosedale

Alderman Robert "Candy" Bone, Lena

Alderman George Booker Jr., Oakland

Alderman Joe R. Bourn, Coffeeville

Mayor Robert R. Bourne, Columbia

Mayor John R. Bradley, Inverness

Alderman Johnny Frank Bradley Sr., Pace

Alderwoman Helen Branning, French Camp

Alderman Aubry Brent Jr., Yazoo City

Alderman Sonny Bridges, Richland

Alderman Joe Brooks, Quitman

Mayor Kenneth Broome, Utica

Mayor John Brown, Holly Springs

Alderman Larry Brown, Indianola

Mayor Clyde Brown, Shubuta

Alderman Patrick Brown, Magee

Alderman Roland Brumfield, Tylertown

Mayor Jackie Bryant, Iuka

Mayor Harold Bryant, Columbia

Alderman Gerald G. Buffington, Collins

Alderman Joe Bullard, Leakesville

Alderman Fred M. Bullard, Pittsboro

Alderman Mark Buntyn, Decatur

Mayor Dan Burchfield, Eupora

Mayor Edward Burge, Blue Mountain

Alderman James Burns, Tishomingo

Mayor Mary Hawkins Butler, Madison

Mayor Tony Byrne, Natchez

Alderwoman Loraine Cady, Southaven

Alderman Charles Calcote, Meadville

Alderman John Calmese, Gunnison

Alderman Theodore Campbell, Cleveland

Alderman Robert E. Carrington III, Byhalia

Councilman Edmond Carroll, Hattiesburg

Mayor Roger Carter, Shaw

Mayor James  Marshall Casey, Vardaman

Alderman James P. Cassidy, Marks

Alderman Bonnie Caviness, Ripley

Mayor Nancy Chambers, Forest

Alderman Howard Chambliss, Fayette

Alderman Terry Chewe, Pontotoc

Alderman Walter Clark, Ellisville

Alderman James Clark, Forest

Mayor Jimmy Clyde, Magee

Mayor Jimmy Cockroft, Kosciusko

Alderman Frederick "Chic" Cody, Ocean Springs

Alderman Kenneth E. Coffie, Fayette

Mayor Johnny Coleman, Thaxton

Alderman Garrie Colhoun, Holly Springs

Councilman Billy F.  Collins, Grenada

Alderman George C.  Collins, Olive Branch

Alderman Bob Cook, Bay Springs

Mayor Harry Neal Corder, Algoma

Alderman Gerald Covington, Enterprise

Alderwoman Brenda Crawford, Houston

Alderman W.C. Croft, Walnut Grove

Alderman Eugene Crosby, Louisville

Alderwoman Willie V. Crump, Edwards

Alderman Jimmy Dabbs, Smithville

Mayor Gary D'Aquilla, Woodville

Mayor Richard Darby, Sardis

Alderman/Mayor Pro-Tem Jerry Darby, Walnut Grove

Alderman John E. Darden, Amory

Alderman Samuel Lawrence Darnell, Caledonia

Alderman Fred Darnell, Caledonia

Alderman/Vice Mayor Bill Darnell, Caledonia

Alderman Willard Davis, Prentiss

Councilwoman Nettie Davis, Tupelo

Alderman Dudley Davis, Bolton

Alderwoman Linda Davis, Ridgeland

Alderman Leroy Dean, Iuka

Mayor Andre' DeBerry, Holly Springs

Councilwoman Deborah Delgado, Hattiesburg

Mayor William P. Dickey Jr., Meadville

Councilman Ricky Dombrowski, Gulfport

Alderman Payton Dudley, Lucedale

Alderman William "Bill" Dugger, Batesville

Mayor Charley Dumas, Prentiss

Mayor Jessie J. Edwards, Coldwater

Alderman Robert E. Egger, Caledonia

Mayor Fred Esco Jr., Canton

Mayor Henry Espy, Clarksdale

Mayor John L. Estep, Goodman

Mayor Mable Everett, Braxton

Alderman Landis Fair, Algoma

Mayor Eddie Favre, Bay St. Louis

Mayor Philip Fisher, Clinton

Alderman C.D. Flake, Walnut

Alderwoman Minnie B. Freeman, Beaumont

Alderman James Marvin Freeman, Beaumont

Alderman W.L. Friday, Ecru

Alderman T.O. Fulton Jr., Lyon

Mayor Dock H. Gabbert, Derma

Alderman Mac Gallaspy, Kosciusko

Mayor Harry F. Garretson Jr., Leakesville

Alderman Chuck Gautier, Ridgeland

Mayor Rita Gentry, Blue Springs

Alderman Ray Gibson, Newton

Alderman John Gill, Ocean Springs

Mayor Darwin Graham, Sumrall

Alderman Al Graning, Natchez

Alderman Johnny R. Gray, Waynesboro

Councilman Harvey Lee Green, Moorhead

Alderman George W. Greene, Lucedale

Alderwoman Etta Greer, Pickens

Mayor Thomas Griffith, Amory

Councilman Hurley Ray Guillote, Gautier

Alderman-At-Large Dr. Jerry B. Gulledge, Crystal Springs

Mayor Pro-Tem Leavern Guy Sr., Picayune

Vice-Mayor Linda W. Hall, Pace

Mayor Edward J. Hall, Wiggins

Mayor Ronnie Hallmark, Shannon

Alderman Michael E. Hamblin, Byhalia

Alderman Joe Lewis   Hamilton, Woodland

Councilman Teddy Harder, D'Iberville

Selectman/ Vice Mayor Jesse W. Harmon, West Point

Mayor Clifton Harris, Arcola

Alderman Melvin Harris, Magnolia

Mayor Phillip Harrison, Eupora

Mayor Larry Hart, Water Valley

Alderman Leon Hartfield, Purvis

Alderman Thomas B. Harthcock, Newton

Mayor Ralph L. Hathorn, Louisville

Alderman Ken Heard, Ridgeland

Councilwoman Barbara Henson, Meridian

Mayor E.E. Herring, Guntown

Alderman David Herrington, Carthage

Alderwoman Ruby Higgenbottom, Como

Mayor Jimmy R. Hill, Sandersville

Alderman Michael Hillie, Newton

Alderman James A. Holifield Sr., Ellisville

Mayor A.J. Holloway, Biloxi

Councilwoman Ella Holmes-Hines, Gulfport

Mayor Bobby B. Howell, Kilmichael

Alderwoman Cindy Hubbard, Pittsboro

Mayor Allen A. Hunter, Macon

Alderwoman Nancy Hutchens, Holly Springs

Alderman Kelly Hutchison, Sallis

Alderman Greg James, Walnut

Mayor Lee James, Weir

Alderman Timmy Lee Jamison, Marks

Alderman Paul Janoush, Cleveland

Councilman Jimmie T. Jenkins, Gulfport

Alderman Joe W. Jenkins, Oakland

Mayor Dr. Velma H. Jenkins, Shuqulak

Councilman Johnny Jennings, Greenwood

Alderwoman Mamie Johnson, Artesia

Mayor Bobby H. Johnson, Burnsville

Vice Mayor Lewis Johnson, Grenada

Mayor James R. Johnson Jr., Senatobia

Alderwoman Dianne Jolly, Sherman

Alderman Donny E. Jones, Bay Springs

Mayor W.J. Jones, Coahoma

Alderman Wilson B. Jones, Edwards

Alderman Shenia K. Jones, Houston

Councilman Manuel Jones, Laurel

Mayor Victor Jones, Prentiss

Alderman Roscoe L. Jones, Shubuta

Councilman David Jordan, Greenwood

Alderman John W. Jordan, Purvis

Alderwoman Norma Jean Kelly, Bude

Mayor Gregg Kennedy, Smithville

Alderman Willie King, Batesville

Mayor Martin King, Cleveland

Mayor Rogers W. King, Fayette

Alderman James M. King Sr., Crowder

Alderman Doug Landrum, Ellisville

Mayor John Lang, Inverness

Alderman Gene Lansdell, Blue Mountain

Alderwoman Alpha Oneida-Hollis Laster, Morton

Alderman-At-Large Sam Lauderdale, Hernando

Alderman L. C. Leach Sr., Bolton

Mayor Doug Lee, Lucedale

Mayor Robert LeFlore Sr., Pace

Alderman Dr. Frank L. Leggett, Bassfield

Mayor Azira “Bobby" Lewers, Como

Alderwoman Erma Deen Lewis, Crystal Springs

Alderman Thomas M. Lewis, Heidelberg

Alderman Lloyd Lewis, Jonestown

Mayor A.R. Lightsey, Sandersville

Alderman Kirk Lindsey, Nettleton

Alderman John M. Loftin, Sentatobia

Mayor Ben M. Logan, Sherman

Councilman Eldridge Lowe, Okolona

Alderwoman Velma Lee Lusk, Florence

Mayor Gene F. Magee, Ridgeland

Alderman David Massey, Natchez

Alderman Earl Mathes, Utica

Alderman W. O. McCallum, New Hebron

Alderman Todd McDonald, Sherman

Alderwoman Jeanie S. McDonald, Shubuta

Alderman Matt McDonnell, Ocean Springs

Alderwoman Bobbye W. McElroy, Union

Alderman Charles McFarland, Shubuta

Mayor H.D. McGee, Fulton

Mayor Sara T. McLellan, West

Alderwoman Judy McLeod, Louisville

Alderman W. A. McMahen, Union

Mayor J.E. McMullan, Newton

Alderman Boyce E. McNeece, Fulton

Alderwoman Cynthia S. Melton, Forest

Mayor John D. Mercier, Corinth

Mayor Jake Middleton, Natchez

Commissioner Margaret R. Miller, Charleston

Alderman Andrew Miller, Hernando

Mayor Gerald Miller, Liberty

Alderman Robert G. Miller, Prentiss

Alderman Richard Minor, Byhalia

Mayor Ophelia Nowell Mitchell, Ethel

Mayor James A. Mitchell, Lula

Mayor Greg Mitchell, Picayune

Alderman Frank M. Mitchener, Sumner

Alderman Larry Moffett, Taylorsville

Alderman Bobby Mooney, Collins

Mayor Jonathan Moore, Pickens

Alderman John P. Moore Jr., Centreville

Alderman Bobbie Moudy, Florence

Alderwoman Carrie Moulds, Lucedale

Alderwoman Evelyn   B. Murray, Shuqualak

Alderwoman Margaret Nelson, Woodland

Alderman Shelly Newell, Arcola

Alderman Paul Newman, Liberty

Alderman James "Jimmy" L. Nix, Bay Springs

Mayor David L. Nixon , Burnsville

Mayor Doug Norton, Blue Mountain

Mayor Billy Nowell, Cleveland

Alderman James P. Owen, New Albany

Alderman Claude H. Owen, Pontotoc

Councilman Carl Palmer, Greenwood

Commissioner Grady Palmer, Clarksdale

Councilman Jesse E. Palmer Sr., Meridian

Alderman James Robert Pate, Woodland

Alderman Leonard Patterson, Sumner

Alderwoman Patricia Peeler, Madison

Alderman Roy A. Perkins, Starkville

Alderman Greg Pharr, Belmont

Alderwoman Bobbie Jean Pounders, Batesville

Alderman James Larry Poynor, Florence

Alderman Robert Rhodus, Magnolia

Mayor Merlin Richardson, Anguilla

Mayor Sam Rikard, Olive Branch

Alderman Harry Robinson, Forest

Mayor Percy Robinson, Summit

Alderman Robert Rockett, Coahoma

Alderman Danny R. Rodgers, Bruce

Mayor Robert Rowe, Charleston

Alderman David Rule, Lexington

Alderman Jeppy Rush, Prentiss

Mayor Thomas A. Rushing, Kilmichael

Alderwoman Eleanor Russell, Decatur

Mayor Pete Russell, Magee

Alderman Charles Russell, Rolling Fork

Alderman Thomas Russum, Port Gibson

Alderman Willard Samuels, Cleveland

Mayor Jimmy Sanders, Artesia

Commissioner Edward Seals, Clarksdale

Mayor Max Sessums, Union

Mayor Joe Shegog, Marks

Mayor William Shelton Jr., Coffeeville

Alderman Henry Lee Sibley, Inverness

Mayor W. J. Simmons, Magnolia

Alderman Luther Sinquefield Jr., Senatobia

Alderman Tim Smith, Horn Lake

Alderman James M. Smith, Houston

Mayor J. Evon Smith, Bay Springs

Mayor V.O. Smith, Collins

Alderman Robert Smith, Edwards

Mayor John Robert Smith, Meridian

Alderman Curtis Robert Smith, Shannon

Alderwoman Virginia Smith-Bailey, Terry

Alderman Dr. James W. Speck, Ecru

Mayor Lester Spell, Richland

Mayor Howard Stafford, Pontotoc

Alderman James Stark, Southaven

Alderman Lane Steele, Magee

Alderman Russell Stewart, Anguilla

Alderman Joseph Still, Sardis

Councilman Kenneth I. Stokes, Jackson

Alderwoman Flora Stovall, Artesia

Alderman Ronnie Stoxstill, Jonestown

Alderman Steve Stringer, Pearl

Mayor Shirley Sturdevant-Allen, Metcalf

Alderman Lee Sturdivant, Lyon

Alderman Grady E. Suttle Sr., Noxapater

Mayor James R. Swearengen, Oakland

Mayor Riley Sweargean, Oakland

Vice Mayor Jack Switzer, Inverness

Alderman Arris Cleo Sykes, Sentatobia

Alderwoman Tawanna Tatum, Madison

Alderman Billy J. Taylor, Ashland

Alderman Preston E. Taylor, Oxford

Councilman George M. Thomas, Meridian

Alderman Donald A. Thompson, Gloster

Mayor H. Malcolm Threatt, Marion

Councilman James Thriffiley, Bay St. Louis

Alderman Herb Touchton, Clinton

Alderman Eddie Tucker, Verona

Mayor Thomas N. Turner, Belzoni

Alderman Louis Valentine, Lucedale

Mayor Gerald Vance, Mize

Mayor Emery Veazey, D'Lo

Alderman Robert Vick Jr., Summit

Alderman David E. Vincent, French Camp

Alderman/Mayor Pro-Tem Robert B. Vinson, Magee

Mayor J.W. Walker, Taylorsville

Councilman Tom Wall, Biloxi

Alderman Robert Wall Jr., Noxapater

Alderman Eddie Walls Jr., Port Gibson

Alderman James Walthall, Horn Lake

Alderman John Walton, Como

Alderman Giles Ward, Louisville

Alderwoman Margie A. Warren, Pelahatchie

Alderwoman Lennette Watts, Utica

Mayor W.K. Webb, Saltillo

Mayor Jack Webb, III, Sumner

Alderman Wayne Welch, Union

Alderman Lloyd Welford, Lucedale

Alderman John Welter, Wesson

Alderman Fred White, Water Valley

Alderman Roy C. White, Hickory

Mayor Jimmy L. White, Richton

Alderman Bob White, Sandersville

Alderperson Ruth Whitehead, Smithville

Alderman David Wiggs, New Houlka

Alderman J.P. Wilemon, Belmont

Alderman Frank E. Williams, Ellisville

Alderman James Williams, Tupelo

Alderwoman Brenda Willis, Caledonia

Alderman Woodrow Wilson, Bassfield

Alderman Hayward Wilson, Fulton

Alderman Hall W. Wilson, Natchez

Alderwoman Tammie Kaye    Wilson, Waynesboro

Mayor Robert Windom Jr., Georgetown

Alderman-At-Large Henry Grady Wright, Amory

Mayor/ Alderman Bob Yarber, Belmont

Mayor Daniel "Moe" Yarbrough, Louisville

Alderman James A. Yelton, Batesville

Alderman W. L. Youngblood, Coahoma