VOM – May 2019
Joseph Leno Malone US Navy 1950-1956 Joseph Leno Malone was born on July 27, 1933, in the Mt. Carmel area of Tipton County and grew up on a dairy farm. While still in high school, he felt the need to serve his country; he joined the Navy Reserves, where he
VOM – July 2017
James Daniel Hardin US Navy, 1982 – 2009 Former District 81 Candidate honored as Veteran of the Month By Sherri Onorati, Special to The Leader July’s Veteran of the Month, James Daniel Hardin, is no stranger to hard work and serving his community. The Covington resident has dedicated his entire
VOM – January 2019
Robert Lee Ellis US Army, Korea, 1948-1952 Born on January 20, 1932, Bob Ellis joined the U.S. Army in March of 1948 at the age of 16. After completing basic training at Ft. Knox, Kentucky, he spent two years at Schofield Barrack on Oahu, Hawaii. He arrived in Korea as
VOM – April 2019
Bob George Willis USMC 1960 – 1990 The April 2019 Veteran of the Month, Bob George Willis was born on January 28, 1942, in Oakland, California. He was raised for the most part in the Oakland Bay Area but did for a short time live in Denver, Colorado, and Redding
VOM – August 2015
Larry Wayne Purvis US Marine Corps, Vietnam, 1970-1978 Munford resident honored as veteran of the month By Sherri Onorati Vietnam-era veteran and Munford resident Larry Wayne Purvis was honored on Tuesday evening as the August Veteran of the Month at a reception held in his honor at the Tipton County
VOM – October 2015
Peyton Smith (Sept. 22, 1924 – Oct 25, 2017) US Air Force, WWII Smith honored as October Veteran of the Month By Sherri Onorati, Special to The Leader October’s Veteran of the Month is Covington native Peyton Smith, a United States Air Force veteran. Smith was born on Sept. 22,
VOM – December 2015
William Oliver Beasley (December 5, 1926 ~ December 9, 2019) US Army, WWII 1945-1946 William Oliver Beasley was born on December 5, 1926, to Aaron A. & Annie Beasley in Covington, Tennessee. He lived in Covington most of his childhood, attending Holmes School for eight years, then Byars Hall High
VOM – November 2015
Leroy Kitchens (Aug. 12, 1925-Sept. 10, 2015) US Marine Corps, WWII Leroy Kitchens was born August 12, 1925, in Covington, Tennessee. He grew up in the Garland area and enlisted in the U.S. Marines on October 29, 1943, in Nashville. The allied invasion of Peleliu, one of the Palau Islands
VOM – July 2016
Ridley Clifton US Navy 1967-1971 Clifton honored as Veteran of the Month By Sherri Onorati, Special to The Leader Gainsville native Ridley Clifton was honored as the July Veteran of the Month at last week’s monthly ceremony held at the Tipton County Museum, Veteran Memorial and Nature Center surrounded by
VOM – June 2015
Lawrence Reed Oliver (1914 – 2016) US Army, WWII Oliver honored as a member of the greatest generationBy Sherri Onorati, Special to The Leader The June Veteran of the Month honored by the Tipton County Veteran’s Council in partnership with the Tipton County Museum is truly a Tipton County treasure