VOM – June 2025
Marcus Jermaine Harvey, Sr. U.S. Marine Corps 1995 – 2003 / TN Air National Guard 2005 – 2010 Marcus Jermaine Harvey, Sr., was born June 28, 1977, in Memphis, Tennessee, to Charles Harvey, Sr., and Carolyn Bonds. He attended Tipton County Schools, graduating from Covington High School in May 1995.
VOM – September 2025
Phillip Farmer U.S. Army / TN Air National Guard 1968 – 1974 & 1980 – 2005 Phillip Farmer was born on Oct. 6, 1949, in Memphis, Tennessee. He grew up in Covington where he graduated from Byars Hall High School in 1967. During the height of the Vietnam conflict in
VOM – January 2025
Robert Earl Beckett, Jr. USAF 1967-1991 Robert Earl Beckett, Jr. was born Feb. 5, 1944, and grew up in South Memphis where he was captain of the 1962 South Side High School football team. At his graduation, the school honored him by retiring his jersey number. After Earl graduated from
VOM – March 2016
Mervin Byson “MB” Howard (April 18, 1923 ~ June 6, 2019) US Air Force 1943-1972 WWII Bomber Navigator honored as March Veteran of the Month By Sherri Onorati, Special to The Leader Mervin Byson Howard, better known as M.B. to friends and family, was honored last week as the March
VOM – June 2019
Fred Walker Bray, Jr. USMC 1972-1976 / US Air Force 1976-1980 The Tipton County Museum Veteran of the Month for June, 2019, is Fred Walker Bray, Jr. Fred was born on February 16, 1954, in Caruthersville, Missouri, and moved to Tipton County in 1967. One week after graduating from Covington
VOM – December 2016
Ernest Bowling (10 Mar 1929 / 30 Oct 1931) US Army, Korea, 1950-1953 Ernest Bowling is the December 2016 Veteran of the Month. He was born in southeastern Kentucky on March 10, 1929. After graduating from high school and with his only other options for employment being in the coal
VOM – August 2016
William Thomas “Tommy” Cheairs US Air Force, Vietnam Vietnam pilot honored as Veteran of the Month By Sherri Onorati, Special to The Leader August has been a hot month for Tipton County but dealing with the heat is nothing new for this month’s Veteran of the Month. Lieutenant Colonel William
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 – May 2015
John McBride US Air Force 1966 – 1987 May Veteran of the MonthBy Sherri Onorati, Special to The Leader If you were a young man during the 1960s and living in Mason, even the most attentive parents and the best upbringing couldn’t keep you out of trouble. One of those
VOM – February 2015
Feaster Williamson, Sr. (5 May 1930-10 Jun 2015)US Army; Korea 1951-52 / U.S. Air Force Reserves 1955-1990 Living History: Feaster Williamson, Sr. recognized as February’s Veteran of the MonthBy Sherri Onorati This month’s Veteran of the Month honoree is Korean War veteran Feaster Williamson, Sr. Williamson joined the United States
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