Brown County Farm Bureau is reliving a bit of history this month as its search concludes for the longest tenured member.

“Efforts of our county organization are being replicated across the states as we search for the member with the deepest roots in the state,” said Brown County Farm Bureau President Dwayne Grooms.  “For more than 80 years, members have been dedicated to the organization and Farm Bureau wants to recognize those longtime members.”

Five members have been designated by the Brown County Farm Bureau in the search.

They include Garner McClatchy, Stanton Brown, Mrs. George “Dempsey” Crume, Oscar L. “Larry” McAnally, and Myrle Kelton.

Each county Farm Bureau had the opportunity to designate five of their longest tenured members and submit them to the state office.  A special certificate will be issued for each tenured member.

TFB will recognize the top 25 longest-tenured members in the state based on the county submissions.  Each will be presented a plaque.

The Longest Tenured member Award winner will receive a special memento, plaque and recognition at the 81st TFB Annual Meeting in Corpus Christi.