Benton


  • Loyal W. Thompson

    Loyal W. Thompson, Sr. served as Captain and Director Chairman of the Citizen's Club and member of the local chapter of the NAACP.

  • Aviva Futorian

    Aviva Futorian, originally of New Albany, was a young graduate from Brandeis when she worked in Mississippi during Freedom Summer in 1964.

  • Gloria Xifaras Clark

    Gloria Xifaras Clark was a prominent advocate for civil rights in Benton, as well as Marshall, Tippah, and Union counties.

  • Orene E. Farese

    In 1938, Orene E. Farese became a high school English teacher in Ashland, MS, located in Benton County. In 1939, she married John Farese. During World War II, Gov.

  • Hervey O. Hicks

    Benton County native, served in the House of Representatives in 1931 and from 1948 to 1976.