| Hughes, Arkansas School Faculty Memorial |
| Bob K. McKenzie October 21, 1914 – August 24, 2002 Agriculture Tenure: 1940- |
| Mr. McKenzie was born October 21, 1914 in Booneville, Logan County, Arkansas, son of James Franklin McKenzie and Dora (Williams) McKenzie. He married Marry Kelly on August 6, 1939 in Grant County, Arkansas, and graduated from the University of Arkansas the following year, after which they moved to Hughes, where he taught agriculture and farmed. Mr. McKenzie was a Mason and a member of First Baptist Church of Hughes, where he served as a deacon. He served as a member of several boards, including the Hughes School Board, where he served for sixteen years, and the East Arkansas Community College Board. He was a Hughes City Council member for twenty-eight years. He also served on the Hughes Grainery Board, the Baptist Memorial Hospital Board, and as a member of the Arkansas Cotton Council. He was also a Rotarian. In 1983, Mr. McKenzie received recognition as the Farm Bureau Outstanding Senior Farmer and as a Paul Harris Fellow, a benevolent title associated with the Rotarians. He and Mrs. McKenzie were parents of Margaret, Carole, and Kathy, all HHS Graduates. Mr. McKenzie died August 24, 2002, interment in the Sheridan Cemetery, Grant County, Arkansas. |
