Biography of Joseph Surginer, St Francis County, AR

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Submitted by: Paul V Isbell
        Date: 19 Nov 2008
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The important responsibility of recording all business and personal property in
St. Francis County on the tax books for ad valorem tax purposes is now being
adequately and efficiently assumed by Joseph (Ed) Surginer, the county's genial
tax assessor. Mr. Surginer is a native of St. Francis County and has always
maintained his residence in Forrest City even when he was employed in an out of
state position. He is a graduate of the Forrest City High School. He married
Miss Estelle Burns of Caldwell, and they have one daughter. Mr. Surginer was
formerly employed by the J. S. Bradshaw Esso Station, The Service Company,
Armour & Co. of Memphis as a salesman in the West Tennessee area, Union Life
Insurance Co. and as as bookkeeper for the Berry Brooks Cotton Co. in Forrest
City, and later in Marianna from 1950 to 1952. He was elected Tax Assessor in
1952. PICTURE PAGE 59


SOURCE:
HISTORY of ST. FRANCIS COUNTY, ARKANSAS, 1954 - Robert W. Chowning

Copyright, with Permission: Weston McCollum Lewey, Publisher
-Times Herald Publishing-Forrest City, Arkansas