Background
Epperson, Margaret Farrar was born on February 9, 1922 in Hickman, Kentucky, United States. Daughter of John Henry and Helen Margaret (Thompson) White.
Epperson, Margaret Farrar was born on February 9, 1922 in Hickman, Kentucky, United States. Daughter of John Henry and Helen Margaret (Thompson) White.
Student, Washington School Art, 1940. Bachelor magna cum laude, Judson College, Marion, Alabama, 1945. Postgraduate, Lambuth College, Jackson, Tennessee, 1964.
Teacher biology and typing, Robert L. Osborne High School, Marietta, Georgia, 1945-1946; teacher typing, Hickman High School, 1946-1947; teacher day care center, Southside Baptist Church, Jacksonville, Florida, 1972-1973; secretary to minister of Education, Jacksonville, Florida, 1973; file clerk, Epperson Appraisers, Pensacola, Florida, 1986-1987. Formerly substitute teacher various high schools and junior high schools, staff member Ridgecrest Baptist Assembly, summer 1946, 1971.
President Alexander School Parent-Teachers Association, Jackson, 1959—1960, devotional chairman, 1956—1957, chairman room mothers, 1957—1958, 1st vice president, 1958—1959. Secretary Reelfoot Lake council Girl Scouts United States of America, 1969—1971, troop mother, cookie chairman, 1958—1965. Parent-Teachers Association secretary Jackson, Tennessee High School, 1967—1968, 1970—1971.
Parent-Teachers Association 1st vice president Jackson, Tennessee Central Council, 1960—1961. Volunteer American Red Cross, Jackson, 1955, Memorial Medical Hospital Auxiliary, Jacksonville, 1978—1986, American Heart Association, 1987—1990, Sacred Heart Hospital Auxiliary, Pensacola, since 1986. Life member Jacksonville Children's Hospital Auxiliary, since 1974.
Hostess designer show house Jacksonville Symphony Guild, 1979—1980. Show house committee Pensacola Symphony Guild, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2003. Active Newcomers Club Greater Pensacola Area, since 1988, Bon Appetit Luncheon Group, 1986—1987, sunshine chairman, 1987—1988, secretary, 1988—1989, nominating committee, 1993—1994, scholarship committee, 1993—1994, newcomer's book club group program chairman, 1995—1996.
Publicity chairman MacDowell Music Club, Jackson, 1954—1955, program chairman, 1957—1958, social chairman, 1959—1960, parliamentarian, 1961. Committee member Jackson Community Concert Association, 1958—1964. Member women's board Baptist Health Care Foundation, since 1993.
Chairman invitations and tickets committee for Style Show Friends of Library., 1993—1994, 2002, life member, since 1996, Baptist Health Care Foundation, since 1996. Active Friday Musicale of Jacksonville, Florida, 1979—1986, Escambia County Council on Aging, since 1996. Associate member National Museum Women in Arts, 1998.
Volunteer Campfire Boys and Girls, 1999. Member library staff First Baptist Church, since 2001. Member Pensacola Little Theatre, 2002—2003, Music Study Club, 2002—2003.
Director Women's Missionary Union Baptist Church, 1976—1978, mission support chairman, 1992—1994, secretary, 1995. Member auxiliary association Jackson Madison County Bar, 1960—1965. Member American Association of University Women (secretary 1988-1990, Second vice president 1990-1992, telephone committee since 1993, branch area representative community problems Tennessee 1970-1971, chairman Tennessee division cultural interests 1969-1970, Florida chairman interest groups 1977-1978), Daughters of the American Revolution (treasurer 1981-1982, chairman American Heritage 1989-1991, chairman magazine 1991-1993, chairman volunteer community services 1998-1999), United Daughters of the Confederacy (secretary Jacksonville chapter 1979-1981, historian Jacksonville chapter 1981-1983, secretary Pensacola chapter 1989-1990, correspondent secretary Pensacola chapter 1992-1994, member committee chairman 1993-1994, chairman patriotic activities 1998-1999, committee for children of confederacy 1998-2000, telephone committee 2000-2001), Christian Women's Club (prayer chairman since 1991, book chairman 1987, 88, 92-94, hostesses assistant chairman since 1994), Pensacola Federation Garden Clubs (president Poinciana Circle 1989-1991, president Bells of Ireland Circle 1978-1980, civic chairman, 1991, secretary Alderman Park Circuit, Jacksonville 1980-1982), Judson College Alumnae Association of Pensacola (president since 1993, executive board since 1993), Tennessee Federation Garden Clubs (president Jackson Junior 1958-1960, 60-70, chairman executive board 1970-1971, chairman flower show 1968).
Married Liberty Weir Birmingham III, June 14, 1947 (deceased February 1965). Children: Margaret W., Elizabeth J., Richard L. (deceased February 1997). Married Ralph Cameron Epperson, September 18, 1971 (deceased December 2000).