Background
Carnley, Samuel Fleetwood was born on November 13, 1918 in Elba, Alabama, United States. Son of Jefferson A. and Mary (Ray) Carnley.
Carnley, Samuel Fleetwood was born on November 13, 1918 in Elba, Alabama, United States. Son of Jefferson A. and Mary (Ray) Carnley.
Bachelor, University Alabama, 1939. Juris Doctor, University Alabama, 1941.
Private practice law, Elba, 1941-1944, 53-; director industrial relations, State Government Alabama, Montgomery, 1947-1950; judge, 12th Judicial Circuit Alabama, Elba and Troy, 1950-1952; judge, Inferior Court Coffee County, Elba, 1969-1974.
District president Interstate Conference Employment Security Agencies, 1948. Pageant director and Master of Ceremonies Elba Centennial, 1953. President Elba Parent-Teachers Association, 1966-1968.
Chairman Elba American Red Cross, 1966-1968. President Elba Little Theater, 1964-1965. President Coffee County Baptist Brotherhood, 1952-1956.
Vice president, president Alabama State Baptist Brotherhood, 1957-1958. Moderator Coffee County Baptist Association, 1967-1968. Life time membership as trustee Alabama Bapts.
Executive Board, since 1989, Judson College Alabama, since 1960, vice president board directors, 1964-1967, president board directors, 1967-1976, acting college president, 1969-1970. Member Alabama Baptist Commission on Higher Education, 1967-1976. Chairman board deacons 1st Baptist Church, Sunday school teacher, trustee.
Served with Army of the United States, 1944-1945. Member American Judicature Society, American Bar Association, Coffee County Bar Association (past president), Alabama Bar Association, Elba Chamber of Commerce, Pi Kappa Phi. Clubs: Elba Country.
Married Mary Magdalene Talbot, March 21, 1939. Children: Nancy Hart Carnley Morrow, Mary Oliver Carnley Brown, Terry David, Samuel Fleetwood, Melanie Carnley Jones.