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Wilbert Jernigan speaks at retirement celebration
Wednesday, January 16, 2013 Union Springs Herald Page 11
Commissioner Doc McGowan, Bullock County Commis-
sion Chairman Ron Smith, Wilbert Jernigan, Commis-
sioner James Perry and Commissioner Johnny Adams
Cecelia Cogburn, Wilbert Jernigan and Rashawn Faniel
Wilbert Jernigan and Jeffrey Jernigan
Willie Jernigan, Sidney Jernigan, Sr., Wilbert Jernigan
and Rev. Jimmie Bell
Neara Reed, Wilbert Jernigan, Lucrecia Baldwin and Leola Cooks
Wilbert Jernigan and Judge Theresa Daniel, Mistress of
Ceremony
Lt. Louis Murry, Presetta Walker, Chanissa Raybon,
Yvonne Cox, Wilbert Jernigan, Sgt. Nathan Williams,
Mayor Saint T. Thomas, Jr. and Byron Heaird
Kuvaye Armistad, Gwen Jernigan, Alarian Armistad,
Aaiyaria Armistad and Kariser Armistad
Nickolas Jernigan, Joseph Jernigan, Wilbert Jernigan
and Jeffrey Jernigan
Wilbert Jernigan and Joseph Jernigan
Bullock County High School Class of 1969: Margaret and Henry Relf, Wilbert Jernigan,
Howard Davis, Nadine Ivy and Shirley Streeter
Attorney Nathan Dickson, Wilbert Jernigan, Attorney
Elizabeth Smithart and Judge Theresa Daniel
Springs elected officials and
employees.
Mr. Wilbert Jernigan has
been the Bullock County
Circuit Clerk for 18 years.
He ran against Durden Dean
and Curtis Elzie in 1994. He
ran unopposed the next two
terms.
Jeffrey Jernigan presented
his father with a card and
said, “I love him and he loves
me.”
The Carver High School
Class of 1969 presented fel-
low classmate Wilbert Jerni-
gan a thank you letter and
stated they are very proud
of him and thanked him for
serving the community.
Revenue Commissioner
Neara Reed said she will miss
Wilbert. He visited her office
every day from 8:15 a.m. un-
til 8:30 a.m. and then from
1:00 p.m. until 1:30 p.m. and
they would laugh and talk.
Mr. Jernigan worked 22
years at the Union Springs
Police Department and has
served 18 years as the Bull-
ock County Circuit Clerk.
Sidney Jernigan, Sr. said
his brother, Wilbert, has made
the citizens of Bullock Coun-
ty very proud. He has had
one of the best audit records
in the State of Alabama.
Sidney Jernigan, Sr. also
said he and Wilbert were
partners when they worked at
the Union Springs Police De-
partment. He said the judicial
system is all we have to make
things right.
Sidney Jernigan said, “Wil-
bert and I were working on a
burglary case that involved
Barry’s TV Service a number
of years ago while serving on
the police force.
Wilbert had a good infor-
mant and had a suspect but
the guy would not crack. Wil-
bert sat back, crossed his legs
and talked to him for about an
hour. The suspect still would
not admit to the burglary.
Wilbert told the suspect to
let him go downstairs and he
would bring back the proof.
He came back with a set of
fingerprints and threw them
on the table.
The suspect said, “Ok, I
will tell you where the rest of
the stuff is.”
He had tricked him and
locked him up. Sidney said
he was shocked because he
had dusted for fingerprints
and got nothing.
“I was good at dusting and
did not get any fingerprints.
I asked Wilbert where did
the fingerprints come from?
Wilbert said, ‘Those are your
fingerprints Sidney’.” There
was laughter all over the
courtroom.
Rev. Jimmy Bell, Pastor of
Union Hill Baptist Church,
and who is Wilbert Jernigan’s
pastor, presented a proclama-
tion from Gov. Robert Bent-
ley for his 40 years of pub-
lic service to the citizens of
Union Springs and Bullock
County.
Closing were remarks for
Wilbert Jernigan. He thanked
everybody for coming to his
retirement celebration.
First, he thanked his good
staff for working for him.
Second, he thanked the
courthouse family and lastly,
he thanked his family. He
thanked his wife, Margaret,
for typing up appeals and
handling the absentee elec-
tions for him.
He then thanked everyone
for their support over the 18
years he worked at the court-
house and the 22 years he
worked up the street at the
Union Springs Police Depart-
ment.
He ended his retirement
celebration with a short story.
Jernigan said, “I view my 40
years working as a baseball
game. I joined the Union
Springs Police Department
on January 15, 1974.
“It was like I got a hit and
a single to first base and I
stayed on first base for 22
years. I was then elected
Bullock County Circuit Clerk
and I had stole second base
and have been on second
base for 18 years.
“Then, Circuit Clerk-elect
Mrs. Rashawn Harris came
to the plate and hit a double.
Now, I AM GOING HOME!
I AM GOING HOME!
THANK GOD ALMIGHTY,
I’M GOING HOME!
Mr. Jernigan received a
standing ovation.
Attorney Nathan Dickson
JERNIGAN from Page 1 expressed to Mr. Jernigan,
“We can not do our job with-
out you doing yours. It has
been a real pleasure to work
with you. You are kind and
gracious and it has been a
real pleasant experience deal-
ing with the Circuit Clerk’s
office.”
Afterwards, a reception
sponsored by the Third Ju-
dicial Bar Association was
served. It was catered by Cab-
bages and Kings Events, a lo-
cal catering service owned by
Joe and Libby Hunt of Union
Springs.
Former Union Springs
Mayor Johnny McGowan
told the Herald he congratu-
lates Wilbert Jernigan for his
40 years of service to Union
Springs and Bullock County.
McGowan said, “Although
Wilbert is in retirement, I
feel he will continue to be
involved in all aspects that
involve the betterment of our
community.
“I am most appreciative
to his service on the Union
Springs Police Department
during my first term as mayor
from 1984 to 1988. His com-
mitment to law enforcement
is something that all of us
should be proud. I certainly
was. Enjoy your retirement,
Wilbert.”