Homemakers remember one of own

She served as a distinguished member of the Alabama Extension Homemakers Council, serving as both County, and State President, as well as serving on the National Council. She was a member of the Highpoint Homemakers Club for over 70 years, even continuing to drive herself to meetings up until a few months before her passing. Her mother, started the first Homemakers Club in the state in Madison County in the 1930's.

She also worked with the Auburn University and Marshall County Food Programs, where she taught for nearly 50 years.

Moman served on the Marshall County Library Board for 50 years, which she also helped to organize. Her responsibilities not only carried her across the United States, but also as far away as Puerto Rico. She served on the Regional Council for the Area Agency on Aging, the Top of Alabama Regional Council of Governments, as well as demonstration of her dedication and concern to humanity with Snead State Junior College.

Her son, John, has fond memories of his mother and growing up at Homemakers meetings as a child.

"Whenever I was little I came to the meetings. She starting carrying me around when I was about four years old," he recalled. "I grew up in the meetings. She went to state and overseas meetings, everywhere. She really enjoyed it."

He says his mother was raised on the farm and knew how important it was for women to make their own food, their own clothes and take care of the family. "That's the way she was raised. She loved to be around people and help people."

Being her only child, Moman said his mom went with him to all of his 4H events as well.

"She went with us to County and State 4H Club meetings and even judged the Dekalb County Fair for 42 years," he continued. "She handmade me a 4H Club quilt. It was a full size, with the green leaf clover and I still have it. Dad worked and she came with me my whole show career. She drove the truck and the trailer. Help me watch cows, groom cows. After dad died in '88, she lived there on the farm and had cattle and just took care of herself. Mother could do most anything."

Highpoint Homemakers Club President Genell Cobb said the club is just not the same without Moman there.

"Up until a few months before she passed she would drive herself and then for about a month, Susan Beck would pick her up. Rain or shine she was always here," Cobb said. "She was so dedicated to the state and served in every office in the state and county but treasurer. She was one in a million."

On Tuesday, the club presented a plaque that will display in the Douglas Senior Center. They also presented a $100 check to Douglas Senior Center Director Sandy Dyer for the center in her memory.