Brooks

Town Library's children's room is now The Lurline

Putman Room.

The

library Board of Directors made the surprise

announcement as part of a day of activities

honoring Allen and Lurline Loyd Putman as pillars

of the community.

The

Town Council passed a proclamation honoring the

couple, who are both native Fayette countians and

were married in 1940.

Allen

was a former town councilman from 1967 until 1985

and served as mayor from 1985 until 1989. He

served with the Georgia State Patrol for 27

years, until his retirement in 1973.

He

was instrumental in bringing street lights, a

zoning code, a recreation department, first

responder capabilities and many other integral

services to the town of Brooks.

Lurline

Loyd Putman taught at the Brooks Elementary

School from 1950 until her retirement in 1980.

She was instrumental in putting together the Town

Library in 1987 and remains on its Board of

Directors.

More

than 80 persons attended a surprise luncheon

following Sunday services at the Brooks United

Methodist Church. A show of hands reflected about

20 percent of the audience were former students

of Lurline. One of these students, Linda Butler

Spradlin, now teaches at Brooks Elementary

herself.

After

lunch, everyone traveled to the library for

dessert and the surprise announcement.

Plaques

also were hung honoring all those who were

instrumental in starting and equipping the

library.

Said

Brooks native Cecil Thomas, "If everybody

were like Lurline and Allen, the world would be a

better place."

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