Richard and Elsie Whittington 

Richard or Dick Whittington taught school at Roach, Mt. Zion, Munsey and Eagle Rock in Roaring River Township.

He was postmaster for 18 years as the post office was in his store. It remained there until the Tablerock Lake came in and the stores were destroyed.

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According to Richard Whittington the following were some of his neighbors at Eagle Rock: Boon Haddock, Ransom Haddock, "Dock" Jasper Newton Skelton, Dick Elam, Bill Ayres, John Easley, Bill Lewis, Morse Farwell, Frank Tucker, Elbert Ball, Dr Kelley, Hadlows, George Reed, J .N. Garrett, John Whittington, William Whittington, Samuel Houston Maloney, Dean Burris, Joe Garner, Sam Skelton, Elisha Hall, Frank Curry, John L. Morton, Henry Reading, Henry Dell, Isaac Couch, William Couch, Ruben Gee, Bud Munsey, John Munsey, Bill Cornell, Shade Wallen. Other names mentioned who had worked for Richard at one time or the other, Albert Pierson, George Miller, Bill, John and Jim Roller, Lige and Frank Shrum, Sim Perse, Fred and John Parrish, Sam, Frank and Sherman Smith, Joe Lowder, Otis, Bill and Bert Hadlow, Bob, Jim, Charley and Amos Garrett, Harvey, Grant and Ferlon Aldridge, George and Loyd Wilson, W. H. Dean, Ace and Alva Burris, Jim Carter, John Pruitt, Rube and George Gee, Arthur and Albert Maloney, Henry and Elmer Reading, Finis, Silas, Arthur, Eldon, Ethel, Edd, Buford, Ellis, Loyd, Varl and Alvis Ball, Lawrence Priest, Edd Vanderpool, Kenneth Coatney, Abe, Sidney and Jim Hall; Cap, Charley, Everett and Earl Bradford, Chester Perryman, Chris Easley, Noel Curry, Tim Bowers, Bob Brannum, Carl Holliday, Bill Zilliox, Calvin Russell, Tom Stapp, Alfred Haddock, Luther Black, Fat Thomas, Joe, Luke, Verlon and John Stringer, Henry Cooper, Aaron Gahn, Bill, Jeff and Jim Arnold, Bill Kingsland, Bill Carroll, Jim Alyea, Logsden, Monroe and Willie Edie, Charley Towler, Alfred Medlin, Mat Edwards, Shorty Anderson, Amos Horner, Frank Brewer, Paul Heffley, Frank Scroggins, Teet Gautney, Jack Preston, Jess Long, Albert and Austin Brock, Bill Faulkner, Bill Weston, Charley McNabb, Efton Edwards, Richard Nee, Howard Weekly, Bill Gimore, Ami Morton and Charley Skelton.

Picture of stores was given by Mary C. Johnson to Darla Marbut.

Data submitted by  Darla Ball Marbut   - Photos are from the photo files of Darla Marbut