The fifth group of individuals and couples who were instrumental in the establishment and development of the Marion County Historical Society have been selected to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.

Including these five, a total of 24 are honored to date. Josephine Cooley, Roy S. Coolley, Carmen Coolley Gilliland, Angie and Bill Hardin, and Beverly Wood Jones will enter the Hall of Fame during the society’s annual Pioneer Day celebration on June 8th. Inductees will be honored at 2:45 in the Valley Chapel at the Historical Village on the grounds of the Marion County Park. 

The society was originally established during a meeting at Belknap’s Jewelry Store on March 21, 1955. Articles of incorporation were formed and the group became a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation for the purpose of educating and preserving the history of Marion County.