Elect John H Merrill - Photo Gallery

Photo Gallery

John Growing Up

Little John Here, John is pictured as a five-year-old kindergarten student. John attended kindergarten at the Heflin Baptist Church during the 1969-1970 school year. Mrs. Beam and Mrs. Hughes were his teachers and were also members at the church.

Cub Scout John was very active in the Boy Scouts of America when he was growing up and he participated in Pack 206 and Troop 206 in Heflin. John achieved the rank of Wolf, Bear, and Webelo and was awarded his Arrow of Light for his participation and achievements. After the “crossing over” ceremony from the Cub Scouts, he then joined BSA Troop 206 in November of 1974. John is shown here as a second grade Cub.

Third Grade John always loved school and third grade was one of his favorite years in school. He was in Mrs. Glasgow’s class at the Cleburne County Elementary School in Heflin. He likes to visit with her as well as Miss McIntyre (1^st) and Mrs. Borden (2^nd) whenever he is visiting his parents in Heflin.


Football John is pictured here in the sixth grade in the fall of 1975 as the quarterback for the White Owls. Growing up in Heflin, John played baseball and football in elementary school. Those were the only two children’s programs in the community at the time.

Eagle Scout John Harold Merrill with Governor Fob James In May of 1980, John achieved the rank of Eagle Scout, which is the highest rank a young man can attain in the Boy Scouts of America. John, along with all the other young men in Alabama who achieved that rank were invited by Governor Fob James to attend the first annual Eagle Scout Day with the Governor at the Montgomery Civic Center on February 9, 1981. In the summer of 1981 and the summer of 1982, John worked as a counselor and assistant program director at Comer Scout Reservation in Mentone. He was the first scout from Heflin Troop 206 to hold that distinction. Here, John is pictured with Governor James after the Eagle luncheon.

Basketball John is shown here as a senior as the center/swingman for the Cleburne County Tigers during the 1981-82 school year. John played baseball and basketball and was also on the Scholar’s Bowl team. He was president of the Student Council as a senior and was selected by his classmates as the “Most Likely to Succeed.”