Ora Mae Reeves

Authors

Ora Mae Reeves
Institute of Child Nutrition

Files

Description

Ora Mae Reeves did school lunch before there was school lunch. In the depths of the Great Depression, with four children in public school, Mrs. Reeves walked two miles in rural Vernon, AL, to volunteer to cook hot meals for the students, who brought a canned good from home as payment for their lunch. Update: Ora Mae Reeves, age 101, of Vernon, Alabama, died Jan. 31, 2012, at Aurora Australis Lodge in Columbus, Miss.

Publication Date

11-9-2007

Relational Format

Transcript

City

Columbus, Mississippi

Keywords

Child Nutrition, School Feeding

Disciplines

Food Science | Other Education | Teacher Education and Professional Development

Recommended Citation

Reeves, Ora Mae and Institute of Child Nutrition, "Ora Mae Reeves" (2007). Oral History Project (all interviews). 200.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/icn_ohistories/200