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FirstState
Bank
Lineville, Alabama
FirstState Bank Celebrates 35 years Of
Service
And Looks
Forward To 2007 With a New Home Office
And More Services
For Their Customers

Names of Officers and Board Members at
FirstState Bank's groundbreaking
Tuesday, December 12th, 2006:
(left to right)
| Rick Whatley |
Mortgage Loan Officer |
| Steve Foster |
Vice President |
| Kris Miller |
Human Resources Officer |
| Pam Loveless |
Vice President & Cashier |
| Walter Ice |
Vice President |
| David Franklin |
Systems Officer |
| Ramona Knight |
Assistant Cashier |
| Donna Morris |
Vice President & Auditor |
| Larry Raughton |
Advisory Board Member |
| Don Hogan |
Board Director |
| Donald Harris |
Advisory Board Member |
| Jim Malone |
Board Director |
| Carlton DeVaughn |
Sr. Vice President & CFO |
| J.B. McCord |
Board Director |
| Bernard Spurlin |
Board Director |
| Doyle Phillips |
Board Director |
| JoAnne Blair |
Board Director |
| Anna Marie Rush |
Board Director |
| Buster Robertson |
Board Director |
| Ken Vaughan |
Chairman, President & CEO |
| Roger Hollon |
Vice President |
FirstState Bank was founded in 1971 as a result of the
efforts of many local people who saw a need - a need for a financial
institution that could relate to the plans, goals and dreams
they had for themselves as well as those of their family and
friends. By combining their efforts and investing their money,
these farsighted citizens were able to obtain a charter and establish
the bank. In the decades which have followed, the bank has grown
steadily and is now one of the largest independent financial
institutions in the area. Despite this growth and the turbulent
changes in the banking industry, they have succeeded in their
mission to be the bank for all people in the area.
The growth of FirstState Bank has been evident as it has
expanded over the years. In 1986 the bank purchased their
current Operations Center, located adjacent to their Lineville
office. This move allowed them to improve their customer
service by performing in-house many functions that had formerly been
outsourced to other companies. In response to numerous requests
from the Ashland community, their thriving Ashland office was
opened in 1987. In 1996, remodeling was completed on Lineville's
historic Farmer's Hardware building, and it was reopened to the public
as the FirstState Bank Conference Center. Six years later, in the
spring of 2002, the FirstState Bank Mortgage Center was established to
better serve the needs of their customers seeking residential
lending services. And in 2003, the bank demonstrated their
commitment to the people of Randolph County by opening a
Wedowee office.
FirstState remains committed to the vision and dreams of
those founding community members whose bright hope for the future
conceived this organization. FirstState currently has grown to
over $130,000,000 in total assets with branches in Lineville,
Ashland and Lake Wedowee. FirstState will soon be occupying the a
new home office building in Lineville.

FirstState's future home office building in
Lineville
FirstState Bank plays an active role in the
community by supporting both the local public and private schools
by:
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Purchasing an ad in the school yearbooks
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Sponsoring a reading program
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Monetary donations are made for various academic
activities throughout the year
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Supporting the DECA program by hiring a Co-op student
from one of the local schools each year
FirstState Bank supports various local athletic
programs by:
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Making monetary donations to the various non profit
athletic clubs such as the Band Boosters and the Quarterback clubs
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Sponsoring the scoreboard on the football field
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Sponsoring a local player of the week
program
Monetary Donations are made to the following
community organizations:
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Hospice
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Relay for Life
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Clay County Cattleman's Association
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Local Fire & Police Departments
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Local Department of Human Resources
Savings bonds are donated for various community programs
such as Head Start Reading Programs, Local School Academic/Athletic
Banquets, Church sponsored events, local beauty pageants, etc...
This Year FirstState Bank is also a proud sponsor of the
Clay County Courthouse Centennial Celebration.
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