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Madison County board dedicates Thomas Road to the late Deputy Elmer Willis
Summary
The Madison County Board of Commissioners approved a resolution Dec. 1 to dedicate Thomas Road in memory of Deputy Elmer Willis, the county’s first African American deputy whose 1974 on-duty death the resolution says made him a ‘symbol of progress and inclusivity.’
The Madison County Board of Commissioners voted Dec. 1 to approve a resolution dedicating Thomas Road in memory of Deputy Elmer Willis.
The resolution, presented by Commissioner May and read into the record, says Willis was born May 5, 1950, served in the U.S. Navy and was hired by Sheriff Jack Darrell Horton in May 1974 as the county’s first African American deputy. The text recounts that Willis was fatally shot Aug. 4, 1974, after…
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