[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 15]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 19939-19940]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




      HONORING THE MEMORY OF MR. EMORY BUSH ``E.B.'' PEEBLES, JR.

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                             HON. JO BONNER

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 8, 2005

  Mr. BONNER. Mr. Speaker, Mobile County and indeed the entire state of 
Alabama recently lost a dear friend, and I rise today to honor him and 
pay tribute to his memory.
  Mr. Emory Bush ``E.B.'' Peebles, Jr., was a devoted family man and 
dedicated community leader throughout his life.
  A graduate of Murphy High School in Mobile, Alabama, Mr. Peebles 
received his diploma from the Military College of South Carolina (The 
Citadel) in 1939. Following his graduation, he joined the United States 
Army Reserve with the rank of second lieutenant, and was employed by 
the Southern Industries Corporation. In June, 1941, he was called to 
active duty as a member of the United States Army and served with 
distinction during World War II as a member of the 31st Infantry 
(``Dixie'') Division of the Pacific Theater. For his service, he was 
awarded both the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star, and he was promoted 
to the rank of major prior to his discharge in December, 1945.
  Following his discharge, he was employed by Ryan Stevedoring in 
Mobile, and continued to work with that corporation for the next four 
decades. He retired from the new Ryan-Walsh Stevedoring Company in 1985 
as chairman of the business.
  In the midst of his intense professional schedule, Mr. Peebles also 
found time to serve in many community organizations and on several 
boards of directors. He served on the boards of several area businesses 
and financial institutions, including the Mobile Gas Service 
Corporation and the Alabama Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company. During 
the mid-1960s, he served as president of the America's Junior Miss 
Pageant, and in 1969 served as the president of the Mobile Carnival 
Association. He also helped to make Mobile's Senior Bowl college 
football all-star game one of the preeminent events in all of college 
athletics, and served as president of that organization. He was also 
actively involved in the Mobile Touchdown Club and the Mobile Area Arts 
and Sports Association, and served as president of the University of 
South Alabama's Jaguar Club. In 1996, he was named ``Mobilian of the 
Year.''

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  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in remembering a 
dedicated community leader and friend to many throughout South Alabama. 
Mr. Peebles will be deeply missed by his family--his lovely wife, 
Barbara Cowen Peebles; his children, E.B. Peebles, III, Laura P. 
Rutherford, and John D. Peebles; his stepchildren, Alley C. Butler and 
Douglas L. Ford; and by his seven grandchildren and great-
grandchildren--as well as the countless friends he leaves behind. Our 
thoughts and prayers are with them all at this difficult time.

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