Ethridge pointing out historical marker language. GREENBERRY MOORE/Staff
Cecil and Betty Ethridge with son Peyton this past Easter CONTRIBUTED
Ethridge with arrangement he made representing First Baptist for this year’s Cherry Blossom Festival. CONTRIBUTED
Cecil Ethridge Jr. has retired twice now, but he still refuses to quit working.
After 30 years in one full-time job and 18 in another that was considered full-time, Ethridge is enjoying a more relaxed schedule as a part-time funeral attendant.
Ethridge, 72, is the son of a railroad employee turned tax collector and florist. Cecil Sr. was the Jones County Tax Collector from 1968-84, and he and Miriam…
