William McKinley Walthour, Sr. founded the Union Brotherhood Society, or “The Society,” in March 1932 to help provide proper burials for Negro citizens during segregation and Jim Crow, when many were uninsured and buried loved ones in homemade pine boxes. Members paid monthly dues of ten and twenty-five cents, which provided death and health benefits. In 1932, the founding members were William Walthour, Sr., Frank Baker, Willie Stevens, Joe Bowers, Wilhelmina Walthour, Beatrice Bowers, Gus Williams, Priscilla Maxwell, Rosa Bell Roberts, Ben Maxwell, Sarah Jane Walthour, Joe Walthour, George Walthour, Sr., William Brown, Rev. R.W. Monroe, and Janie Stevens. Society members bought less than an acre of land and built a meeting structure like an old T-shaped church at this location for gatherings. At funerals, members dressed in black and white, wore badges, and greeted one another as Brother and Sister. Anniversary celebrations, called the “Society Turning Out,” included worship followed by fellowship, fun, and games. The Society still existed in 2006 with 34 members, death benefits of $140.00, and sickness benefits of $10.00.