Dr. Alexander Nunn was born in Loachapoka on September 17, 1904. Beginning in 1924 he contributed to and edited Progressive Farmer Magazine for 43 years. He helped start Southern Living Magazine and retired in 1967 as executive editor and executive vice president. In 1968 he became a founding member of the Lee County Historical Society and was appointed Lee County's first official historian. He wrote two books and numerous articles about Loachapoka and nearby communities, believed in education for all people, and contributed liberally to scholarships for black youth. He died on January 6, 1985. The Lee County Historical Society was organized in 1968 to study the history and traditions of Lee County and preserve its findings, collect records, books, and items relating to its history, mark historic sites, and promote and preserve buildings and objects of historical value in and around Lee County. Its first trustees were Alexander Nunn, chairman; T.J. Peddy; A.B. Williams, Jr.; Prince Webster; Jimmy H. Graves; J.G. Adams; James Noel Baker; Mrs. Carolyn Dixon; and James Trammell. Its first officers were T.J. Peddy, president; M.H. Hawkins, vice president; Mrs. J.G. Adams, secretary; and Robert H. Slaton, treasurer.