Edward F. Simon (1908-1992);Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana
Submitted by Kathy LaCombe-Tell
Source: History ~ The Road to Success 
Jeff Davis Bank and Trust Company
Submitted July 2004
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"The founding fathers of Jeff Davis Bank are local people 
with a serious vested interest in the success of Jennings' 
first home-owned bank. The impact on the bank and the 
community is noted by brief stories of these early leaders."

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EDWARD F. SIMON (1908-1992), was a twenty-eight year veteran
of the Jeff Davis Parish Tax Assessors Office. He was a lifelong 
resident of Jennings. After a brief stint in his father's grocery 
store and the Internal Revenue Service in New Orleans, he became 
the Assessor in 1945 where he was elected to that office for seven 
consecutive terms without opposition. He was named Trust Officer 
at the bank in 1975, retiring in 1984, but maintained his position 
as Chairman of the Trust Committee and Secretary of the Board 
of Directors.