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After two years active duty in the Uni States Army, McMillin completed l education at ~ University of Hous-t< where he earned a docj of optometry degree 1958. He was inducted ir the ECCC Athletic Hall Fame in 2010. Dr. McMillin was m~ ried for 55 years to tJ former Shirley vl Hooser of Arcadia, L They had two childr~ five grandchildren a one great-grandchild. To qualify, apphca

He was co-founder of the Bank of Central Mississippi and the J,.eake County Little League Baseball Association. He served as president of the Carthage Lions Club and the Leake County Jaycees. His membership in the Leake County Chamber of Com– merce spanned a period of 37 years. McMi1lin was a mem–

r y of longtime Leake County optomett;st and civic leader Dr. Howard Carlton McMillin has been endowed at. East Central Community College. Dr. McMillin began his optometric practice in Ca rthage in 1958 and continued providing serv– ices until his retirement in 1995. He was also involved in civic and professional activities throughout his career. He was a co-founder of Leake Academy in Mad– den, where he served 12 years on the board of

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Dr. McMillin bred Red– bone coonhounds and Simmental cattle, leading to his becoming a trustee of the American Redbone Coonhound Association and treasurer of the Mis– sissippi Simmental Association. He was a 1948 gradu– ate of Louisville High School and attended East Central Junior College on a football scholarship. He graduated from ECJC in 1950 and received an undergraduate degree in animal science from Mis– sissippi State University in 1952.

ber of the Mississippi State University Agricul– tural Advisory Council. He was a member of Carthage United Metho- McMILLIN dist Church and its

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