Sidney Norfleet Anthony Jr. Obituary (1930 - 2017)

Sidney Norfleet Anthony, Jr. was born November 7, 1930, to Sidney Norfleet Anthony, Sr. and Katherine Moriarty Anthony. He was a lifelong resident of Ripley, Tennessee, leaving for periods of time for education and to serve his country. Mr. Anthony graduated from Webb School in Bell Buckle, Tennessee, in 1949. He attended the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee, but interrupted his education to join the United States Air Force. He was an active airman for four years during the Korean Conflict and was assigned the duty of aerial gunner on a B-36 bomber. He returned to resume his education at Memphis State University. Mr. Anthony then returned to Ripley to join the family business, S.N. Anthony Insurance which was founded by his grandfather. On November 23, 1956, he married Barbara Sue Ronk, daughter of Almo Lee and Rebecca Culp Ronk of Alamo, Tennessee. Norfleet Anthony, Jr. was a lifelong member of the First United Methodist Church of Ripley. He served the church as past chairman of the administrative council and participated on various committees over the years. He chaired the Finance Committee of the Memphis Conference of the United Methodist Church for many years. He served as Trustee on the Boards of Lambuth University and Webb School, was a member of the Ripley Rotary Club, a 32nd Degree Mason, past President of the Ripley Shrine Club, and past president of the Lauderdale County Chamber of Commerce. In 1966, Mr. Anthony co-founded the Lauderdale County Savings and Loan Association. He served on the Board of Farmers Union Bank and, in 1989, was named president of the bank. In 2000, he cofounded Insurors Bank, now InsBank, and served on the InsBank Board of Directors until his retirement from the board in 2012. He was instrumental in co-founding the Ripley branch of BankTennessee in 1999, and was a past vice-chairman of InSouth Bancshares. In addition to his banking interests, Mr. Anthony continued his leadership of the family insurance agency, S.N. Anthony, Inc. He joined Insurors of Tennessee, the independent agent trade association, in 1958, and served on association committees over the years. He was elected to the Board of Directors in 1985, and served as president of the association in 1989. He subsequently represented Tennessee as State National Director on the board of the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America. He was named Insuror of the Year in 1993.