Virgil Young Cook Eady, Jr.
1935 - 2015
Virgil Y.C. Eady Jr., was a fifth generation Oxfordian, and fourth generation graduate of Emory University. As a youth, Eady was a member of the Boy Scouts of America and reached the rank of Eagle Scout. He also worked as a lifeguard and waterfront director at Camp Glisson in Dahlonega in the summers of 1953, ’54, and ’55; in 1956, he served as president of the North Georgia Methodist Youth Fellowship.
A life-long resident of Oxford, Eady served on the City of Oxford Planning Commission for eight years and was chairman for five; he also served on the City Council, was chairman of the personnel committee, and helped write the city’s zoning and development ordinance. He also served as chairman of the Study Committee to reorganize the Newton County Chamber of Commerce in 1972 and served as vice president of the Covington Kiwanis Society in the 1970s.
Professionally, Eady was the owner of Alcovy Realty Company in Covington and was founder and president of Newton County Board of Realtors. He sold land and developed 15 subdivisions in the county. He was the first accredited farm and land broker in State of Georgia and served as president of the Georgia chapter of Farm and Land Brokers Association in the 1970s. Later, Virgil was a financial planning consultant for World Marketing Alliance, a financial planning company.
Over the years, Eady was outspoken in his concern for the preservation and enhancement of Oxford. He helped the city acquire the property between the present-day post office and Clark Street, the proposed Town Center District. During his term as chairman of the Oxford Planning Commission, Oxford successfully annexed the areas to the north and east, providing conservation areas and buffering against encroaching industrial development.
Eady was a devoted member of Allen Memorial United Methodist Church, serving on the administrative council and as lay leader. He was also lay delegate to annual conferences for 18 years.
As a founding member of the Oxford Historical Shrine Society, Eady was active in the ongoing restoration and preservation of Old Church.
As a community activist, Eady worked for the restoration and maintenance of the African American section of the historically segregated Oxford Historical Cemetery and was vice president of the Oxford Historical Cemetery Foundation.
Eady was chosen as Oxford’s Citizen of the Year in 2006.
A life-long resident of Oxford, Eady served on the City of Oxford Planning Commission for eight years and was chairman for five; he also served on the City Council, was chairman of the personnel committee, and helped write the city’s zoning and development ordinance. He also served as chairman of the Study Committee to reorganize the Newton County Chamber of Commerce in 1972 and served as vice president of the Covington Kiwanis Society in the 1970s.
Professionally, Eady was the owner of Alcovy Realty Company in Covington and was founder and president of Newton County Board of Realtors. He sold land and developed 15 subdivisions in the county. He was the first accredited farm and land broker in State of Georgia and served as president of the Georgia chapter of Farm and Land Brokers Association in the 1970s. Later, Virgil was a financial planning consultant for World Marketing Alliance, a financial planning company.
Over the years, Eady was outspoken in his concern for the preservation and enhancement of Oxford. He helped the city acquire the property between the present-day post office and Clark Street, the proposed Town Center District. During his term as chairman of the Oxford Planning Commission, Oxford successfully annexed the areas to the north and east, providing conservation areas and buffering against encroaching industrial development.
Eady was a devoted member of Allen Memorial United Methodist Church, serving on the administrative council and as lay leader. He was also lay delegate to annual conferences for 18 years.
As a founding member of the Oxford Historical Shrine Society, Eady was active in the ongoing restoration and preservation of Old Church.
As a community activist, Eady worked for the restoration and maintenance of the African American section of the historically segregated Oxford Historical Cemetery and was vice president of the Oxford Historical Cemetery Foundation.
Eady was chosen as Oxford’s Citizen of the Year in 2006.