- High School - Franklin County
- Bachelor of Science degree in General Agriculture from Alcorn State University
- United States Army - 3 years
- 1968 USDA County Agent with Mississippi State Extension Service, Clark County, MS
- First African American County Agent in Lincoln County -1979
- Married Fronnie Moody - 5 children, 8 grandchildren, 1 great grandchild
- Organized Bethel AME Church food pantry serving 300 per month
