Daughter of John Oliver and Winnie Reese Poole, born on August 17, 1947 in Memphis, Tennessee and has lived in various places. She grew up in Memphis, where she attended the Reliegh Baptist Church until 12 years of age and then joined the Broadmoor Baptist Church. She was a member there until she married (1971) and then she moved (with new husband Dan, a Navy 2nd Class radar technician) to Jacksonville, Florida (for Dan's duty with VA-174, NAS Cecil Field, and VA-37) where they become members of the Calvary Baptist Church. In 1978 she and her family, Rev. Dan Eidson, Amy, and Daniel, began their ministerial work and have since then lived in Hazelhurst, Georgia; Drummonds, Tennessee; Alma, Georgia; Vidalia, Georgia; and now live in Chula, Georgia (since 1989).
She attended the high school in Bartlett and graduated in 1965. She then attended Memphis State University and graduated with a degree in math (B.S.) in 1970. She then graduated with a MAT degree from Jacksonville University, Jacksonville, Florida; Specialist Degree from Valdosta State University, Valdosta, Georgia.
She has taught in the following schools:
Tredwell Junior High School, Memphis, Tennessee Jan. 1970 to June 1971
Joseph Stillwell Junior High School, Jacksonville, Florida 1971 to 1972
Highlands Junior High School, Jacksonville, Florida 1972 to 1978
Ocmulgee Academy, Lumbercity, Georgia 1978 to 1979
Humes Junior High School, Memphis, Tennessee 1979 to 1980
Munford Junior High School, Munford, Tennessee 1980 to 1982
Bacon County High School, Alma, Georgia 1982 to Spring of 1986
Toombs Central High School, Lyons, Georgia Spring of 1986
Vidalia High School, Vidalia, Georgia 1986 to 1990
Worth County High School, Sylvester, Georgia 1990 to 1994
Tift County High School, Tifton, Georgia 1994 to Present
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