Dr. Roger Branch Sr. is a professor emeritus of sociology and long-time chair of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Georgia Southern University, where he served from 1970-2000. He also is a retired minister, last serving as pastor of Ailey Baptist Church near Vidalia. He is the last surviving founder of the Catface Country Turpentine Festival in Portal.
Dr. Roger Branch: Aging issues a question of worth
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