Board of Directors 
Warren NunnWarren is the President and CEO of Security Bancorp, the holding company for the Bank of Halls. Warren has spent his life in banking starting his career at Union Planters National Bank in Memphis before returning to Halls in 1972. He has been on the Bank of Halls Board of Directors since 1978. He has served on boards and various committees of The University of Memphis, Dyersburg State Community College, Union University and the Baptist Hospital System. He was recently elected to the Board of the Federal Reserve Bank of Memphis where he will serve a three year term. He has overseen the tremendous growth of the organization during his time with the bank. Warren is also co-owner of Tennessee Tractor, which owns nine John Deere dealerships and employs 150 people in nine counties in West Tennessee. He is also President of Ardmore Telephone Company based in Ardmore, Alabama and serves on the Board of Directors of United Telephone Company in Chapel Hill, Tennessee. Warren is a graduate of the University of Memphis. He and his wife Eleanor live in Halls and have two sons and 6 grandchildren. |
Donald HogueDonald is currently President of the Bank of Halls and the Bank of Crockett. He also serves on the boards of the Bank of Halls, Bank of Crockett, Gates Banking and Trust Company and Security Bank. Donald started with the Bank of Halls in 1962 and worked at the bank for 5 years before leaving to become a head bank examiner for the Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions in 1968. He worked in that capacity for nine years before returning to the bank in 1977. Donald attended Union University. He and his wife Patty live in Halls and have two children and 6 grandchildren. |
Chris NunnChris, Chief Financial Officer, of Security Bancorp has been on the Bank of Halls Board for 7 years. Chris joined the organization in 2002 after auditing financial institutions for KPMG in Memphis. Chris handles the financial analysis and reporting for the bank holding company and its subsidiary institutions. He serves on the Board of Directors of all the banks and subsidiary banks associated with Security Bancorp. He is also Treasurer of Ardmore Telephone Company based in Ardmore, Alabama. Chris is a graduate of Rhodes College. He and his wife Kim live in Memphis and have 3 children. |
Nick NunnNick is the Chief Investment Officer for Security Bancorp. Nick started his career in 1993 in the Fixed Income Division of Morgan Keegan in Memphis. He worked as an Institutional Fixed Income Broker before leaving to join Security Bancorp in 2005. He serves on the Board of Directors for the six banks and subsidiary banks associated with Security Bancorp. Nick manages the investment portfolio for all six banks in the organization. He is also Treasurer of United Telephone Company based in Chapel Hill, Tennessee. Nick is a graduate of Auburn University. He and his wife Kara live in Memphis and have 3 children. |
James SmithJames joined Security Bancorp in 2006. James assist primarily with regulatory and board reporting, loan monitoring and consumer compliance issues for the holding company and its subsidiary banks. He was the President of The Bank of Friendship from 1999 to 2002. He left to become President of Citizens City and County Bank in Trenton, Tennessee working there until leaving to join Security Bancorp. James is a Senior Vice President at the Bank of Halls and serves on the Board of Directors of the Bank of Halls and Gates Banking and Trust Company. James is a graduate of The University of Tennesee at Martin. He and his wife Cindy live in Friendship and have 1 daughter. |
Leslie M CrookLeslie began serving on The Bank of Halls Board of Directors in 1996. He is self employed as the owner of Crook Planting Company and a farmer. He has been a big supporter of the Future Farmers of America for many years. He has 3 children and 1 grandchild. |
Roy M. Cook, Jr.Roy began his tenure on the Board of Directors in 1976. Roy, now retired, was the owner of Cook Implement Co. Roy has been a long running pillar in the Halls community where he graduated from high school and has been a County Commissioner for 36 years. He and his wife Janice have 3 children and 1 grandchild. |
Farnsworth Eugene Pugh, Jr.Eugene has been an active member on the Board of Directors since 1972. After attending Mississippi State University, Eugene came back to run the family farm. In addition to farming, Eugene is the Mayor of Halls and has been a Lauderdale County Commissioner for 40 years. He is also the Vice President of the TN Cotton Ginners Association. He and his wife Mary Hellen have 3 children and four grandchildren. They attend Halls First Baptist Church. |
David H Hurt IIITrey came onto the board of directors in 1996. He is owner and president of Hurt Seed Company, Inc. He is also a member of the Lauderdale County School Board and former Chairman. He is currently a member and on the board of directors for Tenn. Crop Improvement and Unisouth Genetics. He has also been president of the Tenn. Crop Improvement Board for the past eight years. He is also a volunteer football coach for Halls High School. He and his wife Tonya have 4 children and 2 grandchildren. |
Alan JordanAlan has been serving The Bank of Halls on the Board of Directors since 1996. Alan is a farmer, and works hard to make his family’s farm thrive year after year. He attended UT Martin before returning home to farm. He and his wife Jennifer have 1 child. |
