Tom Jernigan

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Thomas E. "Tom" Jernigan, Jr (born 1923 in Atmore - died January 4, 2008) was the founder and CEO of the Marathon Corporation.

Jernigan served in the U. S. Air Force before moving to Birmingham and starting his career developing playground equipment.

Jernigan founded several companies during his career, including Plantation Patterns (now a division of Meadowcraft), United Chair Company (founded in 1969, now a division of Office Group America), Quick Marts (founded in 1973), and Winston Furniture.

Jernigan was also involved in banking, as one of the founding directors of the Central Bank and Trust Company (now Compass Bank) and also a director of Superior Bank.

Jernigan has been a generous supporter of higher education, creating endowments at Birmingham-Southern College, Samford University, UAB and the University of Alabama. He has also funded scholarships and medical research.

Jernigan died of leukemia in January 2008. He was survived by his wife, Donna and four children. He is buried at Elmwood Cemetery.

References

Thornton, William (January 5, 2008) "Local businessman Tom Jernigan dies." Birmingham News.

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