SJR94 Summary

• Records and mourns the death of Mrs. Maudie Darby Bedford of Russellville, Alabama, who died on March 20, 2022, at age 65.

• Mrs. Bedford was born January 8, 1957, in Florence, Alabama; graduated from Bradshaw High School in 1975; and attended the University of Alabama as a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority.

• She served as general manager of WVNA AM/FM radio station, past president of the Alabama Broadcasters Association, and President and CEO of the Southern Development Council, which became the only Alabama-based Small Business Administration Accredited Certified Development Company.

• She was married to former State Senator Roger H. Bedford, Jr., and supported his 1996 campaign as the Democratic Nominee for United States Senate and his years of service in the Alabama State Senate.

• The Alabama Legislature offers this resolution in tribute to her life and extends heartfelt sympathy to her surviving family members, including her husband, son Roger H. Bedford, III, and her mother and siblings.