This column serves as a spotlight, highlighting the everyday people in Callaway County. The Fulton Sun takes a moment with someone who is not usually featured in the news but is just as instrumental in making our community the strong and beautiful place we all know and love.
Sallie Humphrey has lived in Callaway County for most of her life and attended Fulton High School. Humphrey works in the Callaway County Circuit Clerk's office as a deputy clerk. She is a mother who has lived in Mokane and Fulton.
Q: What was your first job?
I worked at Sonic Drive-In here in town as a car-hop.
Q: Who inspires you most?
My faith inspires me most.
Q: What is something you are proud of?
I have four beautiful children and a fantastic husband. I have a stepdaughter who is 24 and I have an 18-year-old, a 17-year-old and a 14-year-old.
Q: What in your life has been the most fulfilling?
Probably raising my children.
Q: If you could do any job in the world, what would it be?
Preschool teacher. I adore 3- and 4-year-old children - that age where they're just developing a personality. They're really honest about what they think, but they still fully believe in the tooth fairy and Santa Claus and unicorns.
Q: What is a job you wouldn't want to do?
Probably teaching middle school. I don't think there's enough money in the world for me to be in a middle school all day long.
Q: What is your favorite thing about Callaway County?
I love that it's big enough and covers a big area that there's lots of things to do. But still, no matter where you go, it has a very small town feel to it, no matter what community you're in in different parts of the county.