Biography:

Educator. Born– Aug. 30, 1927, in Brantley, Ala. Parents– Marion and Lucy Hill (Payne) Hix. Married– Olivia Pienezza Feb. 5, 1960. Children– Three. Education– Troy State University, B.A.; Teachers College, Columbia University, M.A.; George Peabody College, Ed.S.; advanced study at Auburn University. Taught at Kingston High School, Troy State University, Auburn University, Wallace Junior College (Selma), and Alexander City Junior College.

Source:

Anonymous.

Joint_Publication(s):

“Honey in the Rock”; the Ruby Pickens Tartt Collection of Religious Folk Songs from Sumter County, Alabama. Macon, Ga.; Mercer University Press, 1991.

Sweet Bunch of Daisies; Folk Songs Collected in Alabama. Bessemer; Colonial Press, 1991.

Joint_Compiler:

Cracklin Bread and Asfidity; Folk Recipes and Remedies. Tuscaloosa, Ala.; University of Alabama Press, 1981.

Ghosts and Goosebumps; Ghost Stories, Tall Tales, and Supersititions from Alabama. University, Ala.; University of Alabama Press, 1981.

Zickery Zan; Childhood Folklore. University, Ala.; University of Alabama Press, 1980.