School teacher. Born: December 17, 1908, Steele. Parents: Luke Whittick and Eunice (Beason) Buffington. Married: Cecil Garrett Qualls, March 20, 1933. Education: Jacksonville State Normal School, 1932; B.S., 1951; Howard College, M.S., 1967. Taught elementary school in St. Clair County, 1927-1965. Member of Delta Kappa Gamma.

Source: Who's Who in Alabama, Vol. III.

Author: History of Steele, Alabama, Saint Clair County. Albertville, Ala.: Thompson Printing, 1974.

"That's the Way It Was": History of the Steele United Methodist Church, 1878-1978. Ashville, Ala.: Lee Gibbs 1978.

QUINN, LUCINDA

Librarian. Born: Anniston. Parents: Amory Havilan and Eldridge Quinn. Education: University of Alabama, B.S., 1968; Florida State University, M.S.L.S., 1972. Employed by the public library in Starkville, Miss.; librarian at Talladega Public Library, 1986.

Source: Lucinda Quinn, Talladega, Ala..

Joint Author: Easy Plays for Preschoolers to Third Grades. Brandon, Miss.: Quail Ridge Press, 1985.

QUIRK, CHARLES JOAQUIN, 1889-1962

Born: 1889, New Orleans, La. Parents: Henry Clay and Mary Louise (Shaw) Quirk. Education: St. Louis University, M.A. Received into the Catholic church and ordained in Louvain, Belgium, 1922. Taught at Spring Hill College (head of English Department); Loyola University in New Orleans. Founded the Poetry Society and the Short Story Society at Spring Hill College.

Source: Catholic Authors, 1930.

Author: Candles in the Wind. New York: Dial Press, 1931.

Full Circle. Mobile, Ala.: The Duval Press, 1934.

Gesture Before Farewell. New York: Dial Press, 1934.

Sails on the Horizon. Boston: The Stratford Co., 1926.

Sculptured in Miniature the Collected Lyrics... New York: George Grady Press, 1956.