Mrs. William Lentz
Battle Creek, MI

"Our favorite memory will be...Bill was diagnosed with Alzheimer disease one year ago this month. He has been wanting a Tony the Tiger watch, his disease has progressed faster than usual. So all the family heard was Tony the Tiger watch. [We] went to Gouberville, Cereal City, and the hotel stores, then contacted many salried employes we know; [we] couldn't find one. Then [we] went in one day to get cereal and Linda, the manager said she had located one for Bill who now is in day care. He shows his beautiful watch to everyone he meets, good reward for 40 years at B.C. Kellogg's and still about people."

John Wofford
Battle Creek, MI

"I started with Kellogg's on May 22, 1950, and retired in May 1991. I was drafted and spent 9 months in Korea. Which wasn't the best of memories but my time spent working there were the highlights of my life. Lots of good friends and a special company to work for. I was hired in to work in the shipping division and in '62 bid into the steamfitter department and stayed there until I retired. I can even remember Mr. Kellogg when he was still living. I still live in Battle Creek but winter in Florida. Thank you Kellogg's for taking such good care of me for all those years. "

Esther Lentz
Battle Creek, MI

"As Bill and I read and re-read memories brings back the stories of mom, Elizabeth Wolff. She was head hostess for Mr. Kellogg in his dining room and wanted to quit and raise her family. Mr. Kellogg told her if she would stay she could bring her new son to the nursery at the privacy of the factory. They also had elegant lounges for nursing and caring for your own. This dates back to 1927."

Fred Jennings
Grovetown, GA

"I worked for Murray Biscuit Company starting on October 7,1955 as a machine operator and retired as the plant engineer. This was a family owned business that started in 1939 by Mr. John L.Murray. It was first sold in 1965, resold in 1985, again in 1988, again in 1991, again in 1998, and to Kellogg's in 2001. It was a good place to work and I met a lot of very good people thru the years. I retired from Kellogg's on 11-30-04. I will always be thankful for Murray Biscuit Company and the Augusta Bakery as it is now called. God Bless all the employee that have worked at the Augusta Bakery. Keep up the good work and the Augusta Bakery will be there another 50 years. "

Michael Campbell
East Leroy, MI

"I hired into Kellogg's in 1961 as a summer employee and the following year I was a full time employee until 1996. My years at Kellogg's are memories I would not give up for anything. Everyone I was associated with were people who took pride in being a Kellogg Employee and they all did there jobs well whether it was in packing, processing, glue room, paint department, warehouse, packing room repair and the many other departments that were there and crucial for the plant to run. During my time, Kellogg's was a self-supporting company that needed no outside help to run. We all worked together to get the job done and we played together as a Kellogg group whether it was Softball, Snowmobile Trips, Motorcycle Outings and a full array of other activities. You all became one big family due to the fact that sometimes you spent more time at work than at home. To this day I'm proud to say I was a Kellogg Employee and now a Kellogg Retiree. "

Samuel P. Lazenby
Orlando, FL

"I worked for Murray Biscuit Company 35 years. I started as a district manager and worked up to regional manager. My area covered the southern half of Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and the state of Florida. I was checking one of my salesman's routes and found one store that he didn't have any 99 cent Butter Cookies in. We had five (5) flavors in this line and Butter Cookies were our best seller. When I questioned the salesman about this he said "I couldn't keep them on the shelf they sold so fast that I discontinued them. I informed him that he was in the wrong business and dismissed him."