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A. F. Buckham, ?-?, was raised and educated in Alberta. He spent some time in the Little Fish Lake area near Dorothy, Alberta, (ca. 1921-1924), and was in Edmonton, Alberta for his secondary schooling (ca.1928 -1931) before heading off to the University of Alberta to take a Bachelor of Engineering degree specializing in mining engineering and geology (1931-1935). He later retired in Victoria, British Columbia, and is buried in the same city. Unfortunately, little more is known about him. It is possible that his father was Alexander Kirkwood Buckham, ca. 1895-1955, of Strathcona and Edmonton, Alberta

Edward Montrose Sharpe, 1862-1947, was born near St. John, New Brunswick. After obtaining a medical degree at McGill University in 1894, he and his first wife Alice Taylor, 1863-1903, moved to Wetaskiwin, Alberta. They had two children: Lillian (Craigie), 1899-1982, and Bessie (Trimble), 1900-1995. After his first wife's death, he married Alice Carter, 1859-1929. In 1896 Doctor Sharpe moved to Lacombe, Alberta and practised medicine until retiring in 1940. He was the doctor who delivered Roland Michener; was elected the mayor of Lacombe in 1909; and was elected as the first president of the Lacombe Old Timers' Association in 1934. He died and is buried in Lacombe.

Gail Surkan, 1947- , born near Regina, Saskatchewan, graduated in economics from the University of Saskatchewan in 1969. She worked as an economist in Saskatchewan until 1978. In 1979 she moved to Red Deer, Alberta, and served on the boards of several community organizations as a volunteer. She was elected to Red Deer City Council in 1986 and was elected as the first female Mayor of Red Deer in 1992. She was married to Roger Surkan, and they had three children, Lindsey, Kristen, and Reid

Dr. Ethel Taylor (nee Watson) was born in 1908 in Zimbabwe (Rhodesia), Southern Africa and emigrated in 1912 as a small girl with her family to southwestern Alberta. In 1928, she married a school teacher, L. Hugh Taylor. In 1940, she moved to Red Deer with her husband and family. She became exceptionally active in community affairs. She was a founding member of the Red Deer Women's Institute, Red Deer Local Council of Women, Red Deer Hospital Auxiliary, Alberta Council on Aging, Red Deer Kindergarten Society, Red Deer Film Society, Red Deer Allied Arts Council, Red Deer Craft Centre, Social Welfare Committee, Social Planning Council, Family Service Bureau, Indian Association of Alberta and Indian-Eskimo Association. She frequently served as president or chairperson of the local organizations and later became active on a provincial and national level. In 1961, Ethel Taylor was elected as the first woman alderman for the City of Red Deer. She became active with a number of civic boards and organizations, including the Red Deer Public Library Board, Red Deer Twilight Homes Foundation, Red Deer Health Unit, Red Deer and District Archives Committee, G.H. Dawe Community Centre Management Board, and Red Deer and District Social Service Board. She ran as a candidate for the New Democratic Party, twice provincially and twice federally. In 1977, Ethel Taylor was named Red Deer Citizen of the Year. In 1979, the City of Red Deer named a new roadway system and bridge in her honour. In 1982, she was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Laws Degree from the University of Alberta. Dr. Taylor passed away on May 24, 1989 in Calgary.

Born and educated in Newcastle-on-Tyne, England, John Stokoe, 1882-1928, emigrated to Canada in 1903. He moved out west in the same year, first settling in Manitoba before taking up a homestead near Wilhelmina (now called Altario), Alberta in 1909. In 1913 he married Maissie Mason, 1882-1957. They had 7 children. Biography based on the historical sketch prepared by the Glenbow Archives

John Charles "Jack" Reidy was born at Red Deer, Alberta. During the Second World War he served with the 92nd Battery, 3rd Field Regiment of the Royal Canadian Artillery. After the war he pursued a career in business in Red Deer and was a president of the Red Deer Kinsmen. He was married and had three children, Cameron, Randy, and Jackie (Grice)

Laughlin Hugh Taylor was born in 1902. He attended the Calgary Normal School and the University of Alberta, ultimately becoming a teacher in the Red Deer area. He married and became involved in many community groups in Red Deer. A scholarship was established in honour of Taylor after his death in 1971.

Patrick Snider, 1908-1980, was one of eight children of Edwin Soloman Snider and Minnie Louise Ferriss. He was born and educated in the Innisfail area of Alberta. In 1903, his family had moved from Oregon to the Hill Side district near Red Deer, Alberta in order to homestead. In 1912, the family moved again to the Clarendon district east of Innisfail. He married Clara Hokanson, and they had three children. Patrick farmed until he joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1943. He is buried in the Innisfail Cemetery.