Poultry icon Abit Massey’s legacy may live on through this latest honor - Forsyth News

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Poultry icon Abit Massey’s legacy may live on through this latest honor

Abit Massey laughs as a bust statue of him is revealed during an Abit Massey Day celebration in October 2016 at Peach State Bank & Trust. On Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019, Massey was inducted in to the Poultry Hall of Fame. Massey died Friday, June 14, 2024. He was 96. - photo by File photo/For the Forsyth County News

06172025MASSEY OBIT — Abit Massey laughs as a bust statue of him is revealed during an Abit Massey Day celebration in October 2016 at Peach State Bank & Trust. On Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019, Massey was inducted in to the Poultry Hall of Fame. Massey died Friday, June 14, 2024. He was 96. - photo by File photo/For the Forsyth County News

Jeff Gill

FCN regional staff

Published: Aug 13, 2024, 3:25 PM

Late Gainesville poultry icon Abit Massey’s legacy may live on through the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Poultry Research Center in Athens being renamed after him.

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