Board of Directors

Warren Nunn

Warren Nunn

Warren is the President and CEO of Security Bancorp, the holding company for Bank of Crockett. Warren has spent his life in banking starting his career at Union Planters National Bank in Memphis before returning to Halls in 1972.  He has been on the Bank of Crockett Board of Directors since 1987. He has served on boards and various committees of The University of Memphis, Dyersburg State Community College, Union University and the Baptist Hospital System. He was recently elected to the Board of the Federal Reserve Bank of Memphis where he will serve a three year term. He has overseen the tremendous growth of the organization during his time with the bank. Warren is also co-owner of Tennessee Tractor, which owns nine John Deere dealerships and employs 150 people in nine counties in West Tennessee. He is also President of Ardmore Telephone Company based in Ardmore, Alabama and serves on the Board of Directors of United Telephone Company in Chapel Hill, Tennessee. Warren is a graduate of the University of Memphis. He and his wife Eleanor live in Halls and have two sons and 6 grandchildren.


Donald Hogue

Donald Hogue

Donald is currently President of the Bank of Halls. He also serves on the boards of the Bank of Halls, Bank of Crockett, Gates Banking and Trust Company and Security Bank. Donald started with the Bank of Halls in 1962 and worked at the bank for 5 years before leaving to become a head bank examiner for the Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions in 1968. He worked in that capacity for nine years before returning to the bank in 1977.  He has been on the Bank of Crockett Board of Directors since 1987. Donald attended Union University. He and his wife Patty live in Halls and have two children and 6 grandchildren.


Nick Nunn

Nick Nunn

Nick is the Chief Investment Officer for Security Bancorp. Nick started his career in 1993 in the Fixed Income Division of Morgan Keegan in Memphis. He worked as an Institutional Fixed Income Broker before leaving to join Security Bancorp in 2005. He serves on the Board of Directors for the six banks and subsidiary banks associated with Security Bancorp.  He joined the Bank of Crockett Board in 2005.   Nick manages the investment portfolio for all six banks in the organization. He is also Treasurer of United Telephone Company based in Chapel Hill, Tennessee. Nick is a graduate of Auburn University. He and his wife Kara live in Memphis and have 3 children.


Chris Nunn

Chris Nunn

Chris, Chief Financial Officer, of Security Bancorp has been on the Security Bank Board for 7 years.  Chris joined the organization in 2002 after auditing financial institutions for KPMG in Memphis. Chris handles the financial analysis and reporting for the bank holding company and its subsidiary institutions. He serves on the Board of Directors of all the banks and subsidiary banks associated with Security Bancorp.  He has been on the Bank of Crockett Board since 2002. He is also Treasurer of Ardmore Telephone Company based in Ardmore, Alabama. Chris is a graduate of Rhodes College. He and his wife Kim live in Memphis and have 3 children.


Sam Lewis

Sam T. Lewis

Sam began serving on The Bank of Crockett Board of Directors in 1968.  Sam graduated with a B.S. from Vanderbilt University and then obtained a Masters from Rhodes College.  He has been very involved in the community serving on numerous boards and holding multiple leadership positions.  He has served on the Board of Alderman of Bells and as Vice-Mayor and Board appointed Mayor.  He and his wife Jo Carolyn have 2 children and 2 grandchildren.


John Castellaw

John G.(Glad) Castellaw

Glad began his tenure on the Board of Directors in 2009.  Glad, now retired, is a Lieutenant General of the United States Marine Corp.  He graduated from the University of Tennessee at Martin with a B.S. in Ag, graduated from the American Military University, and obtained his Masters in Military History.  He is active on the County Industrial Board, with the Halls Veteran Museum, and the Tennessee State Veterans Homes Board.   He and his wife Wanda have 1 child.


Danny Stephenson

Danny E. Stephenson

Danny has been an active member on the Board of Directors since 1990.  Danny is retired, and dedicates his time to the Bells Community.  He currently serves on the Building and Property Committee of First Baptist Church in Bells.  He and his wife Kay have 3 children and 6 grandchildren. 


Wayne Whitby

Wayne Whitby

Wayne came onto the Board of Directors in 1996.  He is the President at the Bank of Crockett.  He attended Dyersburg State Community College, the University of Tennessee at Martin, Southeastern School of Banking, and the Graduate School of Banking at LSU.  Wayne serves on the Crockett County Industrial Board.  He has previously been on the Alamo Industrial Board, Chamber of Commerce Board, and the Alamo Jaycees and Exchange Club.  He and his wife Debra have 4 children and 2 grandchildren.  They attend First Christian Church in Alamo.


Gail Cooke

Gail Cooke

Gail has been serving The Bank of Crockett on the Board of Directors since 2008.  Gail is the current Vice President and Cashier of the Bank of Crockett.  She attended the Tennessee School of Banking.  In addition to banking, she is active at First Baptist Church in Bells.  Gail is married to Barry Cooke and has 2 children and 2 grandchildren.


Wade Haynes

Wade F. Haynes

Wade has served on the Board of Directors since 2002.  He is the Vice President of the Bank of Crockett.  He obtained his B.S. from Lambuth College and his MBA from Memphis State University.  He is a Director at the Chamber of Commerce and on the Budget Committee at First Baptist Church in Alamo.  He and his wife Shirley have 2 children and 2 grandchildren.


Carter Edwards

Carter Edwards

Carter has been an active member on the Board since 1987.  After graduating from Ole'Miss, he became a business owner, and currently owns the Cotton Gin in Maury City.  He is a member of the 1st Baptist Church in Alamo, and he is active in the National Cotton Council and the Southern Cotton Ginners Association. He has 3 children and one grandchild.