Eunice Minter Gudger
A native of rural town, Bolivar, TN, Eunice Minter Gudger, has always been invested in her community.
She was educated in the Hardeman County School district, where she graduated from Bolivar Central High School in 1986. She would then further her studies at Tennessee State University. Upon graduating from college in 1991, she returned to Bolivar to embark on a career of service.
Her entire career has been dedicated to helping those with disabilities and overcoming challenges to live productive lives. She has a caring heart and spent many hours volunteering to bring awareness to social action issues in her community. After realizing that she could make a difference by gaining a larger platform to lead, she decided to be the change and run for Circuit Court Clerk. She was successful in her race, becoming the first African American in her county elected to this position.
Eunice was married to the late Pastor Nahada Gudger for over 26 years before he passed and they have two sons, Nahada Gudger, II and Keenan Gudger. She is active in her church, Union Hill MB Church under the leadership of Pastor Jerry Crisp.
She sits on the board for the Carl Perkins Center in Hardeman County and she is a member of Delta Sigma Theta, Inc., where she allows service to lead her.
Eunice feels that she can be the change and make a difference in the lives of others. Service is what brought her to the is point and service is what will lead her and others forward.