50+ Years Later, Mac Coverdell Elementary Still Standing

In 1969, the St. Charles School District dedicated a new school building to Worth County grad Mac Coverdell, who had died on April 26th of that year. He had risen to become an Assistant Superintendent there, and he was recognized after his death for his devotion to the school for the last eight years.

50 years later, the school is still there. Great School.com, a website which allows patrons to rate school districts, has 23 reviews, all five star reviews. It has 312 elementary students enrolled. Test scores there are above average.

Coverdell was the son of William Coverdell and Ida McPheeters of Grant City. He was born in 1915 and became a lieutenant in the US Navy Reserve during World War II.