There were more than a hundred people present to go through what they call a memorable time in their lives. Former bank employee of 40 years, Pat Rail, recalled there were only happy times at work.
"It was a wonderful place to work," Rail said. "They were so nice to me."
Rail put the reunion together after many former employees voiced to her they wanted to see everyone they used to work with, but have lost touch with.
Citizens Bank was a pillar of the banking world before the banks you see today flourished. Citizens started out on June 2, 1913 with only $4,670.19 in checking and only $751.00 in savings. The bank closed its doors in 1994 after Nations Bank acquired the bank from Bank South. The bank later merged with Bank of America.
Citizens Bank doors were open for 81 years and in that span one of the most notable presidents, Pierce Hancock, spent a good time of his life there. Hancock started at Citizens at the age of 16 and it took him 34 years to make president. Hancock worked for the bank 50 years and for that he was given a proclamation in his honor at the reunion.
Pat Rail said that Hancock was the only president at the bank to have a day declared in his honor when he retired in 1987. The late Ernest Moore, who was mayor of Gainesville at the time, delivered the honor.
That honor, among many others, made Hancockâ
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