The Bridges family has a long and distinguished history in Eufaula.
Brendon Bridges is a Mc-Intosh County District Judge who has spent a lifetime of community service.
His grandmother, the late Marguerite Palmer Bridges Schmitt, helped found the local library and helped keep it alive for more than 30 years.
Her late husband, Max Bridges, was a local businessman for 60 years and also devoted much of his life to the community.
Max’s brother Randy, Brendon’s father, also kept the community service tradition alive during his lifetime.
It is only fitting that the city honor the Bridges family by naming a street in their honor as a show of appreciation for all they have done.
The street chosen by the city is a small portion of First Street, the short block from SH 9 (Selmon Road) north to Pine Street, between the former Family Dollar store and the Bank of Eufaula satellite office/ ATM machines.
A proclamation ceremony was held at 1:45 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 29.
Twenty family members, friends and associates attended the event, hosted by Mayor James Hickman and City Manager Jacob Foos.
Among them were Judge Bridges and his wife Erin and their sons Mavrix and Max. Not there were son Maddox Bridges (off to college) and Joanna Taylor-Bridges.
Erin’s parents Bob and Janette Davis Davis were there.
Also, Teresa Bridges Butler, John Butler, Kathy Hickman; Crystal Newton, Jacee Due and Donna Kaufman.
As well as, Katie Layman, Lisa Rodebush, Tiara Stowers, Deserea Crowley and Rhonda and Craig Urbanavage.
Mayor Hickman declared Aug. 20, 2025, Bridges Family Day in the City of Eufaula and read a proclamation outlining the many accomplishments of the Bridges family through the decades.
Max, a Korean War veteran, opened B&F Furniture in 1968; start-ed the Eufaula Fireworks Show and hosted a community Thanksgiving Dinner; traditions continued by his son Randy.
Randy, also Max, were members of the Chamber of Commerce. Both were instrumental in Eufaula’s Main Street program.
Randy also established the Alumni Hall of Fame and was president of the Alumni Association. And he helped establish a Christmas citywide toy donation program, which continues today through the guidance of Erin Bridges and other community leaders.
“The Bridges family legacy of community service continues to inspire and benefit Eufaula and the Lake Eufaula area,” Hickman read. “The family’s legacy is evident in the knowledge, wisdom and kindness they shared with all who knew them. Their spirit lives through the works and deeds of those they leave behind.”
Following the ceremony, Judge Bridges said: “I want to thank the city for its recognition of my father, my grandfather, and my grandmother. We’re proud members of the community and we hope we can live up to the family legacy.”
