Economy Doesn’t Derail Support for Stuttering

Shelby Railroad On Board to Help Kids Who Stutter

Kirk and John Tarver and their Memphis-based Shelby Railroad Services Inc. raised an astonishing $6,000 for the Stuttering Foundation.

Shelby Railroad held their annual fund-raising golf outing and dinner on Oct. 1 at Wedgewood Golf Club in Olive Branch, Miss.

“This generous gift comes at a perfect time to boost our fall campaign. What is even more amazing is that people came forward to support our cause during these hard economic times,” said Jane Fraser.

This is the eighth year the company teamed up with the Stuttering Foundation to honor Ruth McGuiness Tarver, the late mother of company president and founder John Tarver. Ruth stuttered from the time she was a young child.

“She was a great lady,” Shelby Railroad Vice President Kirk Tarver said of his grandmother. “It didn’t matter to us, but it embarrassed her. Back in the ‘30s, there wasn’t any help.”

“We are so grateful for the dedicated friendship and support the Tarvers and Shelby Railroad have shown us,” Fraser said.

Shelby Railroad Services Inc. was founded by John Tarver in August 1974. The family owned company is committed to providing the railroad industry with the highest quality materials and construction services in the Mid-South and surrounding areas. Their services include design, new construction, maintenance, repair, and the supply of rail materials and equipment.