EDNA WEBER APPOINTED BRANCH MANAGER OF POMEROY &

DES JEFFERS APPOINTED ASSISTANT BRANCH MANAGER OF POMEROY

 Paul M. Reed, President and CEO of Farmers Bank, has announced that Edna Weber has been named as manager of Farmers Bank’s Pomeroy Office.  With five locations and growing, Farmers Bank management has decided to separate the banking functions that take place in the Pomeroy office from the corporate management functions that take place in the same facility, necessitating the appointment of a manager. 

 “This change will make communicating and reporting easier,” says Reed.  “Edna, with her knowledge of banking in general and Farmers Bank in particular, was an obvious choice for the position.  Likewise, our new Assistant Manager, Des Jeffers, brings not only banking knowledge to the table, but a connection with the local community.”

 Des Jeffers has been named Assistant Branch Manager of the Pomeroy Office.  He has worked for Farmers for eight years, specializing in commercial, consumer and residential mortgage loans.  His career in banking goes back thirty years, when he started at Bank One of Athens. 

 Edna Weber is a graduate of the Ohio Banker Leadership School and numerous other banking classes.  She lives in Rutland with her husband, Duane, and has two married children:  Sarah and Randy Surface of Canal Winchester and Jake and Lara Householder of Athens.  She is also attends the Middleport Church of Christ.  “I’m grateful for the opportunity, and very proud of the staff,” says Ms. Weber. 

 Mr. Jeffers holds an Associate Degree in Business Management from Hocking College.  He lives in Middleport with his wife, Joni, a long-time Meigs Local school teacher.  They have three children:  Katie, who lives in Canton, Ohio, where she works for Malone University; Nathan, a senior at Ohio University in Athens; and Ryan, a senior at Meigs High School.  They are members of the Middleport Church of Christ, where Des serves with the music ministry, prayer ministry and the missions’ ministry.

 “Having worked at larger banks,” says Mr. Jeffers, “I appreciate the ‘home-town’ atmosphere of Farmers.  Our management supports our efforts to serve the community.  When you combine that with a great staff, it’s a ‘win-win’ proposition.”