Since it was organized by J. D. Stewart and other investors in 1905 as the St. John State Bank, this financial institution has been an integral part of community progress. Its progress has paralleled that of the community because it has contributed to that progress and, in turn, has grown with its community.
Through the years, officers and directors have included the names of such community leaders as J. D. Stewart, F. B. Gillmore, R. H. Rixon, Howard Gray, William Dixon, C. A. Brown, P. O. Gray, C. E. Durham, Robert Garvin, Anna R. Brown, Rosa Stewart, Frank Harris, Herman Hullman, Frank Lickiss Jr., Meryle R Heyen, Melvin Minor, John T. Kachelman and Howard Ward.