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Erskine to retire after 38 years at bank
By Denise Schoppe
Staff Writer
The Marlin Democrat
September 29, 2004
A familiar face at Citizen State Bank will soon be leaving. After 38 years, Carolyn Erskine will be retiring on Sept. 30.
"I just looked at Norman one morning and told him I'd decided to retire," Erskine said. "I'd thought it over for several months and this is just a good time to do it."
Erskine started at the bank on October 3, 1966. She was hired by Carol Myner and Marvin Leath. On December 3 of the same year, she married Norman Erskine, Marlin's current mayor.
"I was working in Waco when Juanita Morris asked if I'd like to come to work here," Erskine said. "It was definitely handy as I was driving back and forth from here to Waco. It's nice to live five minutes from work."
In her time at the bank, she's held many jobs. She worked in bookkeeping, as a teller, in the loan area, in the proof area and in accounting. She said accounting was one of her favorite jobs as she balanced the bank and did wire transfers, among other tasks. She eventually moved back into teller work and in new accounts.
"It's amazing how banking has changed," Erskine said, "with computers, telebanking and internet."
Erskine said she will miss the people she works with and the customers.
"I have worked with wonderful people," she said. "I get teary eyed when I say that. I never thought about changing jobs. We have wonderful customers, and I will miss them."
Erskine said she will now work as her husband's secretary.
The couple has two children. Russell lives in Dallas and works as a hydrologist/civil enginer. Their other son, Neal, and his wife Vandi, live in Bryan and work as physical therapists.
Erskine attends the Methodist church where she is involved in choir and the handbells. She is also a member of United Methodists Women.
On Friday, Sept. 24, the bank held a going away party for Erskine. Friends and family came to wish her good luck, and customers stopped to say good bye.
"She is, I would say, the image of what a bank strives to portray in the area is serves," Trey Allison, CEO of the Woodville branch of Citizens State Bank, said. "She knows the people. She serves the people and looks good while doing it.
"We hate to see her go. She is a very classy lady. We've been fortunate to have her."
By Denise Schoppe
Staff Writer
The Marlin Democrat
September 29, 2004
A familiar face at Citizen State Bank will soon be leaving. After 38 years, Carolyn Erskine will be retiring on Sept. 30.
"I just looked at Norman one morning and told him I'd decided to retire," Erskine said. "I'd thought it over for several months and this is just a good time to do it."
Erskine started at the bank on October 3, 1966. She was hired by Carol Myner and Marvin Leath. On December 3 of the same year, she married Norman Erskine, Marlin's current mayor.
"I was working in Waco when Juanita Morris asked if I'd like to come to work here," Erskine said. "It was definitely handy as I was driving back and forth from here to Waco. It's nice to live five minutes from work."
In her time at the bank, she's held many jobs. She worked in bookkeeping, as a teller, in the loan area, in the proof area and in accounting. She said accounting was one of her favorite jobs as she balanced the bank and did wire transfers, among other tasks. She eventually moved back into teller work and in new accounts.
"It's amazing how banking has changed," Erskine said, "with computers, telebanking and internet."
Erskine said she will miss the people she works with and the customers.
"I have worked with wonderful people," she said. "I get teary eyed when I say that. I never thought about changing jobs. We have wonderful customers, and I will miss them."
Erskine said she will now work as her husband's secretary.
The couple has two children. Russell lives in Dallas and works as a hydrologist/civil enginer. Their other son, Neal, and his wife Vandi, live in Bryan and work as physical therapists.
Erskine attends the Methodist church where she is involved in choir and the handbells. She is also a member of United Methodists Women.
On Friday, Sept. 24, the bank held a going away party for Erskine. Friends and family came to wish her good luck, and customers stopped to say good bye.
"She is, I would say, the image of what a bank strives to portray in the area is serves," Trey Allison, CEO of the Woodville branch of Citizens State Bank, said. "She knows the people. She serves the people and looks good while doing it.
"We hate to see her go. She is a very classy lady. We've been fortunate to have her."
