Fred B, Ashwill, Business Manager

Appointed (1982 - 1983)

Elected (1983 - 1994)

Pictures With A Legend 

Ira B. Turner, President

Elected (1971-1974)

Fred B. Ashwill, President

Appointed (1981)

Resigned (1982)

Corey Hester, President

Appointed (2014 - Present)

James W. Harris, President

Elected (1974 - 1977) (1977 - 1980)

2013 - 2016 IBEW LOCAL 1288 

Officers & Board Members

Willie Morris, President

Elected (1957-1959) (1959 -1961)

(1961 -1963) (1963 -1965)

(1965-1967) (1967-1969)

Wanda Obergfell

Business Manager

​Appointed (2000 - 2001)

Paul Lundy, President

Elected (2010 - 2013)

Re-Elected (2013)  Retired June (2014)

Presidents from Past to Present  

Business Managers from Past to Present

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IBEW Local 1288 History 

Charles F. Teamer

Business Manager

​Appointed (1996 - 1998)

Walter V. Dutton, Jr.

Business Manager

​Elected (1998 - 2000)

"  T.O. Jones was never a member of I.B.E.W 1288.

What he did was, spearhead the organizing of City employees in Memphis, Tennessee in 1968.

His courage and dedication toward Public employees of this city attained us the

privilege and benefits we now enjoy through organized labor"

Marvin E. Burch, President

Elected (1980 - 1983)

Resigned 1981

Brent Hall, President

​Elected (1995 - 1998)

(1998 - 2001) (2001 - 2004) Resigned 2001

Charlie H. Jones, Jr.

Business Manager

Appointed  (1994 - 1995)

​Elected (1995 - 1996)

Larry Bass, President

Appointed (1982)

Elected (1983 - 1986)

William "Rick" Thompson

Business Manager

Elected (2001 - 2004) (2004 - 2007) (2007 - 2010) ​(2010 - 2013)

(2013 - 2016)   (2016 - 2019)

(2019 - Present)

Walter V. Dutton, Jr., President

​Elected (1989 - 1992) (1992 - 1995)

Harold K. Gillespie, Jr.,  President

Elected (1969 -1971)

J. D. Cox. President

Appointed 2001 - 2004

​Elected (2001 - 2007) (2007 - 2010)

Jerry Smith, President

​Elected (1986 - 1989).

Harold K. Gillespie, Jr.  

Business Manager

Appointed (1967 - 1971)