SOUTH MISSISSIPPI’S
SINCE 1895
About First Bank
OUR STORY
Founded in 1895, First Bank was built on family values and love for the communities it serves. When our founder, John C. Covington, moved to Summit from nearby Liberty, he formed a life-changing friendship with a local man named Isadore Moyse. Moyse extended Covington credit to help him establish himself in his new home and business. While such a transaction could easily remain impersonal in the modern world, that was never an option for Covington and Moyse. Extending credit in the absence of a local bank was a matter of looking into a man’s heart and using unique perspective to develop and deepen the relationship by taking a chance.
A lot has changed in the last 125 years, but we remain a family-run bank, dedicated to serving our communities with the same kindness and neighborly compassion that Moyse showed Covington all those years ago. Personal relationships are the rock on which First Bank stands; it’s in our heritage. This is not just a bank; it’s a family business and we invite our customers to join our extended kin.
We were founded by “men about town”, therefore, we are your Bank About Town and we are proud to help our neighbors, friends, and familes across Southeast MS thrive.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
James W. Covington
L. Grant Bennett
E.G. Covington, III
J. Patrick Doyle
Harrell E. Holloway
Lucius Lampton, M.D.
Frank J. Montalvo
Victor H. Morrish
John H. Nance
Clifton Van Cleave






OUR OFFICERS
James W. Covington, Chairman of the Board & CEO
Charlie Conerly, Chief Credit Officer
Stella C. Dodd, Senior Vice President
Kristi Keveryn, Senior Vice President
Michelle Brown, Vice President
Sue Huber, BSA Officer & Assistant Compliance Officer
Jane G. Quin, Administrative Officer
Tamara Gill, AVP & Assistant BSA Officer
Richard C. Dodd, Senior Vice President
Brenda Marsalis, Senior Vice President
Vickie M. Webb, Senior Vice President
Jeanenne White, Vice President
Stan Allred, EDP Officer
Theresa H. McCaffery, Collections Officer
Leigh Ann Martin, Vice President
Leigh Davis, AVP & Branch Manager
Andrew Johnson, Market President
Wade McDaniel, AVP & Branch Manager
Reggie Collier, Business Development Officer
Tor Russell, Vice President & Credit Administrator
Matthew Breazeale, Senior Vice President
Nick Freeman, Branch Manager (Midtown Branch)
Russ Rogers, Vice President & Commercial Lender
Lee Kemp, AVP & Commercial Lender
Matt Trusty, Market President
Amanda Prichard, AVP & Branch Manager
Colleen Lally, AVP Mortgage Loan Officer
Brad Whitaker, Market President
Trulee Torres, AVP & Branch Manager
Earline Thompson, Branch Officer
Gerolyn Smith, Branch Officer
Cheyenne Murphy, AVP & Branch Manager