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GEORGE R. RHEA
George Rembert Rhea was one of five sons of James S. Rhea, Sr.
The oldest, James S. Rhea Jr., was cashier of the Rembert National Bank at Wesson, Miss.. (Sea Coast Echo:	July	4,	1930)
George R. Rhea, who had been at the head of the note department of the Interstate Bank At New Orleans, resigned that	position
to accept cashiership of Merchants, October 15? 1903. He	was at his
post the morning of the opening. (Sea Coast Echo, Jubilee	Edition	)
In 1920 the Merchants Bank changed its name to Merchants Bank and Trust Company. On January 26, 1924 the directors of the bank created the office of Executive Chairman of the Board for its President, Jos. 0. Mauffrey. George R. Rhea had been Cashier and part-time Vice-President for 20 years. (Sea Coast Echo, same date)
On March 2, 1928 the bank celebrated its Silver Anniversary;
George R. Rhea, President.(Sea Coast Echo, same date) (Presumably Geo..
R. Rhea became President upon the death of R. R. Perkins, Dec. 10, 1915) June 8, 1928: George R. Rhea as President and Arthur Scafide, Secretary-Treasurer of the Miss. Coast Underwriters Assn. Rhea and Scafide operated the Scafide-Hancock Company Insurance Agency.(Echo, date) May 9? 1930:	George R. Rhea, national treasurer of Kappa Sigma
fraternity, addressed its Oklahoma chapter. (Sea Coast Echo, date)
May 16, 1930:	George	R.	Rhea	is	reelected	for the 3rd term,
Gulf Coast Clearing House Association, at Gulfport. (Echo, date)
George R. Rhea is appointed director and chairman from Hancock on the Miss. Board of Development, Sept 19# 1930. (Echo, date)
Oct 10, 1930, George Rembert Rhea is reelected head of Chamber of Commerce. (Echo, date)