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George Futral purchased the store from C.L. Roberts (who had previously purchased the store from Porter Nalle) in 1944. His father James Futral began working for him at that time. He was a 26 year old husband and father. He married Earline Hudson in July, 1940 and they had two children, Patricia and Larry. He managed the store during the day and delivered feed and supplies during the evening hours. At that time, the store was located on the outskirts of town with much of the feed being delivered to the store by rail car. Many of the feed bags weighed 100 pounds each. Since opening in 1944, much has changed in the city of Fort Myers, but his operating philosophy has remained the same. His philosophy has always been to provide quality animal care products at discount prices with an emphasis on personalized customer service. He retired from the business in 2004 after 60 years of hard-working and faithful service and he passed away in September of 2007. He was 89 years old and will be greatly missed by his family and the community.
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David Moody Sr. joined Futral’s Feed Store in 1958 as an 18 year old transplant from West Palm Beach, Florida. He officially joined the Futral family in July of 1961 when he married Patricia Futral. In 2008, David will celebrate his 50th year working at the store. Throughout this time, David Sr. has done it all. He has loaded/un-loaded feed, waited on countless customers, answered the phone innumerable times and weighed up more birdseed than you can count. He is currently a manager and partner in the business with George and his son, David Jr. He has two children, Kimberly and David Jr., and eight grand children. His hobbies include sports card and memorabilia collecting and thrift store shopping |
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David Moody Jr. joined Futral’s Feed Store full-time in May, 1997. He grew up working in the store after school and during the summer months. He is a graduate of the University of Florida with a degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering. He worked as a manufacturing manager with Frito Lay in Orlando, Florida for five years before returning to manage the store with his father and grandfather. He is currently the managing partner and is the fourth generation of the Futral family to work in the store. He has been married to his high school sweetheart Dawn since 1988 and they have four children. He is a Sunday school teacher and Elder at Northside Baptist Church. His hobbies include fishing, reading, tennis, ping pong, and golf. |
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