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Homestead Financial Corporation
Beatrice, Nebraska

has acquired

1st Group Inc.
Blue Springs, Nebraska

Gerrish McCreary Smith
served as counsel and advisor to
Homestead Financial Corporation


First Volunteer Corporation
Union City, Tennessee

has been acquired by

First Citizens Bancshares, Inc.
Dyersburg, Tennessee

Gerrish McCreary Smith
served as counsel and advisor to
First Volunteer Corporation


Anchor Financial Corporation
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

has acquired

Bailey Financial Corporation
Clinton, South Carolina

Gerrish McCreary Smith
served as counsel and advisor to
Anchor Financial Corporation


Heritage Financial Corporation
Olympia, Washington

has acquired

Washington Independent Bancshares, Inc.
Toppenish, Washington

Gerrish McCreary Smith
served as counsel and advisor to
Heritage Financial Corporation


Peoples Holding Company
Tupelo, Mississippi

has acquired

Inter-City Federal Bank for Savings
Louisville, Mississippi


Gerrish McCreary Smith
served as counsel and advisor to
Peoples Holding Company


Somerville Bank & Trust
Somerville, Tennessee

has been acquired by

Barretville Bank & Trust Company
Barretville, Tennessee

Gerrish McCreary Smith
served as counsel and advisor to
Somerville Bank & Trust


FSB, Inc.
Covington, Tennessee

has been acquired by

Union Planters Corporation
Memphis, Tennessee

Gerrish McCreary Smith
served as counsel and advisor to
FSB, Inc.


Merchants Capital Corporation
Vicksburg, Mississippi

has been acquired by

Bancorp South, Inc.
Tupelo, Mississippi

Gerrish McCreary Smith
served as counsel and advisor to
Merchants Capital Corporation


Shipman Bancorp, Inc.
Shipman, Illinois

has been acquired by

Carlinville National Bank Shares
Carlinville, Illinois

Gerrish McCreary Smith
served as counsel and advisor to
Shipman Bancorp, Inc.


CSB Financial Corporation
Kingston Springs, Tennessee

has been acquired by

First American Corp.
Nashville, Tennessee

Gerrish McCreary Smith
served as counsel and advisor to
CSB Financial Corporation


Kittitas Valley Bank
Ellensburg, Washington

has been acquired by

InterWest Bancorp Inc.
Oak Harbor, Washington

Gerrish McCreary Smith
served as counsel and advisor to
Kittitas Valley Bank


Anchor Financial Corporation
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

has acquired

ComSouth Bankshares, Inc.
Columbia,
South Carolina

Gerrish McCreary Smith
served as counsel and advisor to
Anchor Financial Corporation


Anchor Financial Corporation
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

has acquired

M&M Financial Corporation
Marion, South Carolina

Gerrish McCreary Smith
served as counsel and advisor to
Anchor Financial Corporation


CBC Bancshares, Inc.
Collierville, Tennessee

has been acquired by

National Commerce Bancorporation
Memphis, Tennessee

Gerrish McCreary Smith
served as counsel and advisor to
CBC Bancshares, Inc.


Grant National Bank
Ephrata, Washington

has been acquired by

United Security Bancorporation
Spokane, Washington

Gerrish McCreary Smith
served as counsel and advisor to
Grant National Bank


Community Investment Inc.
Elkins, Arkansas

has been acquired by

Chambers Bancshares, Inc.
Danville, Arkansas

Gerrish McCreary Smith
served as counsel and advisor to
Community Investment Inc.


Towne Bancorp, Inc.
Woodinville, Washington

has been acquired by

First Washington Bancorp, Inc.
Walla Walla, Washington

Gerrish McCreary Smith
served as counsel and advisor to
Towne Bancorp, Inc.


American State Financial Corp
Lubbock, Texas

has acquired

Security Shares, Inc.
Abilene, Texas

Gerrish McCreary Smith
served as counsel and advisor to
American State Financial Corp.


Rio Grande Bancshares Inc.
Las Cruces, New Mexico

has been acquired by

First Security Corp.
Salt Lake City, Utah

Gerrish McCreary Smith
served as counsel and advisor to
Rio Grande Bancshares Inc.


First Citizens Bancshares
Company
Marion, Arkansas

has been acquired by

National Commerce Bancorporation
Memphis, Tennessee

Gerrish McCreary
served as counsel and advisor to
First Citizens Bancshares
Company


City Bank and Trust
Shreveport, Louisiana

has been acquired by

First United Bancshares Inc.
El Dorado, Arkansas

Gerrish McCreary Smith
served as counsel and advisor to
City Bank and Trust


Northwest Bancshares of Louisiana Inc.
Mansfield, Louisiana

has been acquired by

Hibernia Corporation
New Orleans, Louisiana

Gerrish McCreary Smith
served as counsel and advisor to
Northwest Bancshares of Louisiana Inc.


Citizens of Hardeman County Financial Services
Whiteville, Tennessee

has been acquired by

Union Planters Corp.
Memphis, Tennessee

Gerrish McCreary Smith
served as counsel and advisor to
Citizens of Hardeman County
Financial Services


AmQuest Financial Corporation
Duncan, Oklahoma

has acquired

American National Bancorp, Inc.
Lawton, Oklahoma

Gerrish McCreary Smith
served as counsel and advisor to
AmQuest Financial Corporation


W.B.T. Holding Company
Memphis, Tennessee

has been acquired by

First Commercial Corporation
Little Rock, Arkansas

Gerrish McCreary Smith
served as counsel and advisor to
W.B.T. Holding Company


Country Bancshares Inc.
Macomb, Illinois

has been acquired by

UnionBancorp, Inc.
Ottawa, Illinois

Gerrish McCreary Smith
served as counsel and advisor to
Country Bancshares Inc.


Arkansas Banking Company
Jonesboro, Arkansas

has acquired

Mercantile Bank of Batesville, NA
Batesville, Arkansas

Gerrish McCreary Smith
served as counsel and advisor to
Arkansas Banking Company


Bunkie Bancshares, Inc.
Bunkie, Louisiana

has been acquired by

Hibernia Corporation
New Orleans, Louisiana

Gerrish McCreary Smith
served as counsel and advisor to
Bunkie Bancshares, Inc.


FNB Bancshares, Inc.
Lake Providence, Louisiana

has been acquired by

Hibernia Corporation
New Orleans, Louisiana

Gerrish McCreary Smith
served as counsel and advisor to
FNB Bancshares, Inc.


Lonoke Bancshares Inc.
Lonoke, Arkansas

has acquired

First State Bank
Gurdon, Arkansas

Gerrish McCreary Smith
served as counsel and advisor to
Lonoke Bancshares Inc.


Chester County Bancshares Inc.
Henderson, Tennessee

has acquired

Southwest Tennessee
Bancshares
Adamsville, Tennessee

Gerrish McCreary Smith
served as counsel and advisor to
Chester County Bancshares Inc.


West Tennessee Bancorp Inc.
Lexington, Tennessee

has been acquired by

First South Bancorp Inc.
Lexington, Tennessee

Gerrish McCreary Smith
served as counsel and advisor to
West Tennessee Bancorp Inc.


First State Bank & Trust Company
Plain Dealing, Louisiana

has been acquired by

Peoples Holding Corporation
Minden, Louisiana

Gerrish McCreary Smith
served as counsel and advisor to
First State Bank & Trust Company

 

Greene County Bancshares
Greenville, Tennessee

has acquired

Premier Bancshares Inc.
Niota, Tennessee

Gerrish McCreary Smith
served as counsel and advisor to
Greene County Bancshares

L.E. Vickers & Associates, Inc. and
Data Equipment Services, Inc.
Cookeville, Tennessee

have been acquired by

The InterCept Group, Inc.
Norcross, Georgia

Gerrish McCreary Smith
served as counsel and
advisor to
L.E. Vickers & Associates, Inc. and
Data Equipment Services, Inc.

 

Advanced Computer Equipment, Inc.
Maryville, Tennessee

have been acquired by

The InterCept Group, Inc.
Norcross, Georgia

Gerrish McCreary Smith
served as counsel and
advisor to
Advanced Computer Equipment, Inc.