George Allan Hibbard
George Allan Hibbard, the only son of George and Inis Hibbard, pioneer
druggist, was born in Medicine Lodge October 20, 1894. Allan grew to manhood
in Medicine Lodge. He attended schools here and graduated from high school
in 1913. He attended a special school in Wichita and because a registered
pharmacist. He received his license in 1914. Allan has spent his entire life
in the drug business. He worked in his father's store. At that time, the
store was known as the J.R. Young Drug Company. When Mr. Young died in 1921,
George Hibbard became the owner. The store was then called Hibbard Rexall
Drug Store. Allan later became a partner. After his father's death in 1948,
Allan became the owner. In 1950 L.H. (Dub) Rickard, who married Allan's
daughter, Mary Jean, along with a partner, Jay Johnson, bought the store.
Jay's interest was later sold to Johnny Johnson, a pharmacist. They are
still running the store in 1979. Hibbards Rexall has been in the family
since 1888. Allan retired from the store for a short while, but went back
to help as a pharmacist.
On June 3, 1917, Allan married Fay Glasier, the daughter of Benjamin
Glasier and Jennie Currie Glasier. She was the granddaughter of Charley
Currie, pioneer rancher. Fay and Allan are together after 61 years of
marrige. Allan spent a few months in the Army during World War I.
While being a pharmacist was his livelihood, Allan was civic minded and
spent a good deal of his time in community service. He served on the City
Council for eight years, Board of Education 18 years, County Coroner 6 years,
past president of Lions Club and charter member 52 years, charter member of
American Legion, 55 years. He was active in the Boy Scouts and is a Mason
62 years and a member of Sconsistory, Shrine, and Commandery. Allan received
many awards in pharmacy. The Bowl of Hygiea Award for outstanding community
service, also a citizenship award from the people of Medicine Lodge. He was
in the Kansas Legislature for 10 years and on the State Board of Pharmacy
for 6 years. He is also a member of the SAR.
During his lifetime, he has seen many changes in the drug business. In the
early days, such items as aspirin tablets, and of course sulfa drugs and
penicillin had not yet been discovered. There was a lot of time used in
making up prescriptions into capsules, powders, and liquid preparations. Now
most things are prepared in pills, tablets, or liquids by pharmaceutical
companies and is tested for purity and proper dosage. Much study is done to
keep up with the everchanging medicines.
Fay and Allan like to travel and have covered a good deal of the United
States. Their traveling days are over, but they are still enjoying life
with their grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Allan died on February 4, 1980.
Fay died on July 31, 1980.
Source:Chosen Land - Barber County, Kansas, pg. 228