Myra is active in several farming organizations. She is an Area 12 Director for the American Brahman Breeders Association.   Myra has served as a director and is an active member with the North Carolina Simmental Association and the American Simmental Association. Myra was president of the Carolinas Brahman Breeders Association in 1999-2001 and continues as an active member.  She also served as Chairman of the Board of Supervisors for Cabarrus County Soil and Water Conservation District for several years. 

Myra is the mother of three daughters Trish, Sandy and Shirley, and the proud grandmother of Dane, Alexander, Morgan, Owen, Nicolas, Jaden and Mayah. She spends most of her time with field work and taking care of the cattle. What free time she has is spent with her grandchildren and working on her computer. She has built her own database program as well as spreadsheets to track her cattle and update calving, vaccinating and breeding information. She is an avid collector of orchids and has three very spoiled shih-tzu’s named Bodie, Tux & Teddy.