First Farmers Financial Corporation Welcomes New Board Member

KOKOMO, Ind., July 13 /PRNewswire/ -- John O'Donnell has been added to the
Board of Directors of First Farmers Financial Corporation, the parent company
of First Farmers Bank & Trust. O'Donnell resides in Kokomo and is the owner of
Reality Investors. John has an extensive background in the financial industry.
He began his banking career in 1973 with Union Bank (now Key Bank) and worked
there for 11 years as head of trust investments. After moving to American
Fletcher Bank (now Chase Bank) in Indianapolis to work in the investment area,
John returned to Kokomo with First National Bank in Kokomo as Vice President.
During that time, he also formed First National Investments and served as
President of the organization. In 2004, he became President and board member
of First National Bank and Regional President for Harris Bank in 2006.

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John is the current chairman of the Kokomo Howard County Chamber of Commerce,
a Vice President of Finance of the Sagamore Council Boy Scouts of America, a
board member of the Kokomo Family YMCA, and a member of the Elder Board at
Fairview Baptist Church. He currently spends his time working on real estate
investments and has been a client of First Farmers Bank & Trust for over 20
years.

John earned his degree from Indiana University's School of Business and
currently resides in Kokomo with his wife Patti. They have 3 children: Ann
Cleary, who resides in Leesburg, VA with her husband, David and son, Will,
Laura Misinec, who is currently serving as a J.A.G. Officer in Iraq with the
U.S. Army with husband, Marcus, who is also a J.A.G. Officer currently serving
in Iraq, and Matthew O'Donnell, who resides in Kokomo with his wife, Meagan.

First Farmers Bank & Trust is a $650 million asset bank based in Converse and
operates 18 branch locations throughout North Central Indiana.

SOURCE First Farmers Bank & Trust

Tade Powell of First Farmers Bank & Trust, +1-765-395-3316