Forrest "Fob" and Bobbie James in 1979, the first year of his first term as

Courtesy of Alabama Department of Archives and History

Forrest "Fob" and Bobbie James

Forrest "Fob" and Bobbie James in 1979, the first year of his first term as governor. James married Bobbie May Mooney, a native of Decatur, during his senior year at Auburn University. The couple had four children.