He designed the Cracker Barrel logo. Now it’s caught in a culture war.

Beverly Holley misses a lot of things about her husband of 59 years, but one is a specific little smile he’d crack.

It would happen on road trips through the South when the family would come across a Cracker Barrel sign. The couple’s two daughters would cry out, “Oh, Dad, there’s your logo!” Holley said her husband was humble, but he would let slip a small grin.