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Career Life:
Overton served in the Marine Corps for two years and the United States Reserves for twenty-eight years, then retired. He joined the National Postal Service but later left and joined the National Alliance of Postal Workers due to unfair treatment to minorities. Overton then served as a civil rights activist and president of the NAACP Austin chapter. He then focused his career on confronting zoning and busing issues within AISD, to ensure that they were made without segregation in mind. Following his life of military and civil action, he then became a deacon at the First Baptist Church of Austin, Texas.

Legacy:
Volma Overton left behind a lasting image on Austin, from having an elementary named after him, such as Overton Elementary School, or by having an award in the NAACP named after him, which is currently known as the DeWitty/Overton award. Additionally, Overton had established the first credit union in east Austin, and also created a annual golf tournament in which the proceeds would provide scholarships for talented minorities.