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The Pinecone
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April 2017 • 3 •
Married for 58 years, Raymond and
Margaret Tanner moved to Kirby Pines
from their previous home in Memphis.
They are the proud parents of three chil-
dren.
After attending Memphis State Col-
lege, Vanderbilt and UCLA, Raymond
received his PHD from UCLA. He was
a professor at The University of Ten-
nessee in his field as a medical physicist
for 34 years. Margaret was a student at
Memphis State College and Vanderbilt.
She received her RN degree from The
Baptist School of Nursing in 1956 and
went to work for The Shelby County
Health Department as a nurse.
Raymond’s interests include wood turn-
ings, reading, TV and public speaking.
Margaret enjoys sewing as well as read-
ing and watching TV. The Tanners have
traveled throughout the world, includ-
ing Europe, Russia, China, Australia,
USA, and Ecuador.
They continue their active lives collect-
ing wood turnings, China and plants.
Margaret plays tennis and Raymond en-
joys handball. They also enjoy walking,
going to movies and listening to their
favorite music.
Kirby Pines welcomes this interesting
and well traveled couple. If you see
them around, give them a friendly hello
and welcome them to their new home.
welcome to
3535 Kirby Road • Memphis, TN 38115
Ray & Margaret Tanner
Dor i s Bent l y
Doris Bently, or Dot, the name her
friends call her, moved to Kirby Pines
Retirement Community from her home
of 14 years in Cordova. She is the proud
mother of her son, Tim Lawman. Tim,
his wife Laura, and their two children
were very instrumental in finding Kirby
Pines and helping her make the move.
Dot was born in Belton, South Carolina.
She graduated from Lander College in
1954 with a BA degree in Education.
After graduating, Doris taught science
for 31 years in the Greenville County
School System.
Traveling is especially high on Dot’s
list of favorite things to do. She is
always ready for a South Carolina
trip to visit relatives or to have a
reunion with friends. She has been on
a Caribbean cruise and she has a lot
of good memories of her Hawaii trip.
Dot’s childhood included big family
gatherings at Sunset Beach, North
Carolina and holiday celebrations.
She also enjoys reading, bridge, card
games, movies and college sports. Her
favorite teams are Clemson andAuburn.
Welcome, Dot! Kirby Pines is so
happy you have chosen our retirement
community. We wish you the best and
look forward to getting to know you.
Kar r i s Robi nson
Karris Robinson comes to Kirby Pines
from Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
Married to the late Brian Robinson for
25 years, she has two children and five
grandchildren. She moved to Kirby
Pines to be near her children in the
Memphis area.
Karris attended Bucks County
Community College, majoring in
medical secretarial science. Then, she
worked in the medical field for 15 years
at Wood River Village as Director of
Personal Care. Later she worked as a
special needs assistant for ten years in
the Neshaminy School District.
Her hobbies and interests include
reading, old movies and TV shows,
swimming, crafts and collecting
cookbooks as well as antiques. Also,
she may find a few sports fans who root
for her favorite teams (East Carolina
Pirates, Dallas Cowboys and the New
York Yankees).
Her favorite holiday is Thanksgiving
and she surely will love the way we
celebrate holidays here at Kirby. She
has many fond childhood memories
of her Dad’s Lionel trains and family
birthday parties in her God-mother’s
back yard.
Welcome, Karris. Many Kirby Pines’
residents will look forward to meeting
someone described by friends as
“sassy”. We’re glad you’re here.
All new resident bios are written by Paggy Gatlin, Kirby Pines Resident