The Pinecone
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January 2014 • 3 •
welcome to
3535 Kirby Road • Memphis, TN 38115
Dr. Don and Marilyn
Duke have been married
57 years, have 3 children
and 5 grandchildren. He is
originally from Savannah,
Tennessee and she was born
in Sedalia, Missouri, but
they move to Kirby from the
Greentrees Neighborhood of
Memphis.
Dr. Don Duke was very
excited to receive his MD
degree and “surgery ticket” to
allow him to practice general
surgery for a living.
They have done some
traveling, but the most
interesting trip they took
was driving to Alaska on
the famous Alcan Highway,
pulling a Volkswagen Beetle
behind their Winnebago.
They ended up seeing almost
the entire state.
Don
enjoys
chess,
hunting, flying and farming.
Marilyn enjoys playing the
piano, even completing her
required recital in college.
They are both very personable
and outgoing, so if you have
yet to meet them, make sure
you give them a warm Kirby
hello.
Dr. Don and
Marilyn Duke
Ann Smith was born in
Johnson City, Tennessee and
is a second generation Kirby
resident. Her parents, Betty
and Bill Pickel moved to
Kirby in 2008. She has a son,
Christopher, who is a college
professor in Georgia.
She was a stay-at-home
mom, a homemaker and
volunteered
in
schools,
scouts and church. She had
the opportunity to live in
England for seven and a
half years, where she was
able to travel all over the
United Kingdom, Europe and
Russia, meeting interesting
people along the way.
Ann enjoys listening
to music of all kinds, word
games, movies, reading,
walking, baking, people
watching and hanging out
with close friends. Laughter
is a key to life.
She still has the bible
her Mom carried when she
married her Dad and that she
carried when she married
her late husband, Harold.
She values faith in God and
friends you can count on no
matter what.
Ann Lawrence
Smith
Vinaris was born in
Ingalls, Arkansas, moving to
Kirby from Heritage Place.
He has been married to
Carmena Mercer Scott for 40
years, has 5 daughters, 1 son
and 16 grandchildren.
He is a retired veteran,
who served in the Marine
Corps and was stationed
in Vietnam from 1967-68.
He then served in the U.S.
Army, 5th Special Forces
(airborne) at Fort Brag, North
Carolina. He served 6 terms
as President of the Vietnam
Veterans of America, Chapter
#238 in Mississippi and 2
terms as Commander of
Amercian Legion Post #203
in Clarksdale, Mississippi.
He enjoys making things
out of wood, dancing and
listening to music; R & B,
gospel, country & western,
easy listening and jazz.
His most memorable trip
was to Washington, D.C.,
to see the Vietnam Veterans
Memorial, but he also very
much likes to attend family
reunions.
He
strongly
believes in prayer and putting
one’s faith in God.
Vinaris
Campbell Scott
Cordelia was born in
Bartlett, Tennessee and
moved to Water Valley,
Mississippi when she was 6
to live with her grandparents.
She has 4 children, 8
grandchildren and 10 great
grandchildren.
After high school she went to
work in the Navy Shipyard,
folding
blueprints
in
Pascagoula. It was there she
was given the address of a
navy man, who she wrote to.
They married when he came
home on leave in 1945. His
work moved them to New
Orleans, Oklahoma, Virginia,
California and even Guam
for 2 years.
After George passed, she
worked back in Memphis
for 20 years at the United
Methodist
Neighborhood
Center. When they didn’t
have the budget to pay her
anymore, she volunteered
there until they closed.
She used to bowl in a
church league, and even
won a patch for an All Spare
Game! Please make sure to
help make Cordelia feel at
home, here at Kirby Pines.
Eva Cordelia
Martin
