Kirby Pines Retirement Community | The Pinecone

Get to know Kirby Pines' NEW RESIDENTS Joan Gilliland was born and reared in Atlanta, Georgia but, is moving to Kir- by from Dyersburg, Tennessee. She and her late husband. Willis, lived in various towns in Tennessee because he was a Methodist minister and served as Superintendent of the Methodist con- ference. Willis and Joan had a daughter and now Joan is a loving grandmother of two grandchildren and two great-grand- daughters. Joan graduated from Droughon’s Busi- ness College in 1950. She had a career working as an office administrator for the Dyer County Board of Education. A person that could get the job done, Joan served on the Dyer County Life- line Blood Board of Directors and was the Conference Secretary for the United Methodist Women. Joan enjoys traveling and has been to various U.S. destinations including Alaska and Hawaii, the Holy Land, and Oberammergau, Austria. To stay busy and active, Joan is walk- ing and participating in the arthritis sit stand class. She collects snow village pieces and porcelain birds. Welcome Joan to our community and invite her to join in our many resident activities, especially outdoors while the weather is perfect. We are elated she chose Kirby Pines for her new home. Joan Gilliland Linda Bennett Linda Bennett comes to Kirby Pines from her previous home in east Mem- phis. Born in Oil City, Pennsylvania, Linda lived in the northeast until mak- ing her move to Memphis in 1986. Linda went to Clarion University, Indi- ana University and American Univer- sity earning her B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees. She taught and did research at George Washington University before coming to the University of Memphis where she was a professor of Anthro- pology and Associate Dean for Gradu- ate Studies and Research in the College of Arts and Science. Linda was award- ed the Eminent Faculty Award for her outstanding and sustained contributions that brought honor and recognition to the University of Memphis. Traveling has taken Linda throughout most of Europe including Yugoslavia and especially Croatia. Linda has many accomplishments but she is most proud of her daughter, Na- tasha. Linda adopted her from Russia when she was 5 years old and they are very close. After reading about our new resident, you’ll certainly want to look her up and give her a warm Kirby welcome. She is a good fit for our ongoing resident programs. She is interested in golfing, yoga, and water aerobics. Most of all, she wants to get involved and make new friends. Barbara Flack We welcome Barbara Record Flack to Kirby Pines. A lifelong Memphian, Barbara moved from nearby east Mem- phis. She and her late husband, Bill were married for almost 60 years. Bar- bara has two daughters and four grand- children. Barbara had a secretarial career and as technology increased in her field, she became a computer operations manag- er. She worked for the Federal Bank- ruptcy Court and the Memphis Housing Authority. Making friends and getting involved in the many activities at Kirby is a prior- ity with Barbara. She plays Bingo and Bunco, she is looking forward to join- ing the Book Baggers and the Kirby Pines Garden Club also. Playing word games and Scrabble are other things Barbara enjoys. She has many memories of various fam- ily trips throughout the United States. Her favorite destination was New York City where she saw the Statue of Lib- erty in all its glory and other famous landmarks. It is a joy to welcome this sweet, friend- ly lady. She is joining into our Kirby lifestyle, so find her and welcome her with open arms. You will be happy you did! The Pinecone | May 2022 • 3 • New Resident Bios written by resident, Peggy Reynolds Gatlin