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The Pinecone
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October 2015 • 3 •
welcome to
3535 Kirby Road • Memphis, TN 38115
Dorothy Faye Betts (Faye)
joins
the
Kirby
Pines
Residential Community from
her previous home in Bartlett,
TN. Tennessee became her
home when she moved from
Lubbock, Texas. Married for
15 years to Wayne Betts, the
family consists of 5 children,
14 grandchildren and 17 great
grandchildren.
Her varied career includes
10 years as a Secretary
at Harding Academy, 15
years as Bookkeeper for the
Highland Church of Christ,
and 15 years making drapes
for an established cliental.
She continues to use her
expertise for sewing even
into retirement. Attending
ball games with her children
and grandchildren is one of
her favorite leisure activities,
along with painting pictures.
We welcome Faye into our
residential community. We
guarantee that new friends will
be made as she reaches out to
her neighbors and others that
she will meet in volunteer
activities.
Faye
Betts
Born in Roswell, New Mexi-
co, Charlene Pasley comes to
Kirby Pines from her previ-
ous residence in Olive Branch,
MS. She and her husband,
Richard, were married for 55
years. The family consists of 3
children, 4 grandchildren, and
1 great grandson.
Charlene earned a Masters in
Education from the Polytech-
nic State University in Po-
mona, California. She taught
in the DeSoto County School
System for 6 years, as a Spe-
cial Education Teacher. Gen-
eral Electric employed her
husband, rotating him through
their offices in New York and
California as well as their for-
eign offices in France, Italy,
and Germany. Richard passed
away in 2012.
She and her husband traveled
through France, Italy, Ger-
many, Austria, Belgium, Rus-
sia, Great Briton, Yugoslavia,
the Netherlands, and Central
America. Charlene’s interests
include Bible study, indoor
plants, and music – classics
and jazz.
Charlene, we are pleased that
you opted to join our com-
munity. Good friends will be
made over time and, no doubt,
interest will be expressed to
hear about your life in foreign
countries. Welcome to a safe
haven.
Charlene
Pasley
Born in Mississippi, Lucy Por-
ter comes to Kirby Pines from
her previous home in Brandon,
MS. Married to Jim Inkster for
49 years, they had 3 children
and 11 grandchildren. Her
husband passed away in 2009.
In August 2015, she wed Rev-
erend Everett Porter, a Kirby
Pines resident of many years.
Her BS Degree in Math was
awarded by Millsaps College
and her career centered on
computer programming. She
was employed, in seriatim,
by ATT, Battelle, and IBM.
Leisure time interests include
gardening, reading, and music
– with the Sound of Music and
other musicals being her favor-
ite genre. Lucy’s love of travel
was satisfied, in part, by a 30-
day train trip to the Northwest
and into Canada, and a 45-day
bus trip from Dallas through
the Mid-Atlantic States. For-
eign travel included Germany
and Finland.
Lucy, welcome to our Kirby
Pines Residential Community.
You will find many volunteer
opportunities, some that may
tap into your computer pro-
gramming expertise. New
friends will be made – all told,
life will be good. We wish you
well.
Lucy Inkster
Porter
Bob and Mary Jo Williams,
have been married for 64
years, they have 3 children and
4 grandchildren.
Bob was a Staff Sergeant in
the Air Force during WWII,
serving as an Official War
Photographer in North Africa
and Italy. When his military
service ended, he was hired by
the Memphis Commercial Ap-
peal newspaper; with first as-
signments being “society” pic-
tures, but he took his camera
everywhere everyday, coming
upon scenes that captured the
imagination of the Commer-
cial Appeal readers and his
photos grew to be a favorite
feature of the paper’s reader-
ship. Mary Jo attended North-
West Junior College in Sena-
tobia, MS and Memphis State.
She was a homemaker for the
growing family; she also was a
skilled and avid tennis player.
Jo was a member of the Brooks
Museum League and a docent
at The Mallory Neely House.
Bob retired as Photo Editor af-
ter 33 years at the Commercial
Appeal, and they decided to
move to Kirby Pines.
We are pleased that Bob and
Mary Jo have joined our com-
munity. Get to know them –
conversations will easily flow
because “remembering when”
is a favorite pastime for many
of us.
Bob & Mary Jo
Williams
All New Resident bios
are written by
Jacqueline Besteman,
Kirby Pines Resident