Kirby Pines Retirement Community | The Pinecone

The Pinecone | October 2020 • 3 • welcome to 3535 Kirby Road • Memphis, TN 38115 Bettie Smith was born in Cape Girardeau, Missouri and comes to Kirby Pines from her home In Olive Branch, Mississippi. She and her late husband, Ruben, were married 64 years, have three children, 15 grandchildren and eight great grands. Bettie earned her Bachelor Degree in Education from Southeast Missouri State in 1950. She went on to become a teacher and worked in the office. Bettie stays active exercising and until her recent move, she worked in her yard to keep fit. Her favorite holidays are Christmas and Thanksgiving and enjoys having her whole wonderful family together. She is very proud of them and has a very loving and happy family life. Bettie has traveled all over the United States, missing only two, Hawaii and Vermont. She is a fan of the Ole Miss Rebels, so I'm sure she will find plenty of people to cheer them on with. We are so very glad Bettie has chosen Kirby Pines Retirement Community to make her home. She will quickly find that you make fast friends at Kirby Pines and they will welcome her with open arms. Bettie Smith Jennie Fulmer Jennie Fulmer was born in Fayetteville, Tennessee and comes to Kirby Pines from her home in Memphis. She and her late husband, Bill, were married 68 years before his passing in 2014. Jennie spent 16 and a half years work- ing for the Memphis City Schools as a financial secretary. Bill served as a pilot 22 and half years in the Army and Air Force. Jennie enjoys reading, keeping in touch with friends and volunteering. She also loves to travel and has done so exten- sively. She has been to 16 countries and all 50 states - most more than once. To stay active, Jennie walks and volun- teers with Meals on Wheels, the Soup Kitchen, Room in the Inn, visiting friends in Assisted Living and various church activities. Her favorite book is Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pincher and also enjoys anything by James Michener - I think we may have found a new member of our Book Baggers group! Her favorite holiday is Easter and she loves Italian and Soul food. Her friends would describe her as friendly, caring and loyal. Sounds like Jennie will be a perfect fit for our com- munity. She will have plenty of oppor- tunity to continue doing the things she loves while she's here. Welcome! Sarah McCallum Sarah McCallum was born in Charles- ton, South Carolina, but grew up mostly in middle and west Tennessee. She was married to her late husband Norman for 30 years and moved her from their home in Germantown. She has two children from her first marriage and five grand- children. Sarah earned her Bachelor Degree in 1966 from Union University and then received her Masters in Education in 1971 from Memphis State. She worked 37 years as an elementary school teacher and guidance counselor, in Memphis, as well as Nashville and Jackson, TN. Sarah enjoys crafts, sewing, reading, painting (water colors) and baking cook- ies. To stay active, she likes walking, keeping up with her grandchildren, eat- ing out with friends and various church activities at Germantown United Meth- odist. Sarah has traveled to about half of the states in the US. She especially loved New York, mountains, NASA, the World's Fair in Knoxville, the Florida beaches and of course, Disney World. Sarah says she is shy, but friendly and her friends would say she is caring, fun-lov- ing and positive. We love those attributes at Kirby Pines! We are so happy to have Sarah join our community. She will find a lot to do and plenty of new friends to enjoy her next chapter in life.