Joyce was born in Mt. Victory, KY on a small farm where she was the youngest of 10 children. Six of her brothers served in WW2. She recalls spending most of her childhood teasing her brothers and sisters. She also enjoyed dancing.She attended Berea College in Kentucky. Berea College was the first interracial and [...]
Ellen Spangler was born in 1934 and was the only child of Red and Isabelle McCurdy of Murraysville, Pennsylvania. She loved the outdoors, played the piano and was crowned May Queen of Franklin High School in her senior year. Ellen met her future husband, Richard, the summer before her senior year at Lake Erie. [...]
Sue Ellen Lee: A Journey of Family, Hard Work, and Fulfillment Born on September 26, 1946, in South Bend, Indiana, Sue Ellen Lee grew up in a household shaped by the values of hard work and education—her mother was a dedicated nurse and her father drove buses to support the family. Sue was the third [...]
Celebrating a Century: Angie Lee Rucker On January 27, 2025, our beloved residents, Angie Lee Rucker, will reach her milestone birthday of 100 years young! Born and raised in Newton, Mississippi, Angie was the second child and the first of her parents’ eight daughters! Longing for adventure, Angie moved to Chicago at the age of [...]
Shirley Mae Gunter Petty: A Life of Love and Art Shirley Mae Gunter Petty was born on February 24, 1943 in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi. Her nickname was Shirley Mae Gunter Half! Her daddy worked at a Cotton Mill and mother worked for Herschede Clock company. She had two sisters, one brother and a nephew who [...]
NOVEMBER 2023 PRESS RELEASE LEGACY SENIOR LIVING ROLLS OUT TRAINING PROGRAM TO GUARANTEE QUALITY CARE AND SERVICE FOR RESIDENTS WITH ALZHEIMER’S AND DEMENTIA Cleveland, Tenn. (Nov. 2024) — Legacy Senior Living has rolled out a training program for team members working with residents who have dementia or Alzheimer’s. The specific, hands-on training equips caregivers and [...]
NOVEMBER 2023 PRESS RELEASE Cleveland, Tenn. (Nov. 2024) —Legacy Senior Living is proud to announce their SERVE training program for all team members. The SERVE program, created by Legacy Senior Living leadership, is a commitment to providing the best training tools possible for team members to care for residents and family members with honor, respect, [...]
Legacy Village of Athens Highlights Resident Tony Gavalas and His Life of Ministry Antonio “Tony” Gavalas was born on September 21st, 1938, in Augusta, Georgia. He is the son of Nick A. Gavalas, originally from Kalymnos, Greece, and Louise Fulcher Gavalas, from Hephzibah, Georgia. Tony was the eldest of four siblings, growing up in [...]
Legacy's Centenarians: The Life Story of Ida Brecka Ida Brecka was born in August 1923 and grew up near the coast in New Jersey. She remembers many happy summers spent at the Jersey Shore. Ida’s main memories of her childhood mostly involve riding her bike everywhere: to parks, carnivals, picnics! And on Sundays, her [...]
Legacy's Centenarians: The Life Story of Jim McCubbin Renaissance Marquis, Rome GA Jim McCubbin was born March 5, 1921, and he remembers a childhood full of spending time with his two sisters, playing chess and other games, reading and hanging out with friends and family. His father was a teacher and his mother [...]
