Elaine Taylor was born and raised on a ranch in Colorado and is very proud of it! She fondly remembers her father playing the fiddle while the rest of the family sang and danced along. Elaine loved hunting for arrowheads and rocks. To this day, she even wears a ring made from a stone [...]
Born in Rome, Georgia, on May 3, 1925, Jim was the beloved son of Joe and Leila Carter Holloway. He grew up on Pennington Avenue in South Rome, Georgia alongside his siblings Frances, Bob and Pat. Jim attended Rome High School and Massey Business School, which paved the way for his long and [...]
Growing up in the picturesque Charlottesville and Greene County, Carolyn has spent much of her life in the heart of Virginia. Family has always played a vital role in Carolyn's life. Growing up in a household dedicated to service, her mother worked as a nurse at the University of Virginia, exemplifying compassion and care. [...]
Judy Hall Lippincott was born in Moultrie, Georgia to John and Annie Mae Hall. She is the oldest of five children. Judy’s life is defined by education: her own and the education she gave to others. After graduating from Norman Park School in 1971, she attended Tift College, receiving a degree in Behavioral [...]
Barbara Poston, a native of South Carolina, grew up in the small town of Johnsonville. At the age of 21, she married and had a daughter named Beverly. Tragically, shortly after the birth of her daughter, her husband passed away in the Army in Germany. She never remarried and later moved to Florence [...]
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 [...]
