Barbara Mangrum:  

I've loved photography since I was in the third grade and got my very first camera. People expect me to have my camera with me. After graduating Bellevue, I took the summer off. When Autumn arrived, I was like a salmon swimming upstream because I always had. Yep, back to school for old Barb. I graduated Draughon's Business College in 1964 and hit the work-a-day world. My first job was with Life and Casualty Insurance Company. I worked in the Green Hills office. (Faye Fox, I found out, was working for them in the downtown home office.) In 1966 I married. In 1973 I had my son (only child). This marriage ended 2 - 3 years later. I spent the next 10 years raising my son, with the help of my dear mother. He graduated Hillwood High School (which took over the young people who would have been attending Bellevue, had it still been in existence.) I' worked as a Secretary, Office Manager, Accounting person, etc., etc. for the better part of 45+ years. My son finally found someone to love and got married August 2008. I had a very sweet daughter-in-law, born and raised on one of the Philippine islands. One of my proudest moments was when my son told me I had given his wife her first American slang. (Ever hear a Filipino say, "I don't think so"?) Cracked me up; my son didn't think it was funny. Sadly in September 2014 she decided she no longer wished to be married to my son and she went her way. I moved back into the house in which I grew up in 2008. The house is over 100 years old. It's taken a lot of refurbishing, but it's "home." Retired in February 2009. I didn't know quite how to take it; but now I don't know how I would manage work into my schedule. June 22, 2010 I was elected and installed as President of the Rebekah Assembly of Tennessee. Check it out at iooftn.org. There are oodles of pictures. On May 8, 2011 I had the privilege of presenting a wreath for the Rebekahs of Tennessee at the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington Cemetery. The chance of a lifetime. In 2011 I served as the Tennessee Representative to the part of Odd Fellowship in which I hold the most interest. Met many of my facebook friends at that time. One in particular was a lady from Arkansas. I traveled to Arkansas for her installation as President of their Assembly in September. One of the people in my lodge was elected Executive Officer at the international level. I have been requested to travel with them. Looks like I'll be in Ke...Expand for more