Haley celebrates 85th with family and friends

Billie D. Haley celebrated her 85th birthday on April 5 in a observance held in the sun room at Riverview Terrace.

Daughter Carole Haley Thrower, husband Greg, granddaughter Amanda and friend Edward Burnett, arrived from Houston, Texas. Also present was daughter Ann Haley Hutchings, her daughter Martha and friend Micah Rowland.

The refreshment table was lovely with flowers surrounding a beautiful crystal punch bowl. The bowl was a gift from friends of the Dibrell community on the 25th wedding anniversary of Billie and her late husband, Roy. Other floral arrangements were placed throughout the room.

Friends and relatives arrived from Dibrell, Smithville, Woodbury and Murfreesboro, as well as staff and residents at Riverview Terrace. Approximately 50 guests attended ranging in ages from 11 months to 97 years of age.

Photographs were made, with Ann quickly putting together an album of the families and groups as a special gift for her mother.

Billie and her late husband resided in the Dibrell community for many years, and she is still an active member of the Dibrell Memorial Museum, and participates in activities at Riverview Terrace.