See also pic of John Authur Rigsby and Helen Irene, See pic of Helen Irene

Helen Irene Joiner was the wife of John Arthur Rigsby

Together they had 7 children

The embeded voice you hear is  Helen Irene Joiner, she went by Irene, all the grandkids called her Mother or Mother Fomby, she was married to a Fomby after the death of John Arthur Rigsby. she loved to sing and play, she often went to singing  where she sang or told a poem.  She also loved to dance a little jig, even when she was very old, she would just dance a little jig when she wanted too.  She always had her own garden until she was about 97 years old, she was a small person who loved people and full of humor. She had blue eyes and brown hair.