AGE:

Who cares?

OCCUPATION AND TITLE:

Ivor Furniture Co. Inc., president

SPOUSE’S NAME:

Dixie Scott

CHILDREN’S NAMES AND AGES:

Ashlyn, 23,

Dusty, 18, and my son-in-law to be, Robert, 23

CHURCH AFFILIATION:

Ivor Baptist Church

WHAT’S THE BEST PART OF YOUR DAY?

Being with people

IF YOU COULD SELECT ANOTHER PROFESSION, WHAT WOULD YOU DO? Maybe a policeman

WHY DO YOU CHOOSE TO LIVE IN suffolk? My family and our business are in Ivor.

IF YOU HAD TWO WEEKS’ VACATION AND MONEY WERE NO OBJECT, HOW WOULD YOU SPEND YOUR TIME? I really like New York, and then I think I would like to see the West Coast.

FAVORITE FOOD:

Homemade vegetable soup

FAVORITE WEEKEND DESTINATION:

At home

FAVORITE college SPORTS TEAM: The Virginia Cavaliers

FAVORITE PRO SPORTS TEAM: I have learned how to be quiet and watch golf. It takes a lot of guts to play an individual sport.

FAVORITE COLOR: White

WHAT’S THE BEST LIFE LESSON YOU’VE LEARNED, AND WHO TAUGHT YOU? When I was sick in 1978, my parents taught me strength, faith and love can overcome anything, and I am here today because of them.

FAVORITE BIBLE VERSE: 1st Corinthians 13:4-13

WHAT’S THE BEST DECISION YOU’VE MADE IN LIFE?

To marry Dixie

WHICH LOCAL CHARITABLE OR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DO YOU WISH MORE PEOPLE WOULD SUPPORT? Grazin’ Acres Therapeutic Riding Center

TELL US SOMETHING ABOUT YOURSELF THAT MOST PEOPLE DON’T KNOW: I don’t like to ride in a vehicle more than I have to.

WHAT’S YOUR HOBBY? Our yard and my animals

IF YOU COULD RE-LIVE ONE DAY OF YOUR LIFE, WHICH WOULD IT BE AND WHY? I live every day to fullest and don’t look back. Life is too short to worry about what you should have done and didn’t; get over it.

WHAT GIVES YOU THE BLUES? Being by myself at suppertime

WHAT’S YOUR BEST CHILDHOOD MEMORY?

My memories are precious to me and they are all in my heart.

TELL US ONE TRUE THING. I tend to think I am the only one on the road when I am driving and this is really hard to do.

WHAT FRIGHTENS YOU MOST? Lightning and thunder

IF YOU COULD LIVE ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE WORLD, WHERE WOULD IT BE AND WHY?

I love my home and I love living in the country. I can’t think of anything better.

Who’s your favorite ex- president?

Ronald Reagan

If you could pass or change one law, what would it be?

No cell phones anywhere

WHAT last brought tears to your eyes? The thought of my son moving to Florida to go to college and my daughter and her Dad walking down the aisle

IF YOU COULD INVITE THREE GUESTS — LIVING OR DEAD, FROM ANYTIME IN HISTORY — TO DINNER, WHO WOULD THEY BE? My late mother-in-law, Gay, Kevin Costner and Andy Griffith

WHAT THREE OBJECTS WOULD YOU TAKE WITH YOU TO A DESERT ISLAND? My white flip-flops, a large fountain Coke and my jewelry

WHAT KIND OF MUSIC DO YOU LIKE, AND

WHO’S YOUR FAVORITE PERFORMER?

I like music with no words. Real music — not recorded.

TELL US ABOUT A GOOD MOVIE YOU’VE SEEN LATELY AND WHY YOU LIKED IT. My all time favorite is “Christmas Vacation.”

WHO’S A FAMOUS ATHLETE OR ENTERTAINER YOU ADMIRE?

I admire my son, Dusty. He is going to be famous one day.

WHAT’S THE LAST BOOK YOU READ?

“Wedding Etiquette” by Emily Post. I read it every day; my daughter is going to have a beautiful and perfect day.

TO WHOM ARE YOU GRATEFUL AND WHY?

I am most grateful to my parents, Russell and Mary Ann West, my husband, Dixie, and my children. For reasons only they can know.