Birth date: Nov 28, 1926 Death date: Mar 4, 2025
Frances Hearington Haynes, born on November 28, 1926, in Memphis, Tennessee was peacefully sent to heaven on March 4, 2025 in Germantown, Tennessee. She was 98 years old. Frances graduated from Whitehaven High School in 1944 befo Read Obituary
Mrs. Haynes was a true professional. Back in 1972 she was the Shelby Co. Schools English supervisor. She taught me how to teach Grammar and Literature. She was an excellent supervisor and a very kind lady. I hope she meets many of my relatives and church members up there in heaven.
Coach G. Terrell
Eng. Teacher GHS from 1972-2018
Freddie (that is what your mother always callled you), I am so honored to have known your mother. She and I were colleagues but she was always more of a mentor. She touched many lives in such a positive way. Your mother wrote this poem which my husband and I have shared with so many. I wanted you to have a copy. She was a special lady!
We accept responsibility for children
Who like to be tickled,
Who stomp in puddles and ruin their new clothes,
Who sneak popsicles before supper,
Who can never find their shoes.
And we accept responsibility for those
Who can’t bound down the street in a new pair of sneakers,
Who are born in places we would find intolerable,
Who never go to the circus,
Who live in x-rated worlds.
We accept responsibility for children
Who hug us in a hurry and forget their lunch money,
Who cover themselves with band-aids and sing off-key,
Who squeeze toothpaste all over the sink,
Who slurp their soup.
And we accept responsibility for those
Who never get dessert,
Who don’t have a room to clean up,
Whose pictures aren’t on anybody’s dresser,
Whose monsters are real.
We accept responsibility for children
Who spend all their allowance before Tuesday,
Who throw tantrums in the grocery store and pick at their food,
Who squirm in church and scream in the phone,
Whose tears sometimes make us laugh,
And whose smiles make us cry.
And we accept responsibility for those
Whose nightmares come in the daytime,
Who will eat anything,
Who never see a dentist,
Who aren’t spoiled by anybody,
Who go to bed hungry and cry themselves to sleep.
We accept responsibility for children
Who want to be carried, and for those who must be,
For those we never give up on, and for those,
Who don’t get a second chance.
We accept responsibility for those we smother,
And for those who grab the hand
Of anybody kind enough to take theirs.
We accept these responsibilities, for we are teachers,
And every child is worthy of our love.
Frances Haynes
