Candy is a 77 year old retired teacher, a wife, a mother, a grandmother, and a great-grandmother. Se has a BS in Elementary Education, a Masters in Reading, and a Masters in Learning Disabilities. She has taught Kindergarten through eight grade in public school, Freshmen-Seniors in college, and 5th grade at First Wesleyan Christian School. She taught English as a Second Language in Changsha, China for a summer. She is married and currently living in Bessemer City, NC where she attends First Wesleyan Church and sings in the choir, plus teaches an adult class.