Freddie Mae Everett-Lee and Robert Roston were excited to celebrate their first Christmas in their new home. Having served in the military for 20-plus years, Freddie is now a retired Army Major. Robert is also retired. He was a special education teacher for 25 years. He also is a musician (bass) and a singer.
Having been raised in South Memphis, Freddie said that she felt that her life had come full circle when they recently moved to the Memphis area from a former military base (Fort Ord) in Seaside, California.
“I was born and raised in Memphis, on the south side,” explained Freddie. “Robert was from Spartanburg, South Carolina, but he always loved the Memphis culture and its strong music background, so we decided to come home.”
The couple married in May 2022. In making plans to move to the Memphis area, they decided that the home they were looking for could not be too “cookie cutter.”
“Our new home needed to be unique, with a spiritual aura,” said Freddie. Freddie and Robert were referred by their mortgage company to Crye-Leike Realtors, where they worked with agents Pam Beall and her son, Brad Beall. Freddie shared, “They were part of an elite team that wanted to thank veterans for their service by helping them find their dream home. Pam and Brad showed us this home, and it had some components that we liked from previous houses we had viewed.”