Mrs. Rhodes was born in Nashville, Tennessee. While living in Paris, Tennessee, she earned a BIS and Master?s Degree from Murray State University, Murray, Kentucky, where she was a member of the Al...view moreMrs. Rhodes was born in Nashville, Tennessee. While living in Paris, Tennessee, she earned a BIS and Master?s Degree from Murray State University, Murray, Kentucky, where she was a member of the Alpha Chi Honor Society, received the first Outstanding BIS Student Award and the first Delbert and Edith Wylder Creative Writing Award.view less