Butterfield Residential Care Center's Butterfield Express August 2016

Butterfield
EXPRESS

Volume 27, Issue 8

August 2016

Butterfield Residential Care Center is an affiliate of CMH, Bolivar, Mo., 417-326-6000
Facility Location: 1120 North Butterfield, Bolivar, Mo. 65613, 417-326-5200

INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Resident of the Month

1

Activity Photos

2

Upcoming Events

3

Residents’ Birthdays

4

New Residents

4

Discharges

4

Mark your
Calendars
Golden
Age Games
Friday, Oct.14,
2016
Please see Ash
if you would
like more info
about the games
or would be
interested in
volunteering.

Regina Blum,
Resident of the Month
Congratulations to Regina Blum on
being selected as the Resident of the
Month. Regina was born on April 15,
1927, to Carl and Esther (Roberts) Power
in Garnett, Kan. Regina has one younger
sister, Carlene, who resides in Tinley
Park, Ill., located near Chicago.
While attending school in Chickasha,
Okla., Regina met Darus Greathouse.
Originally from West Virginia, his service in the United States Air Force
brought him to Okla. The couple were
married in 1942 and a year later were
blessed with a son, Darus Greathouse, Jr.
Currently, Darus Jr. lives in New Jersey.
After Regina’s marriage to Darus
went their separate ways, she returned to
school to obtain her high school diploma
from Hannibal-LeGrange College in
Hannibal, Mo. During this time, she and
Darus Jr. were lived with her mom and
dad, so she could focus on her education.
While attending the college, Regina
met Robert “Bob” Blum. He was in the
U.S. Army. They married in 1950 and
were blessed with a son, Timothy, who
currently resides in Washington. The
Army stationed Bob, Regina their family
in New Jersey, where they lived for
many years. During this time, Regina
worked as a dental assistant.
In 1978, Regina and Bob moved to
Bolivar with their grandson, Jason. Since
they were his legal guardians, they chose
to raise him in a good community.
Currently, Jason currently lives in
Springfield and has two children of his
own. Regina was employed by the
Bolivar Chamber of Commerce for 13

years and worked at the Polk County
Library for three years. At the age of
75, Regina was able to retire. She
and Bob were fortunate enough to
have the opportunity to travel
through out the United States and
Canada.
In her free time, Regina enjoyed
all aspects of residential architecture.
She would attend different open
houses and look at the different
floor plans. She passion for architecture allowed her to designed the
family’s house in New Jersey. Regina enjoys following politics and
stays informed about current events.
In 2014, Regina made Butterfield
Residential Care Center her new
home. Her care and consideration
for others is a blessing to all of us.
Thank you so much for sharing your
story with us, Regina!

Are you a caring individual who would like to assist in caring for the elderly? Butterfield Residential Care
Center has opportunities in its volunteer program. For more information call Tammie Martin, BRCC
Administrator, today at 417-328-6380.