Community Springs Healthcare Facility's The Grapevine July 2015

The Grapevine
Community Springs
Healthcare
Facility

Volume 195

July 2015

Community Springs Healthcare Facility is an affiliate of Citizens Memorial Health Care Foundation, Bolivar, Mo. 417 -328-6000
Facility Location: 400 East Hospital Road, El Dorado Springs, Mo. 64744, 417-876-2531

INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Resident of the Month
Information
CSHCF Highlights
Activities
Residents’ Birthdays
Calendar of Events

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Thursday, July 2
The Cates Family
will be hosting
an Independence
Day Celebration
for residents
and staff

For information,
please contact
Nina Berning
@
417-876-2531

Meet our
Resident of the Month
Thelma Marshall Forest was born in
Cedar County, Mo., in 1927. She was the
eldest of five children. Raised on a farm
during the Great Depression, Thelma was
fortunate to have a loving family. To this
day, they all still enjoy sharing tales of
their happy childhood.
After graduating from El Dorado Springs
High School in 1945, Thelma started attending college. This was the beginning of
a long journey for Thelma and her family. In order to pay for her first semester,
she had to sell a cow that was a gift from her father.
One year later, Thelma married Lilburn (L.D.) Forest, her neighbor and
high school friend. While attending college, Thelma worked as a teacher in a
one room school house and as a dental assistant. In 1971, Thelma earned her
B.S in Elementary Education from Pittsburg State. She continued to teach
school for 30 years and substituted for 15 more years, making great friends
along the way.
Thelma has been blessed by two children, five grandchildren and 11 greatgrandchildren. She is blessed they all live close and visit regularly. Thelma has
been an inspiration to three of her nieces, as they too have chosen to pursue a
career in education. Thelma stays busy by quilting, crafting and teaching others
to garden. She has served as treasurer for both the Cedar County Hospital
Auxiliary Board and the Church of Christ. She won her district’s Retired
Teachers award, is a member of the SORSEA teachers union and is a devout
Kansas City Royals fan. On June 10th Thelma represented Community
Springs Healthcare Facility in the MHCA District IV Beauty is Ageless Pageant. Thank you Thelma for representing Community Springs and thank you
for being our resident of the month.
Are you a caring individual who would like to assist in caring for the elderly? Community
Springs Healthcare Facility has opportunities in its volunteer and nursing program. For more
information, call administrator Chris Vickers today at 417-876-2531.