ASH GROVE HEALTHCARE FACILITY
Rocking Chair News
January 2021 Volume 24 , Issue 01
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I n s i d e t h i s I s s u e Resident of the Month 1
Employee of the Year 1 Resident Photos 2 Fundraisers / Events 2 Calendar of Events 3 Calendar 5 Residents ’ Birthdays 6 New Residents 6 Discharges 6
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Resident of the Month , Raymond Hardman
Employee of the Year
Raymond Hardman was born Oct . 12 , 1929 , in Willard , Missouri , to parents Lena and Harrison Hardman . Raymond had two brothers and two sisters . He graduated from Willard High School in 1946 . He married Mary on Oct . 11 , 1953 , and together they had a family of three sons and one grandson . The couple celebrated sixty -six years of marriage .
Raymond is an Army veteran serving 1951-1953 at Ft . Sam Houston , Texas , and one year in in schooling at Ft . Mammoth , Missouri . Raymond was in the Army Signal Corp as a radio technician . Raymond ’ s occupations included working in the Petroleum and gas stations , a tire shop and Hardman Auto Parts , a Hardware store in Willard for 10 years before he retired . Raymond is also a pilot and owned two airplanes , a two seater and a five passenger plane .
Raymond is a big NASCAR fan and attended races in Lebanon , Missouri . He is also a Springfield Cardinals fan . He enjoys woodworking and even built an A frame cabin on stilts on their farm in Everton , Missouri on Sinking creek . He likes raising vegetables and fishing . He caught a nine foot record breaking fish in Mexico
while deep sea fishing on a trip that he had won . Each year they would go crappie fishing in Canada . Raymond loves his two Australian Shepherds . He is a country music fan and enjoyed going to The Presley ' s and The Dutton ’ s in Branson , Missouri . He enjoys reading the newspaper daily , playing bingo and bunco and watching ball games . He and Mary enjoyed flea marketing while looking for McCoy pieces .
Raymond and Mary have attended the Mt . Zion Presbyterian Church in Willard for several years .
Congratulation Raymond , for being chosen as the AGHCF Resident of the Month .
Congratulations ! Anita Bice , Charge Nurse , has been chosen as AGHCF ’ s 2020 Employee of the Year . Anita was selected by her peers for her dedication to AGHCF and its residents . The Employee of the Month for December has yet to be determined . The individual who is selected will be featured in the February edition of the Rocking Chair News .
( Above , left to right ) Gene Vestal , Administrator , Anita Bice , Charge Nurse , Beverly Derrickson , COO and Chris McBratney , Administrator LTC West .