Ash Grove Healthcare Facility's Rocking Chair News May 2020

May Birthday Admissions Deetta Berning 5/2 Gale Jackson 5/3 Mildred Delk 5/7 Pearl Gwin 5/19 Mable Carney 5/20 Leta Cowan 5/26 Donna L. Johnson The monthly resident birthday party will be held on Monday, May 20 at 11:30 a.m. All Auxiliary volunteers have been asked to stay home at this time due to Covid-19 visitor restrictions. Look for Ash Grove Healthcare Facility on Facebook and be sure to “Like” us! We post many photos weekly. Sympathy Ash Grove Healthcare Facility would like to extend our deepest sympathy to the family and friends of Clara Hogue and Mary Maggard. Discharges Irene Deckard Betty Mallory Rocking Chair News Rocking Chair News is a monthly publication for the residents and their families of Ash Grove Healthcare Facility. Gary Fulbright Beverly Derrickson Chris McBratney Gene Vestal Cathy Bird Ashley Tate Colleen Crump Executive Director Chief Operating Officer LTC Director of LTC West Administrator Director of Nursing Office Manager/Activity Director Admissions Coordinator/ Director of Social Services Danielle Cartwright Director of Environmental Services Kimberly Mooneyham Director of Nutritional Services David Daniels Director of Maintenance Ash Grove Healthcare Facility is an affiliate of CMH, Bolivar, Mo. CMH’s facilities are not-for-profit organizations. Services are available without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex or disability. Website: www.citizensmemorial.com. To be removed from this mailing list, please contact Citizens Memorial Hospital, 1500 North Oakland, Bolivar, MO 65613. Continued from page 1 Because they made their own molasses, Violet made “a lot” of molasses cookies. “Even though things were hard, (they didn’t have electric until she was 17 or 18, no phone ei- ther), times were good, said Violet. They always had plenty to eat and a place to sleep. On long sum- mer days after the chores were done, they would often go down and swim in the Piney River. Violet was making her own dresses by the time she was 15, mostly out of feed sacks, but, she said, “they were very pretty printed feed sacks, and it was fun trying to match one feed sack with one they already had.” She did a lot of embroidery work, too. Violet attended Cabool and Houston for high school and married her high school sweetheart, Glen Rust, in August of 1942, right out of school. Two years later, Glen was shipped out, as the navy and WWII interrupted their life. For Valentine’s day, Violet made a heart that said, “Lord watch between me and thee – while we’re absent, one from another.” She sent him half and kept half and when Glen arrived home safely at the end of his tour, they joined the halves together, she still has it tucked inside a drawer. While Glen was in the navy, Violet went to Columbus, Ohio and worked inspecting Hell-diver and Corsair fighter planes and some B-29s for Curtis-Wright Aircraft factory. When Glen came home, the Rust’s lived in Cabool where Glen had 5 milk truck routes. The advent of bulk tank semis put Glen out of business. They lost everything. So in 1960 they moved to Spring- field to look for work. They soon rented a little house in Bois D’arc until purchasing a bigger home later, still in Bois D’arc. Their five boys were Ronald Edward, Daniel Charles, Richard Joe, Troy Glen, and Tommy Lee. After their children were grown, they moved to Ash Grove in 1988. Violet’s cooking skills have grown to almost legendary status in Ash Grove. Especially her pies, as mentioned before. Her gooseberry pie sold for $300 at the local church raffle to raise money to send kids to camp, her coconut cream pie also sold for $300. Pretty good for someone 96 years old. Congrat- ulations for being chosen as the resident of the month! (Above, left) Glen and Violet Rust (Left) Recent photo of Violet and her family singing happy birthday.

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