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Butterfield Residential Care Center is an affiliate of CMH, Bolivar, Mo., 417-326-6000
Facility Location: 1120 N. Butterfield Rd., Bolivar, MO 65613, 417-326-5200
L u e l l a J u m p s ,
R e s i d e n t o f t h e M o n t h
Luella Jumps was born Dec. 7, 1933, in
Fair Play, Missouri. Luella was the oldest of
Peck and Jessie Harville Copeland’s three
children. Luella had a sister, Dixie, and a
brother, Bobbie. Peck worked as a truck driver
and drove the school bus. Jessie worked at
the grocery store in Fair Play. Luella and her
brother and sister were always sure to get up
early and get their chores done so they could
ride with their dad to school and not have to
walk. Luella graduated from Fair Play High
School in 1950 as salutatorian of her class.
Shortly after graduation, she married Paul
Collins and began working at the Fair Play
Bank. One morning, when she arrived at the
bank to begin her shift, she was surprised to
greet the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The
bank had been robbed the night before and
the FBI was investigating it. Part of the investigation
included getting Luella’s fingerprints.
To this day she jokes that “the FBI has my
fingerprints!”
Luella and Paul moved to Kansas City.
She worked at Hallmark Cards and he worked
for the Highway department. The couple
eventually returned to the Ozarks and settled
in Marshfield. They were blessed with three
wonderful children, Sherry, Susan and Stephen.
All three graduated from Marshfield
High School. Stephen continues to live in
Marshfield; Sherry lives in Broken Arrow
Oklahoma with her husband; Susan Mattox
sadly passed away earlier this year after living
in Ash Grove, Missouri for several years.
When the kids were young, Luella would
ride her horse every morning before taking
the children to the babysitter and going to
work. One morning Luella didn’t come back
from her ride. The babysitter eventually came
to the house and found her in the field. The
horse had thrown Luella off and she landed
on a pile of rocks which broke her back! She
recovered, but had to wear a brace for three
months.
Luella had several jobs throughout her life,
but she most enjoyed working at the bank.
She worked at Citizens State Bank in Marsh-
field for many years. When she retired,
she and her second husband, Roy Jumps,
moved back to Luella’s old stomping
grounds and enjoyed living on the farm
in Aldrich, Missouri. They also enjoyed
traveling and went on several bus tours
together.
For many years Luella enjoyed crocheting
and has made countless afghans,
dollies and handkerchiefs. She taught
her daughters how to sew and helped
them with their 4-H projects. She has
had a life-long love for horses and always
enjoyed going to horse shows. She
also loves to shop and has collected
some neat things along the way!
After Roy passed away in 2017, Luella
moved to CMH’s Butterfield Apartments.
In 2019, Luella moved to Butterfield
Residential Care Center where she
has enjoyed playing bingo, attending
parties and meeting new friends. She is
reminded of good memories when she
looks over into the park. For many
years, she spent her Sunday afternoons
eating lunch in the Dunnegan Park with
her family. Thank you for sharing your
story with us Luella. You are a blessing
to all of us! We are delighted to have
you as part of our Butterfield family.
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 Callaway, BRCC administrator, at 417-328-6380.