Butterfield Residential Care Center's Butterfield Express April 2019

Butterfield
EXPRESS
Volume 30, Issue 4
April 2019
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
from all of
us at
Butterfield
Residential
Care Center
David Estes,
Resident of the Month
David Estes was born Nov. 1, 1922, in Chick-
asha, Oklahoma, to Sam and Grace Estes. Da-
vid’s father was a minister so the family moved
around a lot. He attended nine different schools
before he graduated from Humansville High
school in 1941.
David’s first job was picking cotton in Okla-
homa when he was just seven years old. During
his school years he worked at gas stations, gro-
cery stores, a newspaper, and as a hotel clerk.
David states that during the terrible thirties, they
didn’t have much of anything, but his father
worked hard to provide food, clothing, and shel-
ter for seven hungry kids.
David attended school with a young lady
named, Maxine. The two were in the senior class
at Humansville together but never went on a
date. David was in the South Pacific with the
Marine Corps during WW11. When he returned
home he called Maxine on a Thursday night and
asked her, “Will you marry me Sunday?” She
said yes! “Some said we should of gotten ac-
quainted before we got married or they would
joke that if we had dated a time or two, we might
have found out we didn’t like each other, said
David. However, they proved everyone wrong
with a wonderful 71 years of marriage.
The couple were blessed with three beautiful
daughters: Ellen Dischen and husband, Bill,
Texas; Joni Becker and husband, Clark, Colora-
do; and JoLyn Thompson, and husband, Lewllyn.
The couple were also blessed with four grand-
kids, and 11 great grandchildren.
David enjoyed a successful career as a radio
and television personality at KY3. He was the
first voice heard in the Ozarks about 65 years
ago. He is also a successful published author. He
wrote his first book when he was only 17 years
old. He currently has eight books available on
Amazon with another one due out this summer.
David has had several different hobbies
throughout the years. One of his favorite things
to do growing up was playing hooky from
school. He said he didn’t really enjoy going to
school and he can still see his teacher, Mrs.
Glasscock, staring at him with those glassy
“ what’re you doing here, boy?” eyes. One
of his favorite hobbies he has enjoyed has
been golfing. He recalls playing with his
dear friend, Gerald Stephens. Gerald was an
excellent golfer and he was a lousy golfer,
he states.
David and Maxine lived on her family
farm twelve miles north of Bolivar where
they lived for over 30 years. Maxine passed
away two years ago at Parkview Health
Care Facility where she had lived for the
previous four years.
David moved to BRCC in May 2017. He
stays active attending the Bolivar Senior
Health Center exercise program, outings,
socials, writing short stories and books, and
visiting with his family and many friends.
He attends the Bolivar First Baptist Church
where he as been a member for many years.
“Butterfield is the best place for me. I ap-
preciate all the things these wonderful peo-
ple do for me, I tell my kids if you get so
you can’t tie your shoes, come to Butter-
field. They’ll do it for you,” said David.
Thank you, David, for sharing your story
with us. We are so blessed you are a part of
the 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.