Butterfield Residential Care Center's Butterfield Express April 2020

Butterfield
EXPRESS
Volume 31, Issue 4
April 2020
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
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Resident of the Month 1
Activity Photos 2
Upcoming Events 3
Residents’ Birthdays 4
New Residents 4
Discharges 4
Wishing all
of you
many
Easter
blessings!
From, All
of us at
Butterfield
Evelyn Golston,
Resident of the Month
Evelyn Florence Golston was born July 8, 1934, in
Kansas City, Missouri, to Everett and Sybil Golston.
Evelyn was named after her grandmothers and was the
third of ten children who include; Ward Thomas (Sedalia,
Missouri), Dolores Irene (deceased), Gary Everett
(Lebanon, Missouri) and twin Jerold Evan “Jerry” (Frisco,
Texas) , Brenda Gail (Birmingham, Alabama), Barbara
Anne (deceased), Beverly Kay (Bolivar), Glatha Jean
(Preston, Missouri) and Cynthia Lea (Ozark, Missouri).
Jobs were hard to find during Evelyn’s childhood and
when she was a baby, the family moved to Sandusky,
Ohio and then eventually to Wayne, Michigan (near
Detroit) where her dad found work. During WWII he
worked at the Bendix Corporation and was offered a
position in New Jersey when the war ended, but instead
decided to buy a 160- acre farm in Macks Creek, Mis-
souri, where Evelyn’s mother was raised.
Evelyn was 11 years old when the family made the
move to Macks Creek. They were used to electricity and
indoor plumbing and had none of that on the farm, but
were excited and adjusted well to the different lifestyle.
Evelyn has special memories of farm life including mak-
ing molasses, horseback riding and swinging on the
grapevine into the swimming hole. This was especially
fun when the cousins from the city visited! She also has
memories of blackberry picking and canning. Evelyn
once canned 500 quarts of blackberries in one summer
and has never lost recognition of that feat! Evelyn at-
tended a one room school, Hickory Grove, and then
attended Macks Creek High School where she was on
the basketball team and graduated in 1952.
After high school, Evelyn moved to Kansas City,
Missouri, and began working for the Royal Typewriter
Company. The company began with portable and manu-
al typewriters and by the time Evelyn retired, after 42
years of service, they had changed several owners and
became the Konica Copier Company. Evelyn was only 59
when she retired and decided she would try a different
job. She began working at the Jackson County Family
Court and worked there for ten years. She loved the job
and stayed there longer than she planned. Upon retire-
ment she moved to Mission, Kansas.
Evelyn was a member of the Broadway Church
in Kansas City for many years and enjoyed the
Swedish traditions of the church members. She
has shared many memories with her close friends
who’ve been coined the “group of eight.” There
were four girls and four guys and two of the girls
married two of the guys so half of the group
became couples! They enjoyed going to football
games together, celebrating each other’s birth-
days at fancy restaurants, attending live theater
and watching the Kansas City Philharmonic Or-
chestra perform. Evelyn also enjoyed cooking and
hosting dinners and was always collecting reci-
pes. She never married and remained single
which gave her the opportunity to collect many
friends!
Evelyn also had the opportunity to travel to
several places including Canada where she “rode
the rails” and saw glaciers. She also went to
Europe where she traveled to nine countries in 22
days. She has fond memories of the beautiful
European scenes including the country of Portugal
and the Isle of Capri.
In 2018, Evelyn moved to Butterfield from
Mission, to be closer to family. Her kind spirit is
a blessing to us all. Thank you for sharing your
story with us, Evelyn. We are thrilled to have you
as a 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.