Butterfield Residential Care Center's Butterfield Express July 2019

Butterfield
EXPRESS
Volume 30, Issue 7
July 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
Wishing all of
you a
Happy
4th of July!
From ,
All of us at
Butterfield
Lois Porter,
Resident of the Month
Lois Porter was born March 12, 1931,
in Platte City, Missouri, to Velma Mae
Kincaid and James Campbell Todd. Lois
had three brothers, J.C., John Dudley and
Edward Lee Todd. Her father worked for
various companies and farmed. Lois re-
members helping him in the tobacco field
when she was just six years old. She
would weed around the tobacco plants
and worked so hard she would sneak a
nap on the feed sacks laid in the field.
Lois attended Platte City High School
where she met her future husband, Lloyd
Porter. Lloyd and Lois met on the first
day of high school. The couple were mar-
ried on Lois’ 18 th birthday, March 12,
1949. Shortly after getting married, the
couple moved to Kansas City, Kansas,
where Lloyd worked at the bomber plant.
He eventually got a job at Yellow Freight
and worked there for 34 years. They lived
in Kansas City, Kansas, for more than 60
years and celebrated 60 years of marriage
before Lloyd passed away in 2009.
In 1950, Lois and Lloyd became the
proud parents of Ricky Lee Porter and,
eleven years later, welcomed their daugh-
ter, Sandra Dee Porter. Ricky currently
lives in Johnson County, Kansas. Sandra
lived in Bolivar until she passed away
last fall. Lois also has four grandchildren
and 11 great-grandchildren.
Lois spent many years of her life
grooming, showing and breeding dogs.
She began the Porter’s Grooming Shop in
her home. The business eventually ex-
panded and moved into a store-front. It
remained in business for 28 years. Lois
specialized in small breeds like Yorkshire
Terriers and Toy Poodles. She imported
Yorkies from Dublin, Ireland, and
Poodles from Sassafras, California.
Puppies were sold to many people
including famous ball players.
Christmas was an especially busy
time for the business. Lois found
herself selling puppies to truck driv-
ers at three o’clock in the morning so
they could bring them home as a
Christmas gift!
Lois loved showing her dogs and
traveled to dog shows in every conti-
nental state in the U.S. She also trav-
eled with dogs to Hawaii and Cana-
da. She even showed dogs in Las
Vegas, Nevada! Lois would travel
with a motor home which had plenty
of room for the dogs.
In 2017, Lois moved to Butter-
field and has enjoyed playing bingo,
attending parties and listening to mu-
sic. We are grateful and blessed she
is a part of our Butterfield family!
Thank you for sharing your story
with us Lois.
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.