Residents’
Review
JA NUA R Y 2 0 1 5
V o lum e 2 8 , Iss u e 1
Citizens Memorial Healthcare Facility is an affiliate of CMH, Bolivar, Mo., 417-326-6000
Facility Location: 1218 West Locust, Bolivar, Mo. 65613, 417-326-7648
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Resident of the Month
1
Activity Photos
2
Employee Spotlight
3
Announcements
4
Calendar of Events
5
Birthdays
6
New Residents
6
Discharges
6
Sympathy
6
Our Mission
Caring for every generation
through exceptional services by
leading physicians and a
compassionate healthcare team.
Our Vision
Be the first choice for customer
focused healthcare to every
generation.
Our Values
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Together, we are CMH PRIDE!
Earshel and Carolyn Bays,
Resident of the Month
Earshel Bays was born April 8, 1936 and
Carolyn was born March 30, 1930. Both were
born and raised Polk County. They each
married and lived separate lives until 1964,
when they met at the Joplin Hospital. Carolyn
was one of the nurses who cared for Earshel’s
mother. One day, when Earshel came to visit
his mother, he saw Carolyn and, according to
him, it was “love at first sight.”
After their divorces were finalized, the
couple traveled to Tijuana and were married.
Earshel and Carolyn Bays
According to the couples lawyer at the time,
the marriage was not valid. Earschel and
Carolyn went through three separate wedding ceremonies, in different states,
before they were legally married in a small ceremony by the Justice of the Peace.
The couple often jokes about being married four times for extra measure. Whatever
they did it must have worked.
Earshel worked as a barber for 60 years and owned two bait shops. They were
blessed with two daughters: Cari and Carolyn. Earshel would always be heard saying,
“The most important thing to me is my three girls.” For Earshel and Carolyn, family
always comes first.
Earshel, Carolyn and their daughters were always packed and prepared to go on
an adventure. The couple recalls one instance when, on the last day of school, they
picked the girls up, gave them a National Geographic magazine, told the girls to pick
one of the national forests they would like to visit and off they went. That year, they
spent the entire summer traveling. The couple loved to take
spur of the moment trips and
would travel across entire
states to have dinner with a
friend. From the moment they
met, Earshel and Carolyn they
were inseparable. Congratulations on being chosen as
CMHCF’s February 2015
Residents of the Month
Earshel and Carolyn Bays