Community Springs Healthcare Facility's The Grapevine June 2017

The Grapevine
Community Springs
Healthcare
Facility
Volume 220
June 2017
Community Springs Healthcare Facility is an affiliate of Citizens Memorial Health Care Foundation, Bolivar, Mo., 417-328-6000
Facility Location: 400 East Hospital Road, El Dorado Springs, MO 64744, 417-876-2531
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Resident of the Month
Information
CSHCF Highlights
Activities
Residents’ Birthdays
Calendar of Events
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Lois Lowrey
will be representing
Community Springs
at the MHCA Dist 4
Ms. Missouri Nursing
Home Pageant
at the Ramada Oasis
Convention Center
in Springfield
on June 19, 2017.
Meet our
Resident of the Month
Ruth Roberts was born on Sept.
11, 1915, near the Cobb Community
on the Sac Osage River near Roscoe,
Mo., to Lewis Albert Roder and Ivy
Irene Roder. Later, she and her family
moved closer to Roscoe where Ruth
attended Tower Grove and other ele-
mentary schools.
Ruth had five brothers and three
sisters. Ruth helped with many chores
including working in the garden. One
year, she helped her Dad by stripping
cane that made around 1,040 gallons
of molasses.
Ruth married her husband of 50 years, Claude Roberts, in Nevada, Mo.,
but lived most of her life around the Roscoe area. Claude was a mechanic
by trade, but he had various jobs as well. The couple has six children, 24
grandchildren, numerous great-grandchildren and three great-great-
grandchildren.
Ruth was a homemaker and enjoyed being at home with her children.
She played pitch, checkers and other board games with them. Ruth shared
that she once traveled to Colorado and camped out in their car. Later, she
made a once-in-a-lifetime trip with her best friend to Florida and then a
cruise. This is the trip she will always remember because it was the best.
What does Ruth think is the secret to her longevity? Eating bread and
pickles! While living at Community Springs, Ruth enjoys embroidery and
visits from her family.
Thank you Ruth for sharing your story and being our resident of the
month.
Are you a caring individual who would like to assist in caring for the elderly?
Community Springs Healthcare Facility has opportunities in its volunteer and nursing program.
For more information, call administrator Chris Vickers today at 417-876-2531.