Parkview Healthcare Facility's Parkview Outlook June 2020

O Parkview
UTLOOK
Volume 30, Issue 6
June 2020
Parkview Health Care Facility is an affiliate of CMH, Bolivar, MO 65613, 417-326-3000
Facility Location: 119 W. Forest St., Bolivar, MO 65613, 417-326-3000
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A chat with
Ashley Hopkins
What is your job at
PV?
C.N.A. and Shower
Aide
How long have you
worked at PVHCF?
8 months.
What is your favorite
thing about Parkview?
Making my residents
laugh!
What is your favorite
thing to do when you
are not at work?
I love to watch Criminal
Minds and play with
my dogs. I have a golden
doodle named, Ollie
and a English Bulldog
named, Chenille.
What’s one more thing
you want us to know?
I decided to go into
healthcare while I was
studying politics and
hated it!
M e e t D a v i d E s t e s , R e s i d e n t o f t h e M o n t h
Nov. 1, 1921, David Estes first saw the light of day in
Chickasha, Oklahoma. His parents. Sam and Grace,
helped him do it. They also welcomed six other
young ‘uns, a total of four boys and three girls.
Their father, Sam, was a Cumberland Presbyterian
pastor. They moved a lot. David attended nine different
schools before graduating from Humansville
High, where he met, and later married, Maxine Allison.
They were blessed with three lovely daughters,
four grandchildren, and eleven great grandkids.
After high school, David joined the Marines and
served in the South Pacific during World War II. He
came home, married Maxine Feb. 7, 1946, and graduated
from Drury College. “Maxine worked as a
bookkeeper, and kept me fed in those Drury years,”
says David.
David enjoyed a career in radio, television, and advertising that began in Springfield
at KWTO. His was the first voice heard on KY3 in 1953. Forty three of those 50
years were spent in Kansas City.
In 1999 David and Maxine moved to their farm north of Bolivar where Maxine grew
up. David played golf at Silo Ridge and Maxine played bridge.
Church was always a major factor in their lives, and they joined First Christian
church in Bolivar.
For many years David had dabbled in “writing stuff.” At the farm it became a serious
effort. Since then he has written ten novels and a bucketful of short pieces - all
available on Amazon.
David once received a tidbit of advice from Pastor Bill Nichols which David says is
applicable to life - which he won’t forget. “We (ministers) don’t do what we do because
we want to. We do it because we have to.” Good pattern for living. If something
positive nags at you to get it done, give it some serious thought.
What does David like about Parkview Health Care Facility?
“What’s not to like? Everybody is so kind and helpful. Find a spot you like, park
your buns on it, and they’ll bring it to you,” says David.
Congratulations, David, for being chosen as Resident of the month at Parkview
Health Care Facility.
*Story submitted by David Estes
Are you a caring individual who would like to assist in caring for the elderly?
Parkview Health Care Facility has opportunities in its volunteer and nursing program.
For more information call Tim Francka, administrative director, at 417-326-3000.