O Parkview
UTLOOK
Volume 30, Issue 8
August 2020
Parkview Health Care Facility is an affiliate of CMH, Bolivar, MO 65613, 417-326-3000
Facility Location: 119 West Forest, Bolivar, MO 65613, 417-326-3000
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A chat with:
Ashton Hensley
What is your job at PV?
Outdoor Visit Assistant
How long have you
worked at PVHCF?
1 month.
What is your favorite
thing about Parkview?
The residents!
What is your favorite thing
to do when you are not at
work?
Read, art, enjoy the
outdoors!
What’s one more thing
you want us to know?
I grew up in Istanbul,
Turkey! I moved to the
U.S. 3 years ago to
attend college at SBU!
M e e t V e l m a S t a r r , R e s i d e n t o f t h e M o n t h
Velma Starr was born March 26, 1930,
in Ozark, Missouri to Loran and Ethel
Carney. Loran worked as a carpenter, while
Ethel worked as a cook and took care of
Velma and her four younger siblings.
Velma grew up in Ozark until she was 10,
and her family moved to Springfield. She
attended Reed High School, but dropped out
to take care of her siblings when her mother
fell ill.
When Velma was 19, her great aunt set
her up on a blind date with Wendell Starr.
He took her to the Ringling Brothers Circus,
and they fell in love. Wendell and Velma
were married Aug. 6, 1949, in Ozark. The
couple soon moved to Albuquerque, New
Mexico where Wendell worked at a landscaping company. Velma stayed home
to raise their five sons: William, David, Mark, Kirk, and Sam. The Starrs moved
to Oklahoma where Wendell worked as a salesman and later owned an exterminator
company. Once Velma’s sons left home, she went to work in sales. Velma
and Wendell have 17 grandchildren, 30 great-grandchildren, and 5 great-greatgrandchildren.
Velma and Wendell moved to Bolivar, Missouri in 2005 and
Wendell passed away in 2006.
Over the years, Velma has enjoyed many hobbies, including oil painting,
quilting, and gardening. Her garden has green beans, okra, tomatoes, and an array
of flowers.
Velma came to Parkview in May 2020, and when asked her favorite part
about living here she said, “Everyone is friendly and willing to help, and I love
the care I have gotten from the nursing staff.”
Congratulations, Velma, on being chosen as Parkview Health Care Facility’s
Resident of the Month!
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.