October 2012 - Culpepper Place Senior Living

Culpepper Place
October 2012
Senior Living
A Premier Senior Address
5351 Gretna Road Branson, MO
417-334-3336
Mary Lewallen was born in St. Louis
Missouri on October 9, 1931 to Hazel Dell
Nelson and Austin Jake Kritlow. Mary grew
up with five brothers; Charles, Roy, Paul,
David and Raymond. Growing up Mary
loved to play the piano.
Mary Margret
(Kritlow)
Mary attended a Catholic school in St.
Louis and continued to be very involved in
music. After school she got married to
Claude Holt and had two children. Sadly he
past while serving in the ARMY between
1950 –1952 in Korea. She later re-married
Clarence Lewallen and had six more children.
Lewallen
Culpepper Place Senior Living 5351 Gretna Road Branson, MO 417-334-3336
Today she enjoys thirteen
Grandchildren and eighteen
Great Grandchildren. She
also enjoys five Great Great
Grandchildren.
Here at Culpepper Place
Senior Living she appreciates
how clean her home is and
how friendly the staff and the
residents are. She remains
very busy here even spending
large portions of her day ironing her clothes and making her room
just right.
Mary
stands next to a picture
of her husband Clarence.
She shares
a family
picture of
her four boys and
four girls.
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Vyra graduated from Crown Point
High School, in 1949 and worked as a
beautician there after.
Jerry attended Emerson High
School in Gary, Indiana. He then went
into the service and was in US Navy
Aviation for nine years and in the US
Air Force for eleven years. In Germany he served as a flight engineer
and flew 102 flights in the Berlin Airlift.
Jerry also served on board the USS
Hancock Aircraft Carrier during the
Korean War and then served at Tansanute, Vietnam. His primary job in all
locations was reciprocating and jet engine maintenance.
Jerry and Vyra met at a Crown
Point High School dance the very
night before Jerry was to leave for the
Navy. After that evening there ere
many letters exchanged and several
trips back to Crown Point that Jerry
made when he could. The two married
in 1950.
Jerry and Vyra raised two beautiful daughters, Virginia Ann Hendrickson Cain and Valeria Hendrickson
Schall. Because of Jerry’s career, the
family was given the opportunity to
travel to many cities and countries.
Favorite memories are those times
spent in Europe, England, Central
America and Japan. These locations
were both very interesting and educational for their girls.
One favorite memory was a tour
of Europe which included driving down
to Monte Carlo, and touring Pisa and
Rome, San Mario, Austria, Germany
and back to their home in Poulangy,
France.
After 20 years in the military
service, Jerry was a Logistics Support Analyst at McDonnell Aircraft for
10 years and then served as a Deputy with the Laclede County Sherrif’s
office.
Jerry has always enjoyed family
activities and numismatics. He had
his pilot’s license and flew the family
on many trips.
Vyra loves to read and was an
excellent seamstress, sewing clothes
Throughout the
year our residents have
enjoyed working on a
quilt, all contributing a
personalized painted
square… the final product was both special and unique.
Luella Beck
recently celebrated her 102nd
Birthday here at Culpepper
Place Senior Living surrounded
by many friends, family , and
residents. Her birthday is August 27, 1910. Luella was born
on a farm in Burt County, Nebraska to Myrtle Marks and
Claude
Ball.
Luella grew up
with thirteen brothers and sisters. Luella
graduated in 1928, Married Kenneth Beck
in 1932 and raised two children, Jean and
Clark. Today she enjoys four Grandchildren
and seven Great Grandchildren. Here at
Culpepper Place Senior Living she enjoys all
of the nice people that surround her.
Celebrating October Birthdays….
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Thelma Hovinga
10-1
Corkie Murguia
10-3
Mary Lewallen
10-9
Bess Keefover
10-16
Barbara Bowlby
10-19
Raymond Dixson
10-25
Mary Neff
10-28
Branson, MO
417-334-3336
According to Wayne's
World
The kids have been in school for about 6 weeks now......before you know it,
Thanksgiving will be right around the corner. So, I think I’ll focus on that.
It’s a good “exercise” to count one’s blessings daily; it helps us to keep
things in perspective. The past few years have offered its challenges for all of
us. God is still in control, even when we can’t see it. What good did all the
worrying do? Remembering the times He has sent a blessing our way helps
us to look up in times of need.
We are surrounded by family and friends while there will be others who
will mourn the loss of family, parents and friends. We will enjoy the
warmth of our beautiful homes as others seek shelter from the elements,
but find none. In the spirit of Thanksgiving and the holidays, would you
take time to pause and thank the Creator for all He has blessed you with
and remember with blessing comes responsibility. Pray also for those who
are truly less fortunate than we are or who may be far away from home and
family. Don’t wait for one special day of the year to remember those things
for which you are thankful, let it be part of your daily routine.
No matter what is going on in the world.....remember to tell those around
you, family, co-workers and friends how thankful you are for them and
what they contribute to your life. I am.
Thankful and blessed, Wayne
Culpepper Place Senior Living
5351 Gretna Road
Branson, MO
417-334-3336