Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Veteran and wife grateful for home medical care
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To show their appreciation for the Home-Based Primary Care from the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Salem, Jack and Evelyn Frantz donated to the Good Neighbors Fund.
"I think a lot of people appreciate this service. It's a blessing and an asset," said Evelyn Frantz.
As a veteran of World War II, Jack Frantz receives homebound care from the VA, which allows him to get care without having to visit the hospital. Homebound care is for those who need care but don't need to be hospitalized.
Nurses, dieticians, occupational therapists and other professionals come to patients' homes for checkups and to advise patients about their health, medicine, diet and exercise.
Evelyn Frantz said that the VA in Salem is a large facility and said that the home visits save the patients from the wear and tear of having to navigate around the hospital in wheelchairs and with walkers.
"It is convenient and we look forward to people coming here. They are upbeat," Frantz said. "We have nothing but high regard for the service."
Donors through Dec. 24 include:
An anonymous donor in honor of St. John's Episcopal Church Community Living Club volunteers: Russell, Hugh, Lucian, Evelyn, Anne, Jon, Peggy, Joyce, Sarah, Bernard and more
Dan and Leslie Baldwin in honor of Julia and Sam Martin
Marilyn in honor of James P. Bandy Jr. (aka Daddy)
Don and Phyllis Shelton in memory of Carol Houseman
Nancy Page in honor of choir members of St. John's Episcopal Church and David Charles, Mike and Nick
Nancy Page in memory of Charles Edmund Page, Miriam Harrell Page, William Carey Bunch, Douglas G. Spragg and Evelyn G. Spragg
Lauren Beck in honor of Catherine Hurst
Sally Edelman (Fantasy Face Painting) in memory of her parents; Milton Edelman and Terry Edelman and her aunt, Mary Schaefer
Leigh Powell in memory of Patricia Hayes, Ben and Tom Powell
Velma E. Rose in memory of her brother, Calvin C. Rose and her parents, Walter and Elizabeth Rose
Matt, Ellen, Hadley and Harper Chittum in honor of Vicki Freeman and in memory of Meade Freeman, Dorothy Catron, Herman and Jeanette Chittum
Marian Stanley in memory of her husband, Terry Stanley
Tom and Linda Vance in memory of Catherine Bianco, Thomas George, and Anne Vander Wende
Shelly and Linda Rosenbloom in memory of all their deceased loved ones
Sarah and Charlie Lex in honor of their parents
Cammi Beason and T.J. Beason in memory of their grandmother, Hazel Wickham
Russell and Janie Smith
Millie Taylor in honor of Dr. and Mrs. Harry I. Johnson, Jr.
Darrell and Carolyn Whitt in honor of Kerry and Lynn Whitt
Jody Gurley in honor of the Tuesday Play Group
Don Hairfield in honor of Glade Creek Baptist Church Fellowship
Mary Ann and Joe Ferguson in honor of Mr. and Mrs. William Shaner
Mary Ann and Joe Ferguson in honor of Mr. and Mrs. William Long
The Jofkas in memory of loved ones
Mary Crewey in memory of T.E. Crewey and their parents
Susan and Johyn Yauger in honor of their neighbors and friends: Joyce and Alex Bowman, Jane Dressler, Jodie Caplan, Mary and Pat Greer, Yvonne Kennedy, Barbara and Bill Lemon, Becky and Bill Russell
Tom and Ellen Buck
Mr. and Mrs. M. Richard Huffman
Haran Baptist Church Homebuilders Class in honor of Floyd Agee
Mike Grantham
C.B. Haymaker
Lewis and Sue Mills in honor of friends and family
Georgetta A. Welsh and Hannah W. Donahue in honor of clergy and staff of Christ Episcopal Church in Roanoke and in memory of Father James Welsh
Jane E. Haynie in honor of wonderful neighbors, the Casolas and the Hyatts
Tom and Mary Orville in memory of Rick Orville
William and Jane Wallace in honor of their friends in the Somerset Clydesdale Allendale neighborhood
James and Mary Utt in honor of their friends in the Somerset Clydesdale Allendale neighborhood
Ann and Bill Stevens in honor of their friends in the Somerset Clydesdale Allendale neighborhood
Clifford Nottingham in honor of his friends in the Somerset Clydesdale Allendale neighborhood
James and Annemarie McCloskey in honor of their friends in the Somerset Clydesdale Allendale neighborhood
William and Leigh Anne Martin in honor of their friends in the Somerset Clydesdale Allendale neighborhood
Alan and Kay Lepeter in honor of their friends in the Somerset Clydesdale Allendale neighborhood
James and Christine Harkness in honor of their friends in the Somerset Clydesdale Allendale neighborhood
James Gurley in honor of his friends in the Somerset Clydesdale Allendale neighborhood
Ellen Gouldman in honor of her friends in the Somerset Clydesdale Allendale neighborhood
Robert Fralin in honor of his friends in the Somerset Clydesdale Allendale neighborhood
Julie Forehand Vadl in honor of her friends in the Somerset Clydesdale Allendale neighborhood
John and Leslie Evett in honor of their friends in the Somerset Clydesdale Allendale neighborhood
Frank and Jean Cotter in honor of their friends in the Somerset Clydesdale Allendale neighborhood
George and Mary Ann Cartledge in honor of their friends in the Somerset Clydesdale Allendale neighborhood
William and Susan Blaylock in honor of their friends in the Somerset Clydesdale Allendale neighborhood
Jackson and Winifred Ballenger in honor of their friends in the Somerset Clydesdale Allendale neighborhood
Jane Coulter in honor of her friends in the Somerset Clydesdale Allendale neighborhood
Eddie and Angie Link in honor of their friends in the Somerset Clydesdale Allendale neighborhood
Bill and Colleen Hamlin in honor of their friends in the Somerset Clydesdale Allendale neighborhood
Pat L. Talton in memory of her mother, Maud B. Love
J. B. Williamson in honor of Ann Williamson
Mary for John and Dick
Carol Bogedain
Greg and Daphne Huffman in memory of Monte Weade, Bill and JoAnn Howell and George Agee
Patricia Buckley in honor of Juanita, Barbara and Donna
Johnny and Laura Moore in memory of their parents: Clarence and Sarah Moore and Sid and Ruth Tear
Carrie S. Nelson in memory of John P. Nelson
Angie and Bert Milburn
Margaret and Mike Jones in memory of Patricia Meyers Janosko
Reggie and Joyce Wallace in honor of their church family at Cloverdale Church of the Brethern
Doris B. Caldwell in memory of her daughter Kimberly D. Newcomb
Jane Bondurant and Ron Tessendorf in honor of Bob and Ginny Bondurant and Laura Weaver
Ernest and Elnora Graham in memory of their parents
John and Monica Conley in memory of John C. Conley Sr., and Virginia S. Quinn
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Wissler in honor of Mr. and Mrs. David R. Price and family
Linda Miles French in honor of her friends and neighbors of Stonehenge Townhomes
Tom and Linda Hollie in memory of their son, Samuel Dale Hollie
Betty and Gordon Bryant in memory of her sister, Katherine Bennett; her sister-in-law, Lois M. Deyerle; and their friends: Jack, Betty, Coy, Annie, Lorraine and Jud
Agnes Hamilton in memory of her parents Mr. and Mrs. B.F. Hamilton Sr.
Agnes Hamilton in memory of her brother, Bart Hamilton and her sister, Mae Ayers
Jim and Carol Howell in honor of their mothers: Georgie Howell and Marie Crisp
Rose Ann Burgess and Sidra Campbell in honor of The Brandon Bells, Brandon Oaks Retirement Community Women's Chorus
Mrs. Eloise Sowder in memory of family loved ones
Wendy Zomparelli in memory of Frank Batten Sr.
Doris M. Owens in loving memory of Angie and Ben Morgan, Betty, Jackie, Brenda and Jack Edwards
Mary Sue Strickland
Orthopedics Department at Lewis-Gale Clinic in honor of Dr. Brian Torre
Orthopedics Department at Lewis-Gale Clinic in honor of Dr. Alfred Durham
Orthopedics Department at Lewis-Gale Clinic in honor of Dr. James Carr
Orthopedics Department at Lewis-Gale Clinic in honor of Dr. James Farmer
Orthopedics Department at Lewis-Gale Clinic in honor of Dr. Betram Spetzler
Orthopedics Department at Lewis-Gale Clinic in honor of Dr. Alonzo Myers
