Fall 2012

Parker Williamson:Leading by Faith

A Message from Our CEO:For 30 Years, Parker Has Led by Faith

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We’re dedicating this issue of CareLines to one ofCaldwell Hospice’s best friends and strongest advocates,retiring Board of Directors President Parker Williamson.

Parker was among the small group of committed citizenswho imagined a Caldwell Hospice, very early in the1980s. He remembers the struggles in the early years,when the strong motivation to provide quality end-of-lifecare required even stronger planning to offset scarcemoney.

Parker leads by faith. He knows how to inspire andencourage employees, board members, and volunteers

to keep working, believing,and planning—even in thehardest times. Two clearexamples involve our twopatient care units (PCUs).The Stevens PCU atKirkwood was the first of itskind in North Carolina, soRaleigh legislators had to beeducated and convinced toapprove it. Planning and theland purchase for theForlines PCU at the RobbinsCenter was begun in 2008,during a very difficulteconomic time in this countyand in the entire country.

Each time, Parker believed we could accomplish our goal;each time, he was right!

When the late John Forlines created the Caldwell HospiceFoundation to ensure that we would have enough moneyto provide quality end-of-life care, regardless of patients’ability to pay, Parker was there to serve on the Board.Currently, he is the Board’s president.

Parker has been the only president of Caldwell Hospice’sBoard of Directors these 30 years—an almost unheard-ofdisplay of dedication, perseverance, and determination.In all these decades, he has attended every major

Caldwell Hospice event.In appreciation for all hehas done for and meantto Caldwell Hospice,Parker has been namedBoard PresidentEmeritus.

I was hired by CaldwellHospice August 1, 1988,as a medical socialworker. Not quite 18 months later, I began serving asthis organization’s executive director. Throughout all

these years, I’ve beenprivileged to work withParker, and he hasmade it easier for meto do my job. He hastruly been “the windbeneath my wings.” Ihave a high level oftrust and faith inParker because I havealways known wherehe stood—solidlybehind me and thishospice.

Parker says he and Dr. Robert Belk plan to finish refittingthe sail boat they co-own, so they can set sail. I feelcertain that theseCaldwell Hospicepioneers will be closeby when we needtheir expertise—andwe will try hard not tocall on either of themtoo often. Thank you,Parker, for everythingyou have done for Caldwell Hospice.

—Cathy Swanson, chief executive officer

H. Houston Groome, Jr.Chair

Deborah MurrayVice-Chair

Janet WinklerSecretary

James C. Harper, Jr.Treasurer

Robert Belk, MDMedical Director Emeritus

Peg BroyhillClaudia BujoldMarc Carpenter

Joseph C. Delk, IIILaura Easton

Financial information about this organization and a copy of its license are available from the State Solicitation Licensing Branch at 919.833.4510. The license

is not an endorsement by the State.

Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care Board of Directors

David GrayRob HinmanInez Jones

Tamra Beach StarnesParker Williamson

Board President Emeritus

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Parker Williamson Reaffirms Our Mission:

Casting a Net for Caldwell Hospice’s FutureFrom its inception, our hospice has been “outfront.” We set our sails as one of the first hospicesin North Carolina, and our “Kirkwood” six-bedinpatient unit was the first of its kind in the state.So it’s not unusual for us to look ahead. What dowe envision just over that horizon?

Change is coming, stormy change. Next to theeconomy, the single-most discussed subject amongpoliticians and prognosticators is health care.Medicare managers are in our future, and whereMedicare goes, Big Blue (Blue Cross Blue Shield)and others are close behind. We will seek safepassage through reefs of regulation.

This is more than a money matter. It really goes to the heart of who we are. We Americans are,after all, human, not divine. We were born withlimits. There are some things that doctors cannotdo, some pains that won’t quit, no matter howmuch money we throw at them. Promise-making

politicians must face that reality, and so must we.That’s what palliative care is all about, learning tolive within limits, including that final one, which, ofcourse, is death.

So what does the future hold for us? I suspectwe’re in for a strong dose of realism, fewer magicpills and exotic procedures that cost money anddon’t work, more emphasis on how to live well anddie well … how to be human.

And here’s the promise that Caldwell Hospice andPalliative Care makes to those whose seas becomestormy, a promise we’ve delivered from the verybeginning: We will be here for you. Our focus is notprimarily on government or regulation or money ormagic. We are looking at you and the Lord who solovingly made you. So we’ll help you fix what canbe fixed, and we’ll help you live with what cannotbe fixed. And when the storm has passed, we’ll helpyou find that distant shore. —Parker Williamson

The 10th anniversary edition of Kirkwood Carelines is dedicated with muchlove and appreciation to Parker T. Williamson, whose vision, determination,and faith played a vital role in the establishment of Caldwell CountyHospice. Parker has served as president of the Hospice Board of Directorssince its inception..., a position he still holds today. Thank you, Parker, forthe 10 years of love and dedication you have so freely given to CaldwellCounty Hospice. “This one’s for you.” —quoted from Spring 1992

Kirkwood Carelines

Contributions

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MEMORIALSDonnice AbernethyThornburg & Associates, Inc.Patricia KirbyDavid & Jana MooreJames & Evelyn ShowsRoger M. AdamsNancy AdamsRichard AndersonSSC LANT StaffCarolyn AndersonJack & Geneva KincaidWillard AndersonElaine BrooksClara AnnasLinda CampbellJames Coy "J.C." AnnasRonnie & Lela AnnasMartha ArneyMs. B.J. Setzer & Vickie SetzerDella AutonLinda CampbellFloyd BakerBelle B. PrestwoodMillie WestDavid BaldwinAir Systems Mfg. of LenoirJimmy BarnesGospel Truth MinistriesRonnie & Kathy BarnesNancy BarnetteFaye BellCarolyn R. KellerMary Jo BarnwellMildred B. NicholsGene C. BarrierBill & Vivian ArmfieldRoy & Sandra BarnwellCharles & Billie BraswellDavid & Kay CaudleBarney & Alliene CloerBill & Emily CraigKristin GreeneMr. & Mrs. James C. Harper, Jr.Mildred B. NicholsJohn & Peggy RiggsMrs. J.S. SteeleBetty SwansonViolet S. BartlesErnest & Brenda BartlesJudy E. BaumanJoyce A. BrevingHarold BeamHelen BeamBill BeamonBernhardt Furniture, Plant 7 Flemings Chapel BaptistChurch, Joyce Winkler SSClassCharles & Billie BraswellPansy CarltonClint & Brandy MaxwellBarbara PresnellJoey BeanLinda CampbellB.B. "Benny" BentleyDry Ponds Baptist ChurchTheresa "Joan" BolickRonnie & Patricia Brown

Rob & Vivian TaylorSue BosellFrank & Mary CoanNettie R. BostSharon Myers JenkinsCarl BowmanCenter Grove Baptist Church,Family Bible ClassMerita BarkerClinard BowmanDavy, Lois, & AmberWhittingtonJoseph "Carl" BowmanDudley Shoals Baptist ChurchMcGuire Nuclear StationValve-Civil Section Co-WorkersJudy BostonBill DuffeyJoAnn KiziahMillie WestMargaret BowmanDavy, Lois, & AmberWhittingtonMarie BowmanMeadowbrook Baptist ChurchClaude & Ruth BradshawChildrenBob & Dora Lee CaudleClarence HartErnest BrandonDry Ponds Baptist ChurchJ. Landon BraswellMary PerrouDebra P. BrentRoy ReinertsenAnnie L. BryantBuddy BryantJennifer Stallings BryantCarol & Joy BryantDavid T. BumgarnerEmelyne WilliamsMargaret BumgarnerEmelyne WilliamsRuby BumgarnerKay BumgarnerWarren & Kimberly BumgarnerGracie DavenportLinda FoxIna MartinWendy SmithThaddeus "Thad" C.BumgarnerDry Ponds Baptist ChurchR.L. "Rooster" BushPeg M. BroyhillIna MartinRob & Vivian TaylorJoan CaldwellRalph & Jane PrestwoodPaul W. CallowayWanda G. CallowayIla CampbellLinda CampbellJim CampbellLinda CampbellTerry CannonCalvary Baptist ChurchDawn CannonSkip & Davanna Downs

Alice CarltonLinda CampbellMichael L. CarterFrank & Penny MilsteadWalter Douglas WallMarion CasselsRalph & Jane PrestwoodAnnie ChandlerWilma BolickCarolyn HowellLinda WoodsAndrew "Andy" ChesterThelma ChesterMary Emma ChurchIna MartinMr. & Mrs. M.L. MooreMillie WestThomas "Tommy" EugeneClarkSuzanne’s Flowers & Gifts,Thomas & Theresa Kiziah John David "J.D." ClawsonBroyhill Family Foundation,Inc.Dry Ponds Baptist ChurchMary BeanJames & Gina BiggerGuy ClinePete & Libby CrumpBen & Sondra DavisDr. Myra A. DicksonSam & Kate ErbyJim & Mary HambyBoyce & Mary HarwellWilliam & Ann HooverDarrell & Cheryl KeenerRobert & Patricia MauldinRoger & Carol McGuireRoger MeekinsVirginia MeekinsMrs. Olin MooreJoe & Celeste OliverJim ShaverBarry & Dianne SpicerSharon TinnellMillie WestPauline ClineBarbara C. BrownAnne E. HendrickRalph & Jane PrestwoodVernon H. Cline, Sr.Jeanie ClineCarolyn V. CoffeyRPM Wood Finishes GroupMillie WestMargaret B. CoffeyMr. & Mrs. Doug GilliamMax CoffeyMr. & Mrs. Doug GilliamMildred S. CoffeyRoy CoffeyRobert & Carol WoodsPeggy B. CoffeyLinda CampbellRay CoffeyDavy, Lois, & AmberWhittingtonJoy CollinsPeg M. BroyhillIna Martin

Ruth ConradRob & Vivian TaylorJohn David Corpening, Sr.Freedman High School, Classof 1962Fred CraigRichard BolickPatricia CrouchCindy Crouch Holt & FamilyMr. & Mrs. Alex BernhardtBen & Sondra DavisStewart & Carole LandCarol & Lib PearsonMs. B.J. Setzer & Vickie SetzerRon & Laura ShufflerGary Slopey & FamilyRob & Vivian TaylorJerry & Patricia TriplettMillie WestGrace CrumpMillie WestLois CrumpJerry & Gina CraigJoseph CulbrethFrances CulbrethGrace H. DayThe Grace Day Family, OdellMiller & Helen RobbinsMike DuganJoyce Gaynell DeatonCatherine, Scott, Vickie,Matthew, & Krissy HelmsSpecial Missions TeamRobert BenfieldMark & Teresa CorneliusChris Shannon & FamilySteve WestGay N. DillardMillie WestJeffrey "Jeff" DuffeyDry Ponds Baptist ChurchArvil "Bud" DulaDry Ponds Baptist ChurchBob EdmistenPatrick & Kay CrouchRuby B. EllerPhil & Pam EllerJames EstesAKZO Nobel Coatings, Inc.Millie WestJames S. Estes, Jr.Robert TaylorGrace FailJeanne BushAlma EvansRalph & Jane PrestwoodMillie WestRay Lee & Mary WilsonMargaret L. FergusonTim L. Andrews, MaggieWhite-AndrewsMargaret FreemanMillie WestGavin FrittsDry Ponds Baptist ChurchMyrtle FryeMountain Grove BaptistChurch, Ron Beane ClassCharles & Lorraine MintonMs. B.J. Setzer & Vickie Setzer

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ContributionsCarl GilbertJoe & Glenda FranklinMaxine GilbertDry Ponds Baptist ChurchWade GilbertDry Ponds Baptist ChurchSanford "Frank" GraggCentral Baptist ChurchDewitt & Sarah MoretzMillie WestGeorge L. GreenDry Ponds Baptist ChurchMildred GreenDry Ponds Baptist ChurchArvil GreeneLinda CampbellEd GreeneCaldwell Baptist Assn., Inc.Hibriten Village, Phase IIYadkin Baptist ChurchJane BraswellShirley FergusonJim & Toy Greene FamilyHal & Joyce HallPeggy SmithHarvey & Dora StoryEva WalshMr. & Mrs. John WarrenGene GreeneRob & Vivian TaylorAgnes GreerJudy MillerHerbert "Hub" M. GreerGrandin Baptist ChurchMs. B.J. SetzerLarry L. GriffinCarrie C. CozartElizabeth PresslyMs. B.J. SetzerAlice B. GurleyLinda CampbellMurl "Jerry" HaasEmily MooreRuby Pierce HallIna MartinSylvester HambyNovella HambyJohn Bernard HamletWayne & Joyce FergusonGerry & Ingunn GriffinRandy HartJames SternHenry HaslupThe Oaks Homeowners Assn.James "Jim" HattonThe Enola GroupWorship Point Baptist Church,Men’s SS ClassWorship Point Baptist Church,Women's ClassKen & Lauretta BryantEffie CoffeyFrank & Reba GarlandPete & Mary Jo LoyzelleLouise P. NicholsMillie WestGladys "Lou" HedrickPatricia BarryDiane CarpenterJunior & Betty Duffey

Bobby FulmerEmily HedrickMichael & Linda KosarJo SloanMr. & Mrs. John WarrenEarl HeltonCharles & Melanie ShellBarry & Dianne SpicerMillie WestFannie HeltonDry Ponds Baptist ChurchRuby Rea HodgesKeith & Grace Davenport & FamilyNeighbors of Welch HodgesMike, Lori & Nick DavisRobert & Barbara MeltonCecil M. JohnsonInternational Mission Board,Southern Baptist ConventionRoger Rucker, The Family inNAMEAPDarrell & Camilla HolsclawMary Lou JohnsonVerna ThompsonFreida JonesJames A. BradshawJodi JordanFrances CulbrethEsta Mae KanuppHarold & Peggy WhitenerJohn KellerAllison CrawfordClarence "Sam" KirbyInez ClayEloise P. HarrenJim & Janet KirbyWayne & Vivian KirbyDonald LemonsRoger & Carol McGuireAdelaide W. SullivanJohn & Norma Jean Tsumas & FamilyMillie WestRick LailDry Ponds Baptist ChurchJohnny W. LaxtonRobert & Teresa Conley, Jr.Ronald & Mary GriffinKim ParisiDolores C. LeftwichPatrick & Kay CrouchMr. & Mrs. Vance MillerBilly Kay LewisJack & Joanne PriceThomas C. LivingstonDry Ponds Baptist ChurchWilma LivingstonDry Ponds Baptist ChurchRichard A. Lloyd, Sr.Dianne L. LloydEula LooperDavid & Kathy ClayInez ClayJim & Judy MackieDottee MackieDry Ponds Baptist ChurchDaniel "Dan" MartinIna Martin

Ms. B.J. Setzer & VickieSetzerRob & Vivian TaylorJakie McCallLinda CampbellDelana McCroskeyDry Ponds Baptist ChurchPauline McDadeDry Ponds Baptist ChurchCharles McFarlandJean McFarlandPhillip MellFaye FinwallMary "Frances" MikealCollettsville High School, Class of 1947Flemings Chapel BaptistChurch, Joyce Winkler SS ClassRay & Blanche PittsJoseph & Sally TestaDarrell MillerFlat Gap Baptist ChurchGreen Valley Baptist ChurchJames & Dollie LutzEllen MillerJonathan MillerTerry WalkerWayne MillerBarry DorskAnnie MintonEbenezer Methodist WSCSRaymond MintonWord in Truth MinistriesHarriet MoorePeg M. BroyhillMillie WestBeverly MorganLarry & Nancy Klutz; Don,Leslie, Sydney, & Kyley GrayBuddy & Linda MorganNorma MuckenfussHLI TeamJennie Boswell & Lia L.McGuire Woods FriendsJackie & Monnie BroomeRoger & Joan BrowneJeff & Kim BurtonBoyd CampbellEd & Sue CookSalvatore A. DellaVilla, Jr.Steven M. GreerPat HinesMark & Kelly JohnsonLauren KobeeMr. & Mrs. Leonard J. MarsicoWilliam C. MayberryGene MuckenfussJacqueline ParrishJohn & Pam RichardsonTom & Beth SatterfieldThomas & Karen SpahnWilliam Frances ThomasCornelia "Neal" MurphyJane McKinneyJ.B. MyersSharon Myers JenkinsRichard D. MyersOpal MyersSharon Myers Jenkins

Richard D. MyersMarie NesterCharles & Billie BraswellClarence Walter NicholsFellowship Baptist ChurchMarion Minimum Security UnitBen & Sondra DavisJim & Mary HambyMary T. SherrillBarry & Susan StoryMary C. NicholsFirst Baptist Church, WhitnelJames A. BradshawBillie S. WestW. F. "Pete" NicholsMildred B. NicholsHarrison NixDry Ponds Baptist ChurchLouise OakleyJerry L. ChesterJoseph "Joe" OliverEMAT Sunshine Fund, Faculty,Staff, & Students, Dept. ofMathematics, Univ. of Ga.Mountain View IndependentMethodist ChurchThe Barlow Families ofDownington, PAClara AndrewsRalph & Loretta AnnasRon & Christine BeaneClay & Janette BollingerCecil & Gladys ClarkBarbara ClawsonDr. Myra A. DicksonMelinda HamrickCecelia HartsellDale & Elizabeth HodgeMr. & Mrs. Charles D.HoneycuttMr. & Mrs. D. WayneHoneycuttDavid, Joanne, Emily, Anna, & Rocky JacksonPete & Mary Jo LoyzelleDoris OliverMax & Mary PadgettDon RobertsBill RuffMary A. SetzerJim ShaverDenise SpanglerBarry & Dianne SpicerAllen & Gail StewartMerrium ThroneburgMillie WestRussell & Brenda YeanyJames "Jim" E. OvertonMrs. Laverne B. Murrah &Peggy, Jena, & EleanorKenneth & Susan KincaidMs. B.J. SetzerRob & Vivian TaylorDollie PainterCharles & Billie BraswellMartha DulaFaye C. PalmerMichael PalmerCarolyn S. ParkerSharon & Townsend girls

Contributions

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Adam & Nichole DeatonStark & Mitzi DeatonChris ParlierMillie WestJohn T. Parlier, Sr.Harry & Bobbie CurtisBradley PennellKeith & Peggy BlinsonDarrell & Dottie LloydMr. & Mrs. Jack PennellRalph & Jane PrestwoodSteve & Connie StrangeDudley D. PennellCharles & Billie BraswellHenry Dick PennellLower Creek Baptist Church,Dorcas GroupLower Creek Baptist Church,Pennell Mission GroupLower Creek Baptist Church,Faithful Workers ClassSharon Oxford & FamilyCarla BarnettErnest & Brenda BartlesViola BentleyKeith & Peggy BlinsonGrace CaudleJeanie ClineBarney & Alliene CloerHarry & Bobbie CurtisGene & Jean DavisBilly & Zelma FoutzMr. & Mrs. James C. Harper,Jr.John & Carol HollerPhyllis HuffstetlerRalph & Sandra HuntleyGene & Janet LinneyDarrell & Dottie LloydDavid & Geraldine MartinTom & Betty Jo ReadlingNorman & Marlene ReidDuane & Donna ScottMs. B.J. SetzerTony & Marlene SetzerHenry & Jean SmithRand SmithRenee Martin SmithSteve & Connie StrangeRob & Vivian TaylorMary Lib ToddAlyce WaltonRod & Barbara WarrenKaye P. WattsMillie WestJanet WilsonLee & Mary WilsonMildred T. PennellCharles & Billie BraswellWilliam "Bill" P. PennellMillie WestFaye PhillipsLinda CampbellElmer PhilyawLinda CampbellTodd PhilyawMs. Joyce HartleyCorinne HatleyJimmy LittlejohnPaul & Cindy McCurry

Jim & Kay WoodsBarbara PiggGrandview Park BaptistChurch, Young Happy HeartsClassHudson High School, Class of 1957Kathryn Sanders & GradyBrownDan & Wanda BolickRuby IcenhourLawrence & Mary PiggPatsy PittsLinda CampbellWilliam "Darrell" PopeBill & Gayle FisherPauline PritchardShirley J. ChurchTansy RaganDeep Gap Ruritan ClubLaurel Springs Baptist Church,Adult II ClassLaurel Springs Baptist Church,Women on MissionKen & Heather EidenmillerCarolyn HarrisonKen & Pat RhymerStewart & Joyce RhymerRobert & Carol WoodsRandy RamseyDry Ponds Baptist ChurchSteve E. ReidKeith HarrisJeff & Rita JoinesPara Lee RichardsFrank C. RichardsLynn RomanoLower Creek Baptist Church,"Heart for Christ" SS ClassLower Creek Baptist Church,Pennell Bible Missionary GroupHelen BeamJeanie ClineMr. & Mrs. J. David JamesonMatt & Meghan JamesonTom & Deborah PruittVernice SandersMillie WestKeith SaulnierFred & Joyce FeketeDonald SchaumanThe Harley Owners GroupDavid & Beverly BerendsenJoan CreechBernie DodgeClark & Sherry FordPaula R. KincaidJerry & Karen LakeJulie PetersDonna SchaumanDustin, Pam, Kaylee, Melia, & Martha SchaumanJackie WoolseyBetty Jo SchellEd & Evelyn BeamDarrell & Cheryl KeenerCharles & Margaret McGeeMr. & Mrs. Vance MillerKaye P. Watts

Daisy SeagleDry Ponds Baptist ChurchLawrence Seagle, Jr.Dry Ponds Baptist ChurchRoss SeagleDry Ponds Baptist ChurchCoy W. SetzerJackie BumgarnerFaye SetzerDermont G. SetzerMs. B.J. Setzer & Vickie SetzerRuthie SetzerJack & Geneva KincaidJohn Shanks FamilyMr. & Mrs. James C. Harper,Jr.Cecelia HartsellBill & Jane PilloniWanda Lee Wilhoit & FamilyRobert "Bob" Shave, Jr.Rob & Vivian TaylorPaul SherrillCatawba Valley Assn. ofRealtors, Inc.Betty Puler BryanJim CoffeyJerry & Kay McIntoshNick & Marjorie Coffey PenceJames D. PulerCamilla Coffey StacyMaria StarnesThomas "Tommy" H.Sherrill, Jr.Caldwell County SchoolsHibriten High School, ECDepartmentHuff FamilyNancy ButlerSteve & Brooke CornwellPete & Libby CrumpSkip & Davanna DownsRichard & Cheryl FoardWhitey & Thelma HawkinsJo Ann HopeJohn & Kathryn KaleWillie & Susan LefeverRoger & Carol McGuireVictoria C. MitchenerThe Onorato Family James SherrillEugene & Rebecca SigmonMaria StarnesAdelaide W. SullivanMerrium ThroneburgGoldie SimmonsChuck & Debra GoodeMs. B.J. SetzerMillie WestViola SimmonsMillie WestBill Joe SmithThomas & Teresa DannerMillie WestCharles S. SmithCollettsville High School, Classof 1947Linda M. SmithRodney & Joyce WilliamsOliver SmithDry Ponds Baptist Church

Rosalee SmithGeneva HaneyBarbara C. SpainhourBroyhill Family Foundation,Inc.Hendrix Elementary School,SMILES CommitteeJohn & Josephine BeallCharles & Billie BraswellJames, Cathy, & HannahBroomeRachel BuieJeanne BushFrank & Janet CampbellDarrell & Cheryl KeenerStephen McCorkleTate McKeeMillie WestJack B. SpainhourDarrell & Cheryl KeenerKim SpannElaine BrooksLinda CampbellZelda StallingsBarbara HarrisDorothy K. SuddrethMr. & Mrs. James M. McCarlTate McKeeMillie WestRay Lee & Mary WilsonRuth SuddrethGamewell United MethodistChurch, Goodwill ClassElva HallViola HallLouie & Jane LindsayBarbara PresnellTroy & Irene SuddrethDonald SullivanAdelaide W. SullivanCarlene SummerlinTom & Judy CulbrethMildred PenleyKathleen SwansonErnest & Brenda BartlesRebecca S. DavisRichard "Bill" SwansonErnest & Brenda BartlesRebecca S. DavisEdna SwinkMillie WestGeorge A. TaylorIna MartinRob & Vivian TaylorJames S. TaylorIna MartinRob & Vivian TaylorIrene TeetersNancy Teeters JohnsonKaye P. WattsKenneth TeetersUnion Baptist ChurchNancy Teeters JohnsonMillie WestThad TurnmireDry Ponds Baptist ChurchAvery Vannoy, Sr.Charles & Billie BraswellElaine WagnerJames & Carolyn Wagner

Contributions

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Bradley WalkerLinda CampbellDaisy WalkerLinda CampbellBeulah WardB & E Woodturning, Inc.Central Baptist ChurchBruce & Delbra DavisJames & Hazel DavisMack MastEdith "Polly" WarlickDry Ponds Baptist ChurchRuby W. WarlickWilliam F. Warlick, Jr.Lola WashingtonFamily of Lola WashingtonKermit WatsonDonna McGinnisJames C. White IVMyrtle WatsonSkip & Davanna DownsVena WatsonB & E Woodturning, Inc.The Vena Watson FamilyBobby WebbJim & Karen FinleyRobert "Bob" WelchPeg M. BroyhillBarbara L. FinchBobby FulmerBarbara KerrKathy MeenachTheresa MeyerGeorge & Peggy MosakowskiKatheryn RantaMickey ScottGary WhisnantCharles & Carolyn BaxleyBetty SwansonGail WhisnantElizabeth D. WhiteTim L. Andrews, MaggieWhite-AndrewsWilliam "Bill" White, Jr.Tim L. Andrews, MaggieWhite-AndrewsWilliam White, Sr.Tim L. Andrews, MaggieWhite-AndrewsDoris WilcoxNeighborhood of BushvilleDriveWest Lenoir Baptist ChurchWalter & Pat HolmanEd & Sandy PritchardJames WilliamsMichael & Dianne FriskMillie WestLynn WilliamsPerson CountyMillie WestVirginia S. WilliamsonJames & Nancy CollettMarvin L. WillifordFurniture Manufacturers CreditAssn., Inc.A.D. WilsonDry Ponds Baptist ChurchBoyd Wilson, Sr.Dry Ponds Baptist Church

Eugene WilsonDry Ponds Baptist ChurchEvelyn WilsonDry Ponds Baptist ChurchKathleen WilsonDry Ponds Baptist ChurchLarry D. WilsonDry Ponds Baptist ChurchClarence WinklerJoyce WhiteKatherine D. WiseA.J. & Jean AllenWendy WoodellG.C. & Karen TrivettLonnie WoodsLinda CampbellHenry WordenBlue Ridge ElectricMembership Corp.The Godard FamilyWestern Carolina Women'sSpecialty CenterDonna LagoudisSusan SimpsonMyrtle YounceMavis K. AllredJudy ChurchFaye FergusonRon FergusonNina PritchardSteve & Connie StrangeMillie West

HONORSCaldwell Hospice &Palliative Care StaffZion United Church of Christ,Women's GuildHarry & Bobbie CurtisIna MartinKatherine Haire & WilliamSwabaJerry & Gwen FordPat AustinBlue Ridge HealthCareReba BarlowElaine BrooksSteve ButlerZion United Church of Christ,Women's GuildNancy CampbellWilma BolickCarolyn HowellLinda WoodsLibby "Liz" CarterCaldwell County SchoolsChuck CrispElaine BrooksDick & Maryann DuganTommy & Helen RobbinsMonteen GermanLower Creek Baptist Church,Pennell Bible Missionary GroupBetty GreeneElaine BrooksLisa HelmsCatherine, Scott, Vickie,Matthew, & Krissy Helms

Dr. Dennice HermanElaine BrooksApril JohnsonRoger Rucker, The Family inNAMEAPBetty JohnsonElaine BrooksCleo KirbyDonna JoplinRuth MillerPaul MillerSteve OliverBill RuffJenni S. PattersonElaine BrooksRev. Mike RamseyWest Caldwell High SchoolDr. Thomas RayElaine BrooksDr. David B. SmithSpainhour FamilyNina SmithZion United Church of Christ,Women's GuildMary Jane TriplettElaine Brooks

IN-KINDBemis Contract SoutheastEmployeesBuffalo Cove Baptist ChurchBumgarner Septic Tank &GradingCalvary Baptist ChurchCenter Grove Baptist Church,JOY ClubCollege Avenue BaptistChurch, Erroll Triplett CircleCovenant Assembly ChurchFirst Baptist Church ofHudson, Seekers ClassFirst Baptist Church ofHudson, Circle of LoveFreedom Independent ChurchFriendship Baptist Church,Auditorium ClassGrace Chapel UnitedMethodist ChurchGrandview Park BaptistChurchHartland Baptist ChurchHudson United MethodistChurchHudson United Methodist,WMUJoyceton Baptist ChurchLenoir First Free Will Baptist,Ladies’ ClassLenoir First Wesleyan Church,Women's GroupLenoir ParkLenoir Pentecostal HolinessChurchLightgrafxPendry's Lenoir Funeral Home& CrematoryPoovey's Chapel BaptistChurch, Special BaptistWomen

Premier Home CareSchauman FamilySt James Episcopal ChurchUnion Grove Baptist ChurchUnion Grove Baptist Church,WMUUnion Grove Baptist Church,Youth GroupYadkin Baptist ChurchTina AveryEsther BakerHarvey BaumanDebra BrownJoetta BumgarnerDelbert & Judy ClineElisabeth CoffeyRufus EllerJim JacuminGrace MitchellRoger MuckenfussEmily MurphyLouise PettryDr. Dan PrasadRalph PrestwoodJulie RaperMartha ShanksInga ShoemakerHelen UnderdownWallace C. WalkerAnne WelchLarry Whitlock, NC HealthHorizons, LLCBarbara Younce

IN-KIND MEMORIALSDavid BaldwinFamily of David BaldwinJudy E. BaumanHope Christian FellowshipMargaret BowmanCollege Avenue BaptistChurch, Caring Hearts CirclePauline ClinePoovey's Chapel BaptistChurch, Monday MissionsAmy CockerhamChristopher CockerhamLourine CookstonLena Mae MillerCharlotte CraigTammy BowdoinJames "Jim" HattonGlenda HattonEarl HeltonDavid & Becky GreerMary Lou JohnsonMr. & Mrs. Doug PerryEsta Mae KanuppHarold & Peggy WhitenerDanny LipseyFrances SandersJames "Jim" McDadeDoug McDadeDarrell MillerBuffalo Cove Baptist, Youth on MissionsLenda EggersJames Christopher MundyJim & Barbara Mundy

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ContributionsPetrona NajeraSonia Ester CernaMary C. NicholsMartha WestConnie O'NeillShirley StoryDonald SchaumanDonna SchaumanJohn ShanksMartha Shanks

IN-KIND HONORSPam HildebranPendry's Lenoir Funeral Home& Crematory

CONTRIBUTORSCrossroads ChurchEast Flat Missionary FundEmployees of SherrillFurnitureHibriten Lodge #262, AF&AMHudson High School, Class of1965Klingon Assault Group

Cynthia AndersClara AndrewsBobby L. AustinRobert HarrisR. Keith & Shirley J. LeeDoris J. SamsMary Williams

RELIGIOUSORGANIZATIONSCajah's Mtn. Baptist ChurchCaldwell Baptist Association,Inc.Calvary Baptist ChurchCedar Rock Baptist ChurchCenter Grove Baptist ChurchCenter Grove Baptist Church,Family Bible ClassCentral Baptist ChurchClover Baptist ChurchConcord Baptist ChurchDry Ponds Baptist ChurchDudley Shoals Baptist ChurchEast Flat Baptist ChurchFaith Baptist Church

Fellowship Baptist ChurchFirst Baptist Church, GraniteFallsFirst Baptist Church, HudsonFirst Baptist Church, WhitnelFlemings Chapel BaptistChurch, Adult Men II ClassFreedom Independent ChurchGamewell United MethodistChurch, Goodwill ClassGrandin Baptist ChurchGrandview Park BaptistChurch, Young Happy HeartsClassGreen Valley Baptist ChurchHibriten Baptist ChurchLaurel Springs Baptist Church,Adult II ClassLaurel Springs Baptist Church,Women on MissionLivingston Memorial BaptistChurchLower Creek Baptist Church,Faithful Workers Class

Lower Creek Baptist Church,Pennell Bible Missionary GroupMeadowbrook Baptist ChurchMountain Grove BaptistChurch, Living Word ClassMountain Grove BaptistChurch, Ron Beane ClassMountain View IndependentMethodist ChurchNazareth Advent ChristianChurchRefuge Missionary BaptistChurchTemple Hill Baptist ChurchUnion Baptist ChurchWest Lenoir Baptist ChurchWord in Truth MinistriesWorship Point Baptist Church,Women's ClassYadkin Baptist ChurchYadkin Valley Baptist Church,Golden NuggetsZion United Church of Christ,Women's Guild

Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care, Inc., gratefully acknowledges memorials and contributions received between 01 April and 30June 2012. Please notify us if we have omitted a donation from this listing. Contributions received after 30 June 2012 will be listedin our Winter 2012 issue.

Newsletter mailing list policy: CareLines is published four times a year. Each person who contributes during the six months priorto a mailing will receive the next two issues. Individuals who ask to be placed on our “do not remove” mailing list will receive thenewsletter every quarter.

Isn’t It Time We Talk?The Importance of Completing Advance Directives

What should our family do when we are unable tomake our end-of-life decisions for ourselves? It’s atopic that many of us put off as long as possible—and sometimes we wait too long, leaving ourfamilies to make decisions in a crisis situation,while hoping they’re doing what we would wantthem to do.

When you fill out a Living Will, you are tellingyour family and health care providers the medicalprocedures and treatments you want to haveprovided for you and under what conditions. Youare making the decisions regarding life-support,artificial nutrition, artificial hydration, what towithhold or withdraw and when.

By completing a Health Care Power of Attorney,you choose someone you trust to take charge ofyour health care decisions in case you are unableto make those decisions for yourself. Choosesomeone—a family member or a friend—who iscomfortable talking to doctors and who you cantrust to follow your wishes, even if that persondisagrees with your wishes. Be sure to talk withthat person before completing the form. Once youhave both forms notarized, they become legal

documents. You, then, need to make copies for anddistribute them to every person who needs to knowyour wishes: your physician, family members, yourHealth Care Agent, and yourself. Keep your copiesin an easy-to-reach place—not in a safety-depositbox at the bank!

Completing advance directives is your choice. Ifyou become unable to make decisions for yourselfand you have no advance directive, your physicianwill consult with someone close to you about yourcare. If you discuss your wishes with your familyand friends now, while you are able, you help toensure that you receive the level of treatment youwant at a time when you can no longer communi-cate your wishes to a physician or health careprovider.

To get copies of advance directive forms:

• Come to Caldwell Hospice’s Lenoir office, 902Kirkwood Street, NW;

• Go online to www.caringinfo.org

• Go online to www.secretary.state.nc.us/ahcdr orcall 919.807.2167.

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Well-deserved Recognition:

Parker Receives Prestigious Award

September 14, 1992, an evening to remember! Asseveral Hospice staff members and Board ofDirector Member Houston Groome finished dinnerat the Hospice of North Carolina Fall Conferencebanquet in Raleigh, there seemed a special aura ofexcitement among us. Our own Parker T.Williamson, CCH President for 10 years, had beenselected to receive the...1992 Peter Keese Award,given annually by Hospice of North Carolina to aperson who exemplifies, promotes, and hasimpacted hospice care statewide. The award isnamed in honor of the founder and first presidentof Hospice of North Carolina.Following the keynote address by Peter Keese,Parker, with wife Patty by his side, was called toaccept the award. For all who know Parker, you canimagine how he captivated the several hundredattendees through his acceptance speech as heparalleled the Hospice movement to the wild west. (Only Parker could bring such an analogy to life.)How fortunate we are and how very proud we feelto have Parker T. Williamson in our hospice family.

—Quoted from Fall 1992 Kirkwood Carelines

Hospice of North Carolina, Inc.Honors and Appreciates

Parker T. Williamsonby awarding to him

The 1992 Peter G. Keese Award

For his dedication and commitment tofurthering the hospice concept in NorthCarolina;For his direction and leadership that madethe hospice program in Caldwell Countysucceed; For his unwavering support and boundlessenergy in Caldwell County and the statefor the hospice concept;For creating the atmosphere of ahometown, volunteer and family orientedhospice in his community;For his commitment to the idea ofinpatient hospice care in a hospice facility,beginning the first such facility in NorthCarolina;For his efforts to educate the staff ofregulatory agencies in Raleigh about theneed for hospice inpatient care, paving theway for the inpatient facility in Lenoir andother units to follow;

Because you exemplify the best of whathospice represents—a willingness to careand to share unselfishly of time and talentsto benefit others—we present to you thePeter G. Keese Award.

Given to you this day, September 14, 1992.

Judith L. NothPresident

Hospice of North Carolina, Inc.

Photos: (top) Caldwell Hospice’s Board of Directors celebrateParker’s recognition by Hospice of North Carolina; (below)Parker speaks at 1992 Hospice of North Carolina FallConference banquet in Raleigh, NC. (above) The Peter G.Keese Award.

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Parker Explains Hospice Care:In Changing Times, Hospice Is Still Personal

“In a depersonalized time, when persons often findthemselves reduced to digits on some distantcomputer screen, Caldwell County Hospice insistson offering a ‘special way of caring.’ We know eachpatient and each patient’s loved ones by name. Wewouldn’t have it any other way. Thank you,Caldwell County, for allowing us to be here for youfor the past 15 years.”

—Parker Williamson, 1997, as Caldwell County Hospice celebrated its 15th anniversary

“We have needed more space for some time, and we arethankful to be able to address that need now. For years,we have not had a room large enough for our entire staffto gather for meetings and training. We are especiallypleased with the addition of a chapel, which will givefamilies and loved ones a place to go for spiritual reflec-tion and meditation. The patient care unit will remain openduring construction, which is expected to take about sixmonths.” —Parker Williamson, 2001, as construction

began on 4,000 sq. ft. addition at Kirkwood

“If we are to know love, we are to do loving things,and that’s the essence of hospice. It is a personalact of loving, of committing our lives to oneanother whatever befalls us.”

—Parker Williamson, June 20, 1995, Caldwell County Hospice annual meeting

“It’s one human being who is willing to takethe hand of another human being and walktogether through a very personal, intensemoment on the edge between life anddeath.” —Parker Williamson, June 1996,

Caldwell County Hospice annual meeting

Photos (top, L to R): Stained glass in Stevens PCU chapel; Parker preparing forCHPC event; Parker with former Ga. Tech. coach Bobby Cremins and the lateJohn Forlines; (center) Dr. Belk and Parker at Stevens PCU open house, 1989;(bottom, L to R) Stevens PCU chapel; Robbins Center entry sign; Ashewood Griefand Counseling Services.

About Parker Williamson:

Words from Fellow CHPC Board Members

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Houston Groome: “A few years ago, when wewere in the midst of a capital campaign tocomplete construction of the Robbins Center inHudson, I was concerned about our ability to raisenine million dollars in a timely manner. When Ishared my anxiety with Parker, he looked me in theeye, smiled, and said,“Houston, we’regoing to do this.”With Parker’s confi-dence and dedication,I had no furtherworries. When Parkersaid we were going tosucceed, I knew wewould. That’s thekind of leadershipevery organizationneeds, and we havebeen fortunate tohave his leadershipfor so long.”

Dr. Robert Belk: “Parker has been a wonderfulfriend and sailing buddy since we first met about30 years ago. His intelligence, spirituality, and

concern for all has been aGodsend to Caldwell Hospiceand all those who havecome to know him.

“Parker brought the conceptof hospice to this commu-nity and has played a majorrole in developing it into thewell-recognized and excep-tional organization that it istoday.”

Claudia Bujold: “I have servedon many boards of directors formany organizations in the last25 years, and I can honestlysay Parker may be the bestpresident I have ever workedwith. It has truly been apleasure and a great experi-ence. I hope Parker has equalsuccess in his future endeavors:Have fun on your sailboat andwatch out for shallow waters!”

“Parker Williamson has served Caldwell County Hospice asPresident of the Board of Directors since it was organized... Hebecame minister of Lenoir’s First Presbyterian Church in January1972. His church has had a strong outreach ministry and, underhis leadership, has supported daycare, nutrition programs, non-profit biracial housing, retirement housing, Hospice, and othercommunity services. Parker has served the Presbyterian church in a number of Presbytery, Synod, and General Assembly officesand is now editor of The Presbyterian Layman, a church periodicalwith national circulation. Parker is married to the former Patricia B. Jordan, an active Hospice Volunteer, and has three children,Andy, David, and Ellen.”

Parker Williamson:Dedicated to Church, Community, and Caldwell Hospice

—Quoted fromSpring 1989issue of CaldwellCounty HospiceNewsletter, inorganization’sseventh year ofproviding end-of-life care.

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In This Issue

A Message from Our CEO: ParkerWilliamson Has Led by Faith .....2

Parker Williamson: Casting a Netfor Caldwell Hospice’s Future ...3

Contributions .........................4-8

The Importance of Completing

Advance Directives ...................8

Looking Back at Parker

Williamson’s Contributions to

Caldwell Hospice .................9-11

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