Fred Whisenhunt
In Town: Fred Whisenhunt is a Registered Nurse and works with the Aurora Mercy Home Health Rehab. “I travel everyday and take care of people who need medical treatment in their homes. I never know where the day will take me,” said Fred. Fred has been a nurse with Mercy for 21 years. He also says that he enjoys the diversity of meeting new people and going to their homes. Fred graduated from Crowder’s Nursing program back in the first few years of it starting. He was 44 years old and had made a career change from his work as a supervisor at Well’s Aluminum manufacturing plant. Fred now gets to see other young nursing students learn the ropes, “I see five to six clients a day, and on Tuesdays and Thursdays we have Crowder Nursing students ride and make stops with us.”
In the Country: Fred also has a commercial beef herd in Butterfield, Mo. “I work with my grandson, Steven Periman, to manage the cattle. We have nearly 90 momma cows on close to 350 acres,” said Fred. Fred and Steven recently bought black Angus Bulls from a herd in Pierce City, Mo., and are increasing their herd, “Steven bought 10 pairs this spring, and we bought 17 red and black heifers, too.” They cut and bale their own hay and sell calves at weaning.
Family: Fred and wife, Jean, live in Cassville, Mo. Jean is retired from Walmart Stores. They enjoy spending time with family, camping and cruising in one of their restored vehicles.
