Powell Valley Healthcare reaches settlement with management company

A settlement with Powell Valley Healthcare’s management company finishes making the organization whole from losses caused by its former chief executive officer — and current fugitive — Paul Cardwell, PVHC officials say.

The agreement announced Wednesday between Powell Valley Healthcare and HealthTech Management Services Inc., also resolves a lawsuit filed by the Powell Valley Healthcare board against HealthTech, which employed Cardwell to manage Powell Valley Hospital and its accompanying health care facilities. Powell Valley Healthcare had claimed HealthTech didn’t provide enough oversight of Cardwell.

(July 13, 1913 - Jan. 23, 2013)

A dear and beloved mother, Frances Simmon Prodavis Jenkins died peacefully Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013 in Powell, surrounded by her loving family. She was 99.

Frances was born in Harbin, China on July 13, 1913, to parents of Russian descent.

(April 17, 1938 - Jan. 29, 2013)

Dorothy Ann Hilton, of Powell, died Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013 at St. Vincent Hospital in Billings. She was 74.

Dorothy was born April 17, 1938 to John J. Todd and Mary E. Sturgis in Lancaster County, Penn. She graduated from high school and married Harold Hilton Aug. 25, 1956.

(June 11, 1920 - Jan. 30, 2013)

Marian Clare (Smith) Jorgensen died Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013 at the Powell Valley Care Center from natural causes. She was 92.

Marian was born June 11, 1920 to J. Fred and May (Hennen) Smith in Minneapolis, Minn. She attended Catholic school and graduated from St. Margaret’s Academy for Girls in 1938.

(July 23, 1955 - Jan. 25, 2013)

Ernest Alan Asay, 57, died Jan. 25, 2013 in Cody from complications of diabetes and sarcoidosis. He was known as Alan to his friends and family.

Alan was born to Ernest Banks and Elda Mae Asay in Powell July 23, 1955.

(Jan. 17, 1943 - Jan. 26, 2013)

Shirley Ione Werbelow, 70, of Powell, died at the Spirit Mountain Hospice in Cody on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013.

Shirley was born Jan. 17, 1943 in Lewiston, Idaho to Horace David and Margaret Isabel (Watkins) Clements. 

Gov. Matt Mead signed into law the most drastic changes to the duties and powers of a statewide elected official indecades, but local officials say the focus and day-to-day operations of Powell’s schools will not be affected.

(Jan. 17, 1943 – Jan. 26, 2013)

Shirley Ione Werbelow of Powell died at the Spirit Mountain Hospice in Cody on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013. She was 70.

Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 4 at the First Baptist Church, 550 Kattenhorn Drive, in Powell with Pastor Jon Allen as officiant. 

(Nov. 9, 1928 - Jan. 28, 2013)

Mildred “Millie” Hyder, formerly of Aberdeen, Miss., died on Monday, Jan. 28, 2013. She was 84.

Millie was born Nov. 9, 1928, in Pennington Gap, Va. She attended college at University of the Cumberlands, Ky., majoring in education, after which she taught school for several years in Tennessee. She married Bert Hampton Hyder, Jr., June 8, 1950.

(April 15, 1947 - Jan. 28, 2013)

Judy Schultz, 65, died Monday, Jan. 28, 2013. She was preceded in death by her daughter Kitty Marie, brother Little Jim and parents Jim and Kitty Fike and Ernie and Helen Schultz.