Saturday Afternoon

Chapman Update

Friends,
This is Deloy, Quincy and Ann’s son.  Most of you might know by now,
but Mom was concerned that many of you may not know the events that have
happened to our family the last month.  So I am sending this generic
email to everyone one her email list (easier to click “send to all” than
to try to figure out who not to send it to!!) .
Daddy and Mamma and my wife Krisa and my youngest daughter Emma and
Emma’s friend Chelsea were in a serious car accident on July 29.
Numerous injuries and many nights in intensive care followed for
everyone but Daddy and Krisa.  Krisa was released from the hospital 3
days later, as well as Chelsea.  Emma remained in ICU for about a week,
and was discharged.
Mom sustained a broken neck (three broken vertebra), broken
collarbone, broken clavicle, many broken ribs, a broken ankle.  She is
still in the hospital in rehab.  She has one of these big metal halo
braces from waist to forehead, which will stay on at least until the end
of November.  She is doing GREAT in reheab, and the doc says she will be
discharged on August 29.  Once home, she’ll require 24 hour care until
the halo is off.  We’re blessed that me, my two sisters, my wife, and
our children will be able to cover all of this care ourselves with help
from our church family.
Daddy seemed the least injured, walking around talking after the
accident.  Xrays revealed a fractured lumbar vertebra.  But the days
following the accident he became confused and disoriented.  One week
following the accident he went into cardiac arrest and was put on life
support.  Mom’s therapists were able to bring her to Dad to say goodbye,
and on August 8 we took him off of life support.  So he is now at his
true home.
Krisa, Emma, and Chelsea are recovering wonderfully, and are almost
back to being able to do all regular activities.
Mom won’t be checking this email anymore.  We’ve finally convinced
her to graduate to a real computer instead of this webtv stuff.
HOWEVER, because of her injuries, she won’t be able to use it for a
while still.
Until next Saturday you can reach her at Our Lady of the Lake
hospital in Baton Rouge, 225-765-6565, room 3274.  After that, you can
reach her here at her house, 225-667-7110.
If you’d like to write her, you can send me an email and I’ll print
it off and give it to her.  Use this email:  dchapman@amitechurch.org.
If for some reason you would like to talk to me, my cell phone is
225-892-8960.
Thanks for your prayers.  You know Mamma…she thrives on company, so
if you can ever drop by to see her, I know she’d appreciate it.

Deloy Chapman

Mrs. Evelyn S. Lea
(February 22, 1924 – August 21, 2009)

Mrs. Evelyn S. Lea a loving wife, mother, grandmother & great-grandmother passed away at 2:06 p.m. Friday, August 21, 2009 at the North Oaks Medical Center, Hammond. She was 85, a native of Stoney Point and a resident of Amite. Mrs. Evelyn was the oldest living member of the Chesbrough Baptist Church.

She is survived by 4 sons, Ralph J. “Joe” Lea and wife Nicky, Denham Springs, Michael G. “Cokey” Lea, Baton Rouge, James F. “Jimmy” Lea and wife Cindy, Hammond, and David L. Lea, Jackson, MS; a sister, Bessie Knight, Pine; 10 grandchildren, Kelly E. Harris, Wendy P. Lea, JoAnn Lea, Nicole Lea, Amy J. Lea, Michael G. Lea, II, Chris Lea, Josh Lea, Ben Lea & Quinten Lea; 12 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces & nephews.

Visitation will be at the McKneely & Vaughn Funeral Home, Amite, on Monday, August 24, 2009 from 9:00 a.m. until Religious Services at 11:00 a.m. at the funeral home Chapel with Bro. Dennis Walker officiating. Interment in the Hyde Cemetery.

An on-line Guestbook and to view a Video Tribute is available at http://www.mckneelyvaughnfh.com

McKneely & Vaughn Funeral Home, Amite, is located at I-55N & Hwy 16W behind Mr. Tom’s Car Wash & Bond Eye Clinic.