Friday

“Continue earnestly in prayer,

being vigilant in it with thanksgiving.”

~Colossians 4:2~

Today, I ask for prayer for my Texas relatives.  Scott, my first cousin, was rushed to the hospital earlier this morning.  I don’t know any details.  Brenda, his wife, has been in bed due to back surgery that didn’t go well.  Micah, their son, will be having his last treatment for a brain tumor. Sharla, Scott’s sister, is living in a special care home near her mother, my aunt, Naomi.  They all have their plates overflowing with medical issues, but most importantly, a strong faith in God.  Please pray for them as their faith sustains them in these very difficult time.

Jonathan Ray Chapman was born August 9, 1984 and passed away on Thursday, September 2, 2010 at University Hospital, New Orleans. He was 26, a native of Independence and a resident of Loranger.

Jonathan passed away due to a blood clot that was caused by an injury to his knee in early July of this year.

Jonathan is survived by his parents, Jesse and Diane Shaffett Chapman, Loranger; sister, Velma Chapman, Loranger; maternal grandmother, Mary Thames, Amite; nephew, Ian Paul Chauvin, Natalbany; numerous extended family;

Preceded in death by a brother, Jesse Earl Chapman, Jr.; paternal grandparents, Charles & Velma Lois Cutrer Chapman; maternal grandfather, Johnny Wilson Shaffett, Sr.; 2 uncles, Johnny Wilson Shaffett, Jr. and Donald Ray Chapman.

Visitation will be at McKneely & Vaughn Funeral Home, Amite, on Saturday, September 4, 2010 from 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. and on Sunday, September 5, 2010 from 8:00 a.m. until Celebration of Life Services at 3:00 p.m. with Sister Lorena Wilson officiating. Interment in the Briar Patch Cemetery.

An on-line Guestbook is available at http://www.mckneelyvaughnfh.com

McKneely & Vaughn Funeral Home, Amite, is located at I-55N & Hwy 16W (Exit 46) next to Bill Hood Automotive and behind Mr. Tom’s Car Wash and Holiday Inn Express.