Pray for two ladies from our area who are working as chaplains with Louisiana Disaster Relief due to the flooding in Louisiana.
Pray for Kathy Jo Thompson from Amite as she has surgery all day tomorrow. Pray this one is the last one she will need for a long time.
Dan Turner continues to work hard in rehab. His family is thankful for all the progress he has made.
Please plan to join with many others as they pray for our nation Sunday, January 20th. Our country needs prayer.
William Gill, Sr.
(September 14, 1932 – January 14, 2013)
A resident of Kentwood, he died at 1:34 p.m. on Monday, January 14, 2013 at North Oaks Medical Center in Hammond. He was born September 14, 1932 in Kentwood and was 80 years of age. He is survived by his wife, Lynda Butscher Gill; 1 son, Billy Gill, Jr. and wife, Kitty; 2 grandchildren, Matthew and Kristine Gill. Preceded in death by parents, Thomas and Linnie Gill; granddaughter, Manessa Gill; 2 brothers. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Kentwood, from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m., Thursday, January 17, 2013, and from 12 Noon until religious services at 2 p.m. on Friday, January 18, 2013. Services conducted by Rev. Mike Shumock. Interment East Fork, Kentwood. For an online guestbook, visit http://www.mckneelys.com.
Joe A. Currier
(March 9, 1927 – January 14, 2013)
A resident of Amite, he died at 9:15 p.m. on Monday, January 14, 2013 at his home. He was born March 9, 1927 in Amite and was 85 years of age. Mr. Joe was a U. S. Navy Veteran of World War II and later owned and operated Joe’s Corner Grocery in Amite for many years. He is survived by his 2 sons, Charles Currier, Gonzales and Thomas Currier and wife, Kathy, Amite; a daughter, Judy C. Williams and husband, Jimmy, Amite; 12 grandchildren, Brad Currier and wife, Tiffany, Andy Currier and wife, Mary Margaret, Todd, Adam and Cody Currier, Jason Williams, Jenna Vaughn Blades and husband, Clinton, Jamie Vaughn and fiancé, Brian Callihan, Holly Currier Capell, Jill Currier, Clay and Grant Currier; 8 great-grandchildren, Turner and Tate Currier, Lindsie, Emilie and Allie Currier, Madeline Kohan, Connor O’Neal and Peyton Capell; numerous nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by his wife, Frances G. Currier; parents, Charles and Josephine Currier; 4 sisters, Rose Bankston, Sarah Petitto, Sabelina Brunett and Lucy Bellapani; 3 brothers, Vince, Tony and Camale Currier. Visitation at St. Helena Catholic Church, Amite, from 12 Noon until religious services at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, January 16, 2013. Services conducted by Fr. Mark Beard. Interment Amite Memorial Gardens, Amite, LA. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Helena Catholic Church or North Oaks Hospice. McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, in charge of arrangements. For an online guestbook, visit http://www.mckneelys.com.
Please say special prayers for Brad and Tiffany Bankston Currier. They have had many deaths in their family recently. Mr. Joe’s wife, “Miss” Frances, passed away in April. It seems like last month.
Pioneering missionary doctor dies at 89 (in Baton Rouge)
http://www.imb.org/main/news/details.asp?StoryID=11429&LanguageID=1709
Be sure to read about his service, his family, and all the years of missionary service they have given.
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