Thankfulness

Today I am thankful for company. Company can be friends or family. We are experiencing a first, a grandchild and spouse staying for a few days “just because”. David and I are thrilled and so very thankful.

Mr. Bobby Simpson

My update on Mr. Bobby was shared by his older daughter, Melissa. With the heart beating more frequently and the pneumonia cleared up, the doctor is looking ahead and discussing possibilities for rehab. Isn’t that wonderful?

Today’s Bible Verse

Read the Bible in 2025

November 8
Isaiah 54-58

Sunday School Lesson

Obituary

Linda Susan Rispone Hulsey

September 17, 1953 – November 7, 2025

Linda Susan, a native of Baton Rouge, LA and a life-long resident of Amite, LA passed away peacefully at the age of 72 on Friday, November 7, 2025, at PAM Health Specialty Hospital in Hammond, LA at 12:10 A.M. Linda was born on September 17, 1953 to Evelyn Sharkey Rispone and Vincent L. Rispone. She attended Amite High School, where she was a member of the WaHoop dance team for 3 years. She graduated from Amite High School in 1971. She then attended Southeastern Louisiana University with a degree in Education, teaching 1st grade for many years before getting her masters and certification in Special Education, teaching Special Ed until her death. Linda was a life long member of the First Baptist Church of Amite. She was the sponsor of the Amite High WaHoop dance team for many, many years and truly had a hand in the lives and many young ladies which to this day loved her like she was their own mother. Linda’s love for her beloved Amite High Warriors, WaHoop Dance Team, LSU Tigers and The New Orleans Saints were like none other. She loved her teams and especially football. Every student that she ever taught was truly hers and she would let you know it at all times. Linda is survived by the 3 loves of her life, Hunter Hulsey Simmons and her husband David, of Magnolia, MS, Haley Hulsey White of Hammond, LA and Thomas Heath Hulsey of Amite, LA. Her 4 precious grandchildren were truly her heart and she lived her life daily for them. Thomlyn Brie White, Wyatt Lee Simmons, Madelyn (Maddie) Kate Simmons,and Bayleigh Jane Simmons. Her brother Vincent Jerry Rispone, Sr. and wife Kathy and a very special godson Joshua Ross Byars, and his wife Sarah and their son Briggs. She was preceded in death by her parents, her maternal grandparents Homer and Myrtle Sharkey and paternal grandparents, Joseph and Frances Rispone. Visitation will be Wednesday, November 12, 2025 at 9:00 A.M. until religious services at 11:00 A.M. at the First Baptist Church in Amite. Services will be conducted by Rev. Matthew White. Interment will be at Amite Memorial Gardens. The family wishes to extend a special thanks for Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center, Baton Rouge General, North Oaks Medical Center and PAM. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested donations be given to First Baptist Church of Amite, Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center and The American Cancer Society. McKneely Funeral Home of Amite is in charge of arrangements.