Andy Taylor is out of surgery.  Pray for him as he deals with pain and the healing process.  Pray for his family as they help care for him.

Mrs. Evans (from Mary Prescott)

Angela’s grandmother is now home. Determined it was acid reflux. Angela is spending the night with her just to make sure she continues to do well. Thanks for the request for prayers and for the prayers offered for her.

Please in prayer for Rev. Mike Shumock, pastor of East Fork Baptist Church in Kentwood. He is in Forest General Hospital with kidney stones. -Bro. Stan

Donna Chadwick Goynes
(May 10, 1949 – August 17, 2011)

Donna Chadwick Goynes was born May 10, 1949 and passed away at 3:25 a.m., Wednesday, August 17, 2011 at her residence. She was 62, a native of New Orleans and a resident of Roseland.

Donna is survived by her husband, Lester Bennett, Roseland; father, Osborn L. Chadwick, Sr., Loranger; sister, Charlotte Cook and husband, Clark, Tangipahoa; niece, Irma Cook and fiancé, Troy Brumfield, Kentwood; 2 nephews, Marshall Chadwick and wife Donna, Covington & Charles Cook and wife Allicie, Tangipahoa; numerous great nieces, great nephews and extended family; also her beloved dog, Candy.

She is preceded in death by her mother, Irma Irene “Dottie” Chadwick; husband, Wally Goynes and brother, Osborn L. Chadwick, Jr.

Visitation at the McKneely & Vaughn Funeral Home, Amite, on Thursday, August 18, 2011 from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. and on Friday, August 19, 2011 from 8:00 a.m. until Celebration of Life Services at 11:00 a.m. in the funeral home Chapel with Rev. Dustin Lee and Rev. David Cutrer officiating. Interment in the Joiner Cemetery, Loranger, LA

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

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

Robert Louis “Bob” Giesey
(August 20, 1928 – August 14, 2011)

He passed away August 14, 2011 in Amite, LA where he had been living in the past year. There will be a memorial service held at the First Presbyterian Church of Natchitoches on Thursday, August 18 at 2pm. There will be a visitation at the church after the service. His ashes will be scattered at a later date.

He was born and raised in Chicago, IL, playing football and other sports in high school and college. For a while, he was also signed on to the Green Bay Packers, but was later drafted and sent to Fort Polk, LA where he met and married his loving wife, Helen, in Leesville, LA. A week after their marriage, he was sent to Korea for 11 months; they always joked that they brought a photo of each other to the train station to ensure they’d recognize each other. Mr. Giesey worked at Valley Electric for 32 years. He also was a member of the Masonic Lodge for many years including several leadership positions. He was a volunteer in the Natchitoches Civil Defense, and worked parttime with the local Sheriff’s department periodically. He never met a stranger and was loved by practically everyone who met him. His humor, bright smile, and sparkling eyes were well noted, even by nursing home staff in his last years.

Bob, aged 82, was very involved with his children’s lives. He supported his wife in forming the first Girl Scout troop at Parks Elementary School in the late 1960s, as well as assisting in activities like cook outs and camping trips. He also was a Webelo Scout Leader at Oak Grove Methodist Church in the early 1970s. Additionally, for several summers in that time frame, he coached Little League Baseball teams including All Stars. He created a fall season football clinic for elementary and jr. high school boys so that they could learn the fundamentals of the game—this also included having one game at the conclusion of the month-long clinic including being refereed by high school football players which was a big thrill for these boys—many local athletes of that day credited him with their success on their football teams in high school. He was a chaperone for the NCHS band during his daughter’s years there, and was an avid athletic supporter at NCHS for his son’s football and baseball teams.

Bob was also very active in the First Presbyterian Church. He served as a deacon for many years as well as the Sunday School superintendent for over 20 years. He participated in practically every event held at the church, including church dinners, cleanings, Bible school, greeter, lay assistant, Santa’s helper, and he created an informal worship service held before Sunday School during the 1970s that included singing old-time hymns.

Mr. Giesey was preceded in death by his wife of 51 years, Helen Kelly Giesey and his parents, Robert and Estelle Giesey.

He is survived by his daughter, Jacki Giesey, of Amite, LA; his son, Bill Giesey, and wife, Angela, of Cocoa, FL; and one grandson, Erik Giesey, of Cocoa, FL. He will be missed.

In lieu of flowers, it is requested that donations be made to either the First Presbyterian Church of Natchitoches or to the Alzheimer’s Association.