Category: Death Notice(s)

Death Notice

Robert Jules Egnew

(March 30, 1944 – December 11, 2010)

A resident of Chesbrough, he died at 5:07 a.m. on Saturday, December 11, 2010 at Hood Memorial Hospital in Amite. He was born March 30, 1944 in Ponchatoula and was 66 years of age. Mr. Robert was a graduate of Ponchatoula High School and Southeastern Louisiana University and later retired from the State of Louisiana Department of Health with over 30 years of service. He is survived by his wife, Judy Hyde Egnew, Chesbrough; son, Kevin Egnew, Dallas, TX; sister, Joyce Kupper and her husband, Killian, Ponchatoula; 2 brothers, Andrew Arnold Egnew, III and his wife, Theta, Slidell, and Emmett Egnew and his wife, Nancy, Ponchatoula; aunt, Madeline Poche, Ponchatoula; mother-in-law, Ethel Hyde, Chesbrough; sister-in-law, Melanie Rick and her husband, Anthony, Amite; brother-in-law, Claude Hyde, Jr. and his wife, Sherry, Caledonia, MS; and numerous nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by parents, Andrew Arnold Egnew, Jr. and Anna Mercier Egnew; father-in-law, Claude Hyde, Sr. . Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. on Sunday and from 8 a.m. until religious services at 1 p.m. Monday, December 13, 2010. Services conducted by Deacon Michael Agnello. Interment Hyde Cemetery, Chesbrough.

Saturday Afternoon

Mug-n-Muffin

The meeting went well this morning and everyone left with a craft project and bags of muffins to share.  It was very nice.  Begin to pray for the next meeting which will be at FBC, Kentwood at 10:00 on the second Saturday of January.  Ladies from 5 t0 105 are invited.  I hope to see you there.

Keegan Zachary

(February 2, 1933 – December 10, 2010)

Keegan Zachary was born February 2, 1933 and passed away at 5:10 p.m., Friday, December 10, 2010 at North Oaks Medical Center, Hammond. He was 77, a native and resident of Amite. Mr. Keegan was a US Army Veteran who served our country during the Korean Conflict.

He is survived by his wife, Georgie Gaines Zachary, Amite; 2 daughters, Judy M. Miller and husband Ken, St. Francisville and LaJaun Pouricau and husband Mike, Clinton; son, Leroy Zachary and wife Connie, Amite; 4 grandchildren, Ally Pouricau, Clay Corkern, Jeff Corkern and Whitney Miller; 2 great grandchildren, Aubree Corkern and Braden Corkern; sister, Ruth R. Durbin and husband Clyde, Independence; numerous nieces, nephews and extended family.

Preceded in death by parents, Luther and Della Mixon Zachary; 1st wife, Eva Marie Zachary; brother, Clinton Zachary; sister, Geraldine Z. Mixon; grandson, Blake Corkern and an infant brother.

Visitation at McKneely & Vaughn Funeral Home, Amite, on Sunday, December 12, 2010 from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. and on Monday, December 13, 2010 from 8:00 a.m. until Celebration of Life Services at 10:00 a.m. with Rev. Bob Simpson officiating. Interment in Amite Memorial Gardens, Amite, LA.

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

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

Saturday

After Herod died,

an angel of the Lord appeared

in a dream to Joseph in Egypt and said,

“Get up, take the child and his mother

and go to the land of Israel, f

or those who were trying to take the child’s life are dead.”

~Matthew 2:19-20 (NIV)~

From Cheryl Hughes Green:

I would like to give you a praise report. About 3 months ago I was told I had glucoma and pressure in both eyes. The doctors had some test done and people were praying for me. I saw a specialist yesterday and they told me that all the pressure is gone and no signs of glucoma. What a awesome God we serve.

Sister in Christ,

Cheryl

Mrs. Katherine Sanders is continuing to improve.  She will stay in the hospital through the weekend.  Please continue to keep her in your prayers.

Today:  Mug & Muffin at FBC, Amite at 10 A.M.

Tomorrow: Missions March at FBC, Kentwood at 10:30 A.M.

Tomorrow Night: Children’s’ Musical at FBC, Kentwood and at East Fork Baptist Church

Mr. Keegan Zachary, husband of Mrs. Georgia Gaines Zachary, passed away.  Please be in prayer for the family.

THE BREVITY OF LIFE
The court jester was overcome with grief.  His world was at an end!  For a long time he had served the Caliph at Baghdad and his court, keeping them amused whenever they called upon him.  But in a moment of thoughtlessness he had displeased his ruler who had ordered that he be put to death.

“However,” said the Caliph, “in consideration of the merry jests you’ve told me all these years, I will let you choose how you are to die.”

“O most generous Caliph,” replied the jester, “if it’s all the same to you, I choose death by old age!”

I suppose, if given a choice, that’s the choice all of us would make.  Unfortunately (or perhaps fortunately), though, that choice is not ours to make.  We know (all too well) the fragile nature of life.  And perhaps it is for the best.  If we were guaranteed 90 years on this earth, we would be mighty tempted to wait until the last year or so to get serious about God (just like putting off those term papers in college!).  With a realization of the uncertainty of life, we recognize the need to be prepared at all times.

“LORD, make me to know my end, and what is the measure of my days, that I may know how frail I am.  Indeed, You have made my days as handbreadths, and my age is as nothing before You; Certainly every man at his best state is but vapor.” (Psa. 39:4-5).

May you be prepared for the joys that await when this life is over!

Have a great day!

Alan Smith
Helen Street Church of Christ
Fayetteville, North Carolina

Make today a better day for someone else!

Anna Lee

Thursday Afternoon

Mrs. Katherine Sanders is improving.  Please continue to pray for her.

Joan Marie Miller “Cookie” Buniff

(December 23, 1946 – December 8, 2010)

Joan Marie Miller “Cookie” Buniff, a devoted wife, mother, mother-in-law, and grandmother. Cookie passed away Wednesday, December 8, 2010 at her residence in Amite surrounded by her family. She was born December 23, 1946 in Tangipahoa Parish being just short of her 64 birthday. Cookie was 63 years young.

Cookie is survived by her husband of 46 years, Cleve Buniff,Amite; 2 daughters, Cindy Buniff Cook and husband Lee Alan, Amite; Libby Buniff Rush and husband Jesse, Amite; son, Josh Buniff, Amite; 3 grandchildren, Matthew Rush, Virginia Cook, and Jessica Rush; sister, Virginia Miller Bennett and husband Thomas, Amite; 2 brothers, Robert Miller and wife Judy, Amite, and Ray Miller and wife Mildred, Kentwood.

Numerous nieces, nephews, and extended family.

Preceded in death by her parents, Wilson and Jeanette Simmons Miller and a great-niece Breanne Miller.

Visitation will be at Friendship Baptist Church, Amite on Saturday, December 11, 2010 from 10:00 a.m. until Celebration of Life Services at 2:00 p.m. with services conducted by Bro. Walter Mixon and Bro. Joe Baugh.

Interment in Amite Memorial Gardens, Amite.

Pallbearers will be Greg, Chuck, and Gary Bennett, Randy Miller, Matthew and Stanley Rush.

Honorary Pallbearers will be Lee Alan Cook, Jesse Rush, Ronnie and Ricky Miller.

Cookie was a lifelong member of Mt. Nebo Baptist Church.

Special Thanks to Dr. Derris W. Ray and staff, Life Source Services of Baton Rouge, Ruth Wilcox, Annette Hutchinson, and Deborah Strickland.

An online guestbook is available at http://www.mckneelyvaughnfh.com.

McKneely and Vaughn Funeral Home is in charge of funeral services.

Thursday Addition

Continue to pray for Mr. Gordon Price and those taking care of him.

James Murray Pierce
(June 7, 1926 – December 9, 2010)

James Murray Pierce, 84 years of Lewiston, LA passed away, peacefully at his home for many years on the old James Morris Lewis place Thursday, December 9, 2010. A funeral service will be held Saturday, December 11, 2010 at 12 noon with the Reverend Russell Kirkland, Pastor of Lewiston Baptist Church officiating. Interment will follow at Lewiston Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will greet friends after 9 a.m. prior to the service in the church sanctuary. Jimmy was born June 7, 1926 in Flint, Michigan, the son of the late Basil H. Pierce and Myrtle Lewis Pierce, formerly of Kentwood, LA. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy Fowler Pierce, whom he dearly loved and enjoyed 43 years of marriage before passing. He was retired from Exxon (formerly Humble Oil) where he worked for over 30 years. He was a veteran of both World War II and Korean War, where he proudly served in the U.S. Navy during World War II on the Destroyer USS Willard S Keith (DD-775) and participated in many of the major battles in the Pacific, including Okinawa and the Occupation of Tokyo. His service to his country in both WWII and Korean Wars was one of his proudest achievements. He graduated from Kentwood High School and attended LSU and Southeastern in Hammond, LA. He was a dedicated member of Lewiston Baptist Church where he served as Deacon and Adult Sunday School Teacher for over 35 years. He also served as Treasurer of both Lewiston Church and Lewiston Cemetery. He was a major supporter of Camp Moore Museum in Tangipahoa, LA where he was an officer in SCV and voluntary worker. He contributed for many years to the Camp’s museum and cemetery. Above all, he was a loving father and husband, as well as a gentleman and kind man. He is survived by his children: James Michael Pierce and his wife, Teresa, of Natchitoches, LA. Brenda Falanga and her husband, Jimmy, of Kingwood, TX., Patti Pierce of Lewiston, LA, Sandy Shows and her husband, Mark of Brandon, MS, and John Murray Pierce of Lewiston, LA. Grandchildren include Tyler Pierce, Lisa Falanga Davis, Jeffrey Falanga, Joey Babin, Sarah Shows, and Cameron Shows. Great Grandchildren include Bellen and Piper Davis. Pallbearers will include: Don Lewis, Ted Lewis, Elton Shaw, Jimmy Falanga, Mark Shows, Tyler Pierce, Cameron Shows and Joey Babin. In lieu of flowers, family requests expressions of sympathy be made in the form of donations to: Lewiston Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, 74576 N. Lewiston Rd. Kentwood, LA 70444. McKneely Funeral Home, Kentwood, in charge of arrangements.

Saturday

“God knew what he was doing from the very beginning.

He decided from the outset to shape the lives of those who love him

along the same lines as the life of his Son ….

We see the original and intended shape of our lives there in him.”

~Romans 8:29 (Msg)~

Jadon’t Story

Seizures, Seiaures, & Seizures

I don’t have much to report. My seizures haven’t gotten any better. I’m having them during the night again. I’m also having many intense ones all during the day. We don’t know an exact amount, but we do know its well over 100. It’s just impossible to count them every day. My mommy is off of work for the weekend so she is going to get a good count on them. All I can say is please continue to pray for me. My mommy called our neurologist and they said there isn’t anything that needs to be done right now. We just have to wait. Well waiting is horrible, especially when your having seizures all day and all night. Thank you all very much for praying for me. It’s the only thing that keeps us going.

Callie Cole

Good Morning,
Just wanted to say hello and let you know that we had a good trip to Atlanta.  It was fast and furious, but successful.  Doc was impressed with her intact, cognitive abilities.  Can’t wait to see how she will conquer this school thing.  Pray that this area will show the stamp of God and be glorified!!  There are issues with writing that in turn affect the arithmetic portion of the school work.  But, like all other areas of this recovery we will figure out what will work best for Miss Sunshine.  She desires to go to school with Jackson.  I can see her changing her mind once we were to get started.  Can’t you?  Afterall, she is a teenager.  Right now, homebound is good.
Hope you all are thinking up a great, radical, Jesus kiss for someone this month.  I will continue with the challenge to think outside the ordinary and remember that it is a secret!!  Allow the Lord to be glorified so you may receive rich blessings in Heaven.
Keep it real.

Love,
Frances

Harrell Sharkey is progressing well following his knee surgery.  Pray for him as he continues rehab.

Frances Gay got a good report yesterday after the procedure was done.  Thank God for the good report.

Lottie Moon Christmas Offering

Day 7

The Udmurts of Russia

Imagine loving someone you have never met, in a country 6,000 miles away. It happened to two American couples when God gave them a heart to reach the Udmurts, a minority people group in Russia, more than two years ago.

Charlie and Heather Murphy* met Will and Marie Thompson* while attending seminary in Texas. Today all four are Russian language students in Izhevsk, the capital city of Udmurtia.

“I loved the Udmurt people before I ever took a trip here, before I ever met one of them,” Charlie says. “And that really was just a love that came from God.”

Southern Baptists had prayed for the Udmurts during 2007 Day of Prayer and Fasting for World Evangelization.

Most Udmurts live as outcasts in rural villages where they eke out a meager existence from their family gardens.

“Without a doubt,” Charlie says, “the thing that burdens me the most about this people is just the depression. You can see it on their faces. … Some turn to the animism, some turn to the Orthodox Church, but right now very few are turning to Christ.”

Will echoes these sentiments. Udmurtia, he says, is “a place ready to receive the gospel … Hopelessness is just an open field—open soil for the gospel.”

Pray for Udmurts to put their trust in Christ and boldly share their faith in their villages.

*Names changed
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Lottie Moon Tea

East Fork Baptist Church

2:00 Today

All girls and women from 5 – 105 are invited

Mrs. Lucille Pledger

McKneely Funeral Home, Kentwood

Visitation beging at noon today.

Service begins at 1 P.M.

THE BLESSING OF A MATE

Someone has compiled the following list of observations about married
life:

*  A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can
spend.  A successful woman is one who can find such a man.

*  Men wake up as good-looking as they went to bed.  Women somehow
deteriorate during the night.

*  A man is a person who will pay two dollars for a one-dollar item he
wants.  A woman will pay one dollar for a two-dollar item that she
doesn’t want.

*  To be happy with a man you must understand him a lot and love him a
little.  To be happy with a woman you must love her a lot and not
try to understand her at all.

*  When women are depressed, they either eat or go shopping.  Men
invade another country.

*  A woman marries a man expecting he will change, but he doesn’t.  A
man marries a woman expecting that she won’t change and she does.

*  A woman worries about the future until she gets a husband.  A man
never worries about the future until he gets a wife.

*  There are two times when a man doesn’t understand a woman – before
marriage and after marriage.

*  Only two things are necessary to keep one’s wife happy.  One is to
let her think she is having her own way.  The other is to let her
have it.

*  Any married man should forget his mistakes – there’s no use in two
people remembering the same thing.

*  A man has six items in his bathroom – a toothbrush, shaving cream,
razor, a bar of soap, deodorant and a towel. The average number of
items in the typical woman’s bathroom is 437.  A man would not be
able to identify most of these items.

*  A woman always has the last word in any argument.  Anything a man
says after that is the beginning of a new argument.

Although I am sometimes accused of being personally responsible for the deterioration of relations between men and women in this country, my wife and I can joke about such things because, deep down, we realize how much we mean to each other.

Allow me to share some personal thoughts with you.  God has truly blessed me with the most wonderful woman on the face of this earth.  We have shared our lives together for over 33 years.  We thought when we first got married that it couldn’t get any better, but it has (and it continues to do so!).

I hold my wife personally responsibility for anything I may achieve in this life.  She is my source of strength and my encouragement when things are rough.  She is the one who knows me best, with all my shortcomings and failures, and yet still loves me.  She always sees the best in me, and always manages to bring out the best in me.  She is one I most enjoy talking to and spending time with.  She is my best friend.  How blessed I am!

“He who finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor from the LORD.” (Prov. 18:22).

“Let your fountain be blessed, and rejoice with the wife of your youth.” (Prov. 5:18).

Those of you who are married, I encourage you to give thanks to God for the blessing He has given you.  Those who are not married (but hope to be), I pray that God will bless you with a mate as wonderful as mine.

Have a great day!

Alan Smith
Helen Street Church of Christ
Fayetteville, North Carolina

Jesus if the reason for the season!

Anna Lee

Thursday Obituaries

Lucille Lewis Pledger

(September 24, 1919 – December 1, 2010)

Lucille Lewis Pledger, age 91, passed away in Decatur, IL on Wednesday, December 1, 2010 after a lengthy illness. She was born in Summit, MS on September 24, 1919. A long-time resident of Kentwood, LA until 1999, she was preceded in death by Hal Pledger, husband of 53 years; parents, T.C. and Lizzie Lofton Lewis; infant daughter Susan Mary Pledger and brother Cass Lewis. She leaves behind three children and their spouses Melinda and Craig Huss, Decatur, IL, Jim and Nancy Pledger, Natchitoches, LA and Ray Pledger, Houston, TX; six grandchildren and spouses Sally and Kevin Withers, Tulsa, OK, Joe and Tiffany Pledger, Dallas, TX, Trent Pledger, Natchitoches, Alan and Katie Huss, LaPort, IN, David Huss, St. Petersburg, FL and Tom Huss, Lexington, KY; two great-grandchildren Nicky and Mary Huss; two brothers and their wives Floyd and Jimmie Lewis, Maryville, TN and Billy and Betty Lewis, Mayfield, KY; sister-in-law Helen Tycer Lewis, New Orleans, LA; and 14 nieces and nephews. She graduated from high school in McComb, MS and from Mississippi State College for Women in 1939. She was a stalwart member of Kentwood First Baptist Church for over 50 years who always put Christ first, others second and herself third. Beloved by all who knew her, she will be deeply missed by her family and friends.

A funeral service will be held at McKneely Funeral Home, Kentwood, details to be forthcoming. Memorial gifts may be made to First Baptist Church, Kentwood, LA and Imboden Living Centers, Decatur, IL.

“Shot” Walt Hamp Watson

(September 2, 1943 – December 2, 2010)

A resident of Roseland, he died on Thursday, December 2, 2010 at Ochsner Medical Center in Jefferson. He was born September 2, 1943 and was 67 years of age. He is survived by wife, Viola Marsch, Roseland; son, Aubrey “Catt” Watson, Amite; step-daughter, Kim Hatfield, Kentwood; step-son, James Hatfield, Excelsior Springs, MO; grandson, Astin Daniel Hatfield, Amite. Preceded in death by daughter, Belinda Lee Watson; his parents, Walt and Thelma Jean Dees Watson. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. on Friday, December 3, 2010 and from 8 a.m. until religious services at 10 a.m. on Saturday, December 4, 2010. Services conducted by Rev. Marshall Wallace. Interment Pine Hill Cemetery, Arcola.

Wednesday Evening

Mrs. Lucille Pledger moved to her heavenly home this afternoon.  Arrangements will be made tomorrow.  In the meantime, if you knew “Miss” Lucille thank God for the blessing she was to your life.  She was extra special to our family and will never be forgotten.

The family is hoping for a weekend funeral.  I’ll post arrangements tomorrow.

Wednesday

“Oh, give thanks to the LORD!

Call upon His name,

make known His deeds among the peoples!”

~Psalm 105:1~

Rev. Edison “Eddie” Elwin Morgan

(June 6, 1935 – November 28, 2010)

Rev. Edison “Eddie” Elwin Morgan, Jr. was born June 6, 1935 in Estherwood, LA and passed away Sunday, November 28, 2010 at M.D. Anderson Hospital in Houston, TX. He was 75, and recent resident of Ponchatoula, LA.

He is survived by wife, Jackie B. Graham Dieterich Morgan; children, Liz Mullins and husband Steve of Russellville, AR, John David Morgan and wife Natasha of Austin, TX, Dowd Dieterich and wife Terri Jo of Moss Bluff, LA, Destin Dieterich and wife Spill of Lafayette, LA, Derek Dieterich and wife Dianne of Knoxville, TN, Matthew Morgan and wife Taryn of Bradenton, FL; grandchildren, Katie Mullins, Hunter Mullins, Mason Mullins, Luke Morgan, Finn Morgan, Morgan Dieterich, Graham Dieterich, Dannon Dieterich, Dade Dieterich, Dutton Dieterich, Lauren Dieterich, Madeline Dieterich, Emerson Dieterich, Dax Morgan, and Zane Morgan; brother, Carroll Morgan of Crowley, LA; sister, Betty Steele of Bentonville, AR, and numerous nieces and nephews and extended family.

Preceded in death by parents, Edison & Leona Morgan and sister, Verdie Jones.

A servant of God and pastor in Texas and Louisiana for 55 years in the United Methodist Church.

Honoring his wishes, his body was donated for scientific research.

A celebratory memorial service is to be determined and announced at a later time.

Family requests memorial donations to be made to United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR), PO Box 850, Baldwin, LA 70524-0850.

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

McKneely & Vaughn Funeral Home, Amite, in charge of local arrangements.

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Don’t forget the Lottie Moon Tea.  It will be at 2 P.M. Saturday at East Fork Baptist Church.  You are invited!

Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for International Missions

Day 4

Kabyle Berbers of Northern Africa

They broke in at night to finish the job they’d begun weeks earlier. A group of Muslim radicals doused everything inside the Kabylie church with gasoline and then set it ablaze.

Five years earlier, Karim* had started the church in his home with just three people. Now there were over 400 members. They had enjoyed the new building for only two months.

Such attacks are a frightening reality for many Kabylie Christians. The Kabyles are one of North Africa’s indigenous people groups; more than 10 million Kabyles call the region home. Most practice a mixture of Islam and traditional pagan beliefs.

Southern Baptist missionaries Sam and Rachel Houston* have spent more than 20 years working among the Kabyles. Today, research shows there may be 21,000 Kabylie Christians and 120 congregations. Sam credits the growth to the Holy Spirit — and decades of faithful prayer.

Despite the loss of his church building and threats against his life, Karim says he’s not afraid. He quotes Scripture about believers expecting persecution on Christ’s behalf and says no harm can come to him unless God allows it.

“We have decided to love them [the radicals] and preach the Gospel to them,” he says.

Pray the Holy Spirit will continue turning Kabyles to Christ, and they will endure and grow amid persecution.

*Names changed

Thank-you for praying each day.  Your prayers make a difference.

Anna Lee