Tuesday Afternoon

Request from Raymond Cutrer

Please forward this email to anyone you know who will pray for Mike Pyszka’s family. (See email below). Mike’s wife is expecting their first child in January. Mike lived in Colorado and worked for Cam2 International. Cam2 and Smitty’s has a very close business relationship and Mike worked close with many people here at Smitty’s. He was fine a couple of days ago.

Hey gang,

I just wanted to alert you all that Mike Pyszka died this morning around 11:00AM Denver time. As many of you know, Mike was a Brain Cancer survivor. He had a tumor removed 5 ½ years ago….He did mandatory 6 month MRI’s as check up’s…his last being 5 months ago, and he was perfectly clean. I just hung up with his wife and she told me that he had a tumor the size of a grapefruit in his head and there was nothing that could have been done. I will find out funeral arrangements as soon as they are made for those of you who are interested. Please pass along the information to anyone that I omitted from this email.

Thanks

Steve

Sunday

“Servants, do what you’re told by your earthly masters.

And don’t just do the minimum that will get you by.

Do your best.”

~Colossians 3:22 (MSG)~

Mary Alice McCormick

A retired bus driver for the East Baton Rouge Parish school system, Mary Alice McCormick passed away at her residence at 1:50 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010. She was 86 and a native and resident of Baton Rouge. A memorial visitation will be at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, Baton Rouge, on Saturday, Nov. 27, from 9 a.m. until the memorial service at 11 a.m. There will be a private inurnment at Resthaven Gardens of Memory. She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Kathy M. and Steve Bryan; three sons and two daughters-in-law, Wiley D. and Sharall McCormick, Tommy L. and Janis McCormick, and Keith McCormick; stepson and daughter-in-law, Billy and Cheryl McCormick; sister, Mae Beaubouef; 14 grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by her husband, Emile H. McCormick; parents, James W. and Anna Jane Stuckey Tanner; sister and three brothers. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to the American Cancer Society , 10528 Kentshire Court, Baton Rouge, LA 70810. Please visit the online guestbook at www.resthavenbatonrouge.com.

Lottie Moon Christmas Offering

The annual week of prayer for international missions begins today.

What is the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering®?

Southern Baptist churches collect the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for the sole purpose of supporting international missions. Every penny of the offering goes to the International Mission Board’s overseas budget, thus supporting our missionaries and their work.

What is the goal for this year’s offering?

The goal for the 2010 offering is $175 million.

What is the 2010 theme?

The 2010 theme is “Are we there yet?”

For the first time in history, we can identify the people groups that remain untouched by the Gospel. We can get there in our generation! But that last part of the journey may be the hardest. It will take all of us – our churches, our missionaries, our national partners, our Great Commission partners.

(IMB Website)

http://www.imb.org/main/default.asp

Have a great Lord’s Day!

Anna Lee

Friday Afternoon

Anthony “Tony” Costanza
(December 20, 1944 – November 24, 2010)

Anthony “Tony” Costanza was born on December 20, 1944 and passed away at 1:45 p.m. Wednesday, November 24, 2010 at Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center in Independence, La. He was 65, a native of New Orleans, La. and a resident of Amite, La.

He is survived by 1 Daughter and son-in-law, Laura Constanza Betbeze and husband James of Covington, La.; 1 Grandson, John Kovesdi, Metairie, La.; 1 Brother, Louis Phillip Costanza, Amite; 1 Sister, Amy Smith, Kentwood.

Preceded in Death by his Parents, Louis and Norma Tege Costanza, 1 Son, Jeffrey Paul Costanza

Visitation at McKneely and Vaughn Funeral Home, Amite, on Monday, November 29, 2010 from 10:00 a.m. until Celebration of Life Services at 1:00 p.m. in the funeral home chapel. Interment in Amite Memorial Gardens, Amite, La.

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

McKneely and Vaughn Funeral Home is located at I-55N and Hwy.#16W (Exit #46) next to Bill Hood Automotive.

Ruth Hyde Spring

(March 5, 1929 – November 25, 2010)

A loving wife, mother, sister and aunt passed away at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 25, 2010 at her residence in Albany at the age of 81 years. She was born March 5, 1929 in Chesbrough, was a member of Blood River Baptist Church and loved spending her time sewing. She was a very good momma to her son, Donald Craig Spring, Albany; Also survived by her brother, George Hyde and his wife, Mildred, Amite; sister, Wilda Hayden and her husband, Ellis, Baton Rouge; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Archie G. Spring; parents, Willie and Lillian Hyde. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, from 10 a.m. until religious services at 2 p.m. on Saturday, November 27, 2010. Services conducted by Rev. Charles Reitz. Interment Hyde Cemetery, Chesbrough. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Louisiana Children’s Home.

Friday

From Becky Williams

Please pray for Hunter Thompson, newborn son of Lance and Lindsey Thompson. He is currently at Tulane and may be transferred to Houston. Thank you for your prayers for Hunter and his family.

Jadon’s Story

An angel to watch over me.

Happy Thanksgiving. I am 15 months old today. I finally got my blood work back. My keppra level was double what it is suppose to be. My mommy was so mad that it took them so long to figure out why I was sleeping so much. We aren’t 100% sure but that was probably causing more seizures as well as me being sick and getting another tooth. Well we decreased the keppra Tuesday night and guess what I’m a different baby today. It will take a couple of days to level out but I look much better finally. I had to get an antibiotic shot yesterday too. I can’t get over this congestion and cough. They also changed my antibiotic so hopefully I will get well. We finally heard back from Boston. They said my recommended calories, fats, and carbs are correct for the diet but my serving size of foods is off. They just said they are not planned out well and they agree that it would be hard to feed a 15 month old those servings. So we are in the process of finding a dietitian here. In the meantime we have an appointment in Boston December 13. We will go and see their keto team and get this diet fixed. Instead of working with 1 dietitian, we will get to work with a team of 4 people. I just have so much going on right now. Many of you know I lost my great grandmother yesterday. She was 90 years old. Mommy said to not be sad. I now have another angel to watch over me and help me get better. We love you Dot Dot and you will be missed by all of us. Mommy said she will teach me to make your stuffed peppers and king cakes when I get big enough. You were an amazing person and we love you very much.

Mrs. Ruth Hyde Spring passed away yesterday. I’ll post more information later.

Thursday's Obituaries

Doris “Dot” Doize’ Thompson

(September 25, 1920 – November 24, 2010)

A resident of Amite, she passed away at 7:20 p.m. on Wednesday, November 24, 2010 at North Oaks Medical Center in Hammond. She was born September 25, 1920 in New Orleans and was 90 years of age. She is survived by her children, Linda Cuti and her husband, Dominick, Russell Thompson, Jr. and Barbara Yerby, Doris Schwartz, Chuck Thompson and his wife, Sherrie, Margaret Strahan and her husband, Alan, Mark Thompson and his wife, Laura; 23 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by husband, Russell Edward Thompson, Sr.; parents, Edgar S. and Elizabeth McGuire Doize’; sisters, Anita Wallace, Louise Putfork, Irene Stumpf and Mary “Claire” Doize’ Capdeville; brothers, Edgar, Paul, William, Armand, and Charles S. “Chuck” Doize’. Visitation at St. Helena Catholic Church, Amite, from 9 a.m. until Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. on Saturday, November 27, 2010. Services conducted by Fr. Joe Camilleri and Deacon Roger Navarra. Interment Amite Cemetery, Amite. McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, in charge of arrangements.

Billy E. Stevens
(December 20, 1929 – November 23, 2010)

A resident of Loranger, he died at 12:05 p.m. on Tuesday, November 23, 2010 at St. Tammany Parish Hospital in Covington. He was born December 20, 1929 in Ponchatoula and was 80 years of age. He is survived by his wife, Doris Stevens, Loranger; children, Duane Stevens and his wife, Cindy, Felicia Parker and her husband, Hank, Regina Gay Rainey, Karen Johnson and her husband, Jerry, Vicky Brumfield and husband, Clay, Shelia Miley and husband, Faron; grandchildren, Aaron Stevens and his wife, Jennifer, Samantha Colona and her husband, Mark, Hank Parker, Jr. and his wife, Michelle, Clinton Rainey and his wife, Angie, Michael Perrilloux, Jr., Shelly Pinion, Kacie Snyder, Brodie Brumfield, Brittany Long; great-grandchildren, Luke and Lexie Colona, Logan Parker, Lafton Noto, Alexus and Reece Rainey, Delaney Pinion, Michael C. Pinion, Avery Snyder and Emerson Snyder. He was preceded in death by his mother, Eva Fortenberry Stevens Bahm; father, George Willis Stevens; son, Don Stevens; step-father, Emmett Bahm. Visitation at New Sharon Baptist Church, Husser, from 9 a.m. until religious services at 12 Noon on Friday, November 26, 2010. Services conducted by Rev. Kent Newell. Interment New Sharon Cemetery, Husser. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to New Sharon Baptist Church Building Fund or Louisiana Baptist Children’s Home.

Monday Afternoon

From Melissa Simpson

Please say a prayer for my sweet 13 month old grandson John Speed as he has two appoinments tomorrow. One appointment is with a pediatric cardiologist another with a little problem he is having with is navel. The doctor doesn’t think it is anything to worry about. Please also pray for John’s (Mom and Dad) Brooke and Dan as they are new parents and are a little nervous.

Katie Sims Milton
(May 3, 1933 – November 22, 2010)

A resident of Kentwood, she died at 7:45 a.m. on Monday, November 22, 2010 at her home. She was born May 3, 1933 in Kentwood and was 77 years of age. She is survived by her 2 sons, Danny and Derry Milton, Kentwood; 6 grandchildren, Justin Milton, Dana Bond, June, Ladd, Brad and Crystal Milton; 9 great-grandchildren; brother, Vernon Sims, Jr., Baton Rouge; special friend, Bob Pezant, Kentwood. She was preceded in death by her husband, E. J. Milton, Jr.; parents, Vernon and Pauline Sims. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Kentwood, from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. on Tuesday and from 8 a.m. until religious services at 11 a.m. Wednesday, November 24, 2010. Services conducted by Rev. Kevin Smith. Interment Tangipahoa Cemetery, Tangipahoa.

Lloyd Hayden is not in the hospital.

Saturday

Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give,

not reluctantly or under compulsion,

for God loves a cheerful giver.

~2 Corinthians 9:7 (NIV)~

CaringBridge

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/calliecole

E. Norwood Forshag

(November 24, 1929 – November 19, 2010)

Beloved husband father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. A resident of Amite, he died at 3:15 a.m. on Friday, November 19, 2010 at Specialty LTCH in Hammond. He was born November 24, 1929 in Amite and was 80 years of age. He was a graduate of Amite High School where he excelled on the football field and was a former communications Staff Sergeant in the Louisiana Army National Guard. Mr. Forshag was a skilled craftsman in construction, carpentry, and blacksmithing and passed his love of the outdoors to his children and grandchildren. He is survived by his wife, Elizabertha “Liz” Miller Forshag, Amite, son, Colonel Russell Forshag, U.S. Army (Ret.) and his wife, Sandie, Amite; 4 daughters, Gay New and her husband, Charlie, Amite, Connie Guzzardo and her husband, David, Youngsville, Diana Petitto and her husband, Anthony “Possum”, Amite, and Ann Stevens and her husband, Brent, Montpelier; 14 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren; brother, C. H. “Toby” Forshag and his wife, Betty, Central. Preceded in death by his parents, Elmer Presley Forshag and Ione Norwood Forshag. Visitation at First United Methodist Church, Montpelier, from 9 a.m. until religious services at 2 p.m. Saturday, November 20, 2010. Services conducted by Rev. Donald Young. Interment Montpelier Cemetery, Montpelier, LA.

Ruth Marie Angelette Cernich
(December 30, 1927 – November 19, 2010)

A resident of Greensburg, she died at 11 a.m. on Friday, November 19, 2010 at North Oaks Medical Center in Hammond. She was born December 30, 1927 in New Orleans and was 82 years of age.

McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, in charge of arrangements.

KneEmail

“At the name of Jesus every knee should bow…” Philippians 2:10

Mike Benson, Editor

IT WAS ABRAHAM Lincoln who said, “You can fool all of the people some of the time; you can even fool some of the people all of the time; but you can’t fool all of the people all of the time…”

But there is one person you can fool pretty readily, whenever you like. He is gullible, swallow it hook-line-and-sinker naive. He will buy that bridge in Brooklyn, if you tell him it’s for sale; he will believe in flying saucers; he’ll even accept that World Federation Wrestling is real … if you will just tell him.

And who is this unsuspecting, uh, unvarnished person whom you can get to believe anything you say?

It’s you!

You can fool yourself.

Humans seem to have an infinite capacity for self-deception. How easy it is for us to convince ourselves that our actions were taken with the best of intentions. Blinded by our own pride, we accept the most ridiculous explanations for our motives… if we are the ones explaining them away.

“The heart is deceitful above all things and desperately sick,” our Maker reminds us. ‘Who can understand it?'” (Jeremiah 17:9).

Heard any whoppers lately from a vacuum cleaner salesman…speaking to you from the mirror. Stan Mitchell at: http://www.forthright.net/reality_check/whos_fooling_who.html

“Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the heart.” Proverbs 21:2

Have a wonderful weekend!

Anna Lee

Thursday

“For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.” ~Luke 19:10~

Join us at the cabin tonight at 6:30 for a time of food, fellowship, and Bible study. I think you will be blessed.

Pray for Mr. Bill Conerly and his family in the loss of a great-grandson last week.

Gifts are being collected for children at Louisiana Baptist Children’s home. They can be individually wrapped and labeled with with the sex and age of a child the gift would be appropriate for. For more information call the State Farm office in Kentwood or Coon’s Auto Salvage in Kentwood.

KneEmail

“At the name of Jesus every knee should bow…” Philippians 2:10

Mike Benson, Editor

DURING OUR WAR on terror in Afghanistan, we saw the effectiveness of some incredibly sophisticated weapons…

It never ceases to amaze me that we can launch a missile from many miles away and stick it right through our enemy’s office window. Yet we still hear reports of collateral damage. Innocent civilians standing nearby may be wounded or killed. Or, in some cases, the wrong building may be targeted. There’s simply no getting around the fact that anytime in explosion happens, you run the risk of doing more damage than you intended.

The same is true with explosions of anger.

Not long ago I was in a department store and witnessed a confrontation that ended with a husband calling his wife an ugly name and storming off. The heartbreaking thing was that their little boy, who appeared to be about four, heard every word. My guess is that someday, twenty or so years from now, he’ll be talking to his wife the same way.

You see, the husband aimed his verbal missile at his wife, but tiny bits of shrapnel pierced the soul of his son. And that’s how it always is with anger. Mark Atteberry, “Strong Men Tend To Use Anger As A Tool,” The Samson Syndrome, 78

“A wrathful man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger allays contention.” Proverbs 15:18

Have a fantastic day!

Anna Lee

Wednesday

“Our fathers trusted in You;

they trusted, and You delivered them.

They cried to You, and were delivered;

they trusted in You, and were not ashamed.”

~Psalm 22:4-5~

Carol Russell’s medical tests did not show any growth of her aneurism, but the doctor told her to see a cardiologist right away. Please keep Carol in your prayers.

Roger Dale Allen

(June 20, 1953 – November 16, 2010)

A resident of Kentwood, he died at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, November 16, 2010 at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in Baton Rouge. He was born June 20, 1953 in Greensburg and was 57 years of age. Visitation at Living Word Christian Centre, 2496 Hwy 63, Pine Grove, from 10 a.m. until religious services at 2 p.m. Thursday, November 18, 2010. Services conducted by Pastor Warren Kinchen. Interment Allen Cemetery, Greensburg. Survived by son, Everett Allen and his wife, Jolynn, Las Cruces, NM; 2 grandchildren, Dana Marie Allen and Shelby Lorraine Allen; 7 sisters, Betty Bardwell, Easleyville, Virginia Delette, Clinton, Doris Allen, Clinton, Jimmie Ann Burton, Gulfport, MS, Glenda Mears, Colemantown, Belinda Allen, Easleyville, and Lois Allen, Colemantown; and numerous nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by wife, Jannie Jarreau Allen; parents, Everett and Joyce Wells Allen; brother, Johnny Allen; and sister, Claire Allen.

Don’t forget to get your Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes packed and delivered to FBC, Kentwood today. Tomorrow, they will begin their journey to boys and girls somewhere around the world.

In case you missed out on Operation Christmas Child, here is another opportunity. In case you packed a shoebox and still feel blessed enough to want to do more for Children, read below.

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These gifts need to have the name of the item on the outside of the package. You can also add the proper sex or age group, if you desire. Each item can be wrapped individually. Louisiana Baptist Children’s Home has served children of our state for many year, including children from this area.

Have a wonderful day!

Anna Lee

Thursday Evening

Linda Faye Travis
(January 17, 1951 – November 11, 2010)

“I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.”

2 Timothy 4:7-8

A resident of Kentwood, she died at 8:43 a.m. on Thursday, November 11, 2010 at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in Baton Rouge. She was born January 17, 1951 in Greensburg and was 59 years of age. She was a life long resident of the 6th Ward in St. Helena Parish. She loved being a Grananner, being on the river, traveling, and serving the Lord. She loved to play practical jokes and had a great sense of humor that will be missed by all of those who loved her. Visitation from 8:30 a.m. on Saturday at New Zion Baptist Church, Kentwood, until Memorial Services 12 Noon Saturday. She is survived by her 2 daughters, Heather Nicholas and her husband, Michael, Georgiana Kennedy and her husband, T. L., 2 grandchildren, Dalton and Raleigh, sister, Diane T. Smith and her daughter, Corinne Smith, brother, Kenneth “K.T.” Travis and his wife, Imelda, their daughter, Shawn Hurst and her husband, Willie, and their children, Brooklee and Lacee, niece, Ashlee Travis, nephew, Mitchell Travis, and many friends and family including, “son” Wade Daniels, friend, Jerry Tubbs, cousin, Peggy Crawford, and aunt, Dorothy Hughes. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Bridge House in her name. Donate to Bridge House, Substance Abuse Treatment Center, 1160 Camp St. New Orleans, Louisiana 70130, Attn: Kevin Gardere, (504) 821-7133 orhttp://www.bridgehouse.org/.