Category: Death Notice(s)

Wednesday

“Rejoice always,

pray without ceasing,

in everything give thanks;

for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.”

~1 Thessalonians 5:16-18~

My cousin, Scott Tolleson, was released from the hospital yesterday.  He will receive assistance, like OT and PT, at home.  Please continue to pray for Scott’s immediate and extended family.

Baptist Press Stories for Sep. 7, 2010

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  • Preaching, fellowship highlight LifeWay’s Black Church Week
http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=33644
  • Legalism vs. grace: Pastor recaps JBS
http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=33646
  • A vision for Africa & the local poor
http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=33645
  • Quebec strongly favors euthanasia
http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=33647
  • Survey: Nonreligious doctors more likely to hasten death
http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=33648
  • FIRST-PERSON: No need for God? Stephen Hawking defies divine creation
http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=33649

David’s uncle

“Gene” Willie Eugene Russell

(November 28, 1932 – September 6, 2010)

A resident of Zachary, he died at 6:15 p.m. on Monday, September 6, 2010 at Baton Rouge General Medical Center – Bluebonnet in Baton Rouge. He was born November 28, 1932 in Russelltown and was 77 years of age. 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 10 a.m. on Monday. Interment Arcola-Roseland Cemetery, Arcola.

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

Mike Benson, Editor

A FIREMAN I KNOW once got trapped in a burning house…

He had gotten disoriented in a hallway when fire broke out at both ends of the hall.  He believed that he was going to die that day.  With smoke and flame all around him, he simply did not know which way to go.  All he knew was that he did not have much time.  At what seemed to be the last second, the smoke cleared a bit, and he saw sunlight coming into a window at one end of the hall.  He ran to it, broke it out with an ax, and climbed to safety.  His fellow firemen treated him as if he had returned from the dead.

Someone who has tasted death has a way of grabbing our attention.  No wonder, then, that King Nebuchadnezzar was so amazed when the three young Hebrew men emerged alive from the furnace.  Everyone in the palace knew what had happened.  This was not some fluke in which the men managed to find a way out of danger on their own.  Only God could have brought them out.  The Scripture says that it was as if they had never gone into the fire at all: “there was no smell of fire on them” (v. 27).

The king was moved to praise the one true God who had saved the men from the furnace.  He even decreed that no one could even so much as speak against their God.  Don M. Aycock & Mark Sutton, “Dead Men Walking,” Still God’s Man, 220-221

God still saves (cf., 1 Peter 3:20-22) from the fire (Jude 1:2-3).  He still resurrects (cf., Romans 6:5) from the dead.  Do you know Him (1 John 2:3-4; 3:1; 5:20; Philippians 3:10)?
26 Then Nebuchadnezzar went near the mouth of the burning fiery furnace and spoke, saying, “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, servants of the Most High God, come out, and come here.” Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego came from the midst of the fire. 27 And the satraps, administrators, governors, and the king’s counselors gathered together, and they saw these men on whose bodies the fire had no power; the hair of their head was not singed nor were their garments affected, and the smell of fire was not on them. 28 Nebuchadnezzar spoke, saying, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, who sent His Angel and delivered His servants who trusted in Him, and they have frustrated the king’s word, and yielded their bodies, that they should not serve nor worship any god except their own God! 29 Therefore I make a decree that any people, nation, or language which speaks anything amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made an ash heap; because there is no other God who can deliver like this.” 30 Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego in the province of Babylon.  Daniel 3:26-30
Thanks for taking time to read this post and for praying.  You can also pray for those who have been listed lately and for others who were not listed.  If you wish, you can send me information to post so others can pray along with you.
Anna Lee

Tuesday Afternoon

I saw Bonnie K. Kelsey today.  She had some medical tests today.  If the results of the test allow her to take medication for her thyroid problem, she will do that rather than have surgery.  Pray for her as she waits for an opinion on what is the best treatment for her.

Caroline Alyse Crouch
(March 28, 1955 – September 5, 2010)

A resident of Amite, she passed away at 7:46 p.m. on Sunday, September 5, 2010 at Children’s Hospital in New Orleans. She was born March 28, 1995 in Covington and was 15 years of age. Caroline attended Oak Forest Academy and was a member of St. Helena Catholic Church, Amite. She enjoyed playing the piano, dancing and listening to music, swimming, shopping, caring for her dogs and most of all, spending time with her family and friends. She is survived by her mother, Mary Ann Crouch Goldsby, Amite; step-father, Daniel Goldsby, Amite; 2 sisters, Mallory Crouch, Amite and Ashli Passey, Pensacola, FL; brother, Hardy Goldsby, Amite; grandmothers, Ursula Sherman, Amite and Sylvia Crouch, Amite; step grandparents, Gloria Knapps, Jackson, LA and Mr. & Mrs. D. H. Goldsby, Jr., Jackson, LA. She was preceded in death by her father, William Bryan Crouch; grandfathers, William Franklin Sherman, Sr. and Quitman Crouch; great-grandmother, Mary Ann Cefalu. Visitation at St. Helena Catholic Church, Amite, from 9 a.m. on Thursday until Mass of Christian Burial at 4 p.m. Thursday. Services conducted by Fr. Joe Camilleri . Interment Amite Memorial Gardens, Amite, LA. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 6931 Arlington Road, 2nd floor, Bethesda, Maryland 20814 or at www.cff.org.

I think Caroline’s brave battle with cystic fibrosis reminds many of us of Corey Diddon and others who have fought that battle.  It’s a real blessing for family and friends to look back thanking God for all the sweet memories we have.  Continue to pray for Caroline’s family and many friends as they face the coming days relying on those sweet memories and looking forward to seeing her again in heaven.  Thankfully, cystic fibrosis and many other terrible diseases do not exist in heaven.  We have a lot to look forward to if we choose to join them in heaven.  I trust you have made that decision.  If not, it’s not too late.

Monday Afternoon

Leroy Travis “Petey” Lee, Jr.
(February 28, 1969 – September 6, 2010)

Leroy Travis “Petey” Lee, Jr. was born on February 28, 1969 and passed away at 8:20 a.m., Monday, September 6, 2010 at Kentwood Manor Nursing Home, Kentwood. He was 41, a native of Baton Rouge and a resident of Kentwood.

Petey is survived by his wife, Tricia Day Lee, Kentwood; sister, Vickie Lee & Vince Bass, Kentwood; 2 nephews, Lee and Malissa Aron, Kentwood and Hardy Hayden, Kentwood; maternal grandmother, Mildred Needham Birch, Kentwood; mother-in-law, Patsy T. Brumfield, Kentwood; numerous aunts, uncles & cousins.

Visitation at The Lord’s Church, Tangipahoa, on Tuesday, September 7, 2010 from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. and on Wednesday, September 8, 2010 from 8:00 a.m. until Celebration of Life Services at 10:00 a.m. with Rev. Don Meadows officiating. Interment at New Zion Cemetery, Kentwood.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Pete Travis Lee, Sr. and Sandra Birch Lee; paternal grandparents, Hardy and Zylhpa Allen Lee. maternal grandfather, Clovis Birch.

McKneely & Vaughn Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

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

Arrangements for Caroline Crouch are still pending.

Monday – Labor Day

God has reserved a priceless inheritance
for his children.
It is kept in heaven for you,
pure and undefiled,
beyond the reach of change and decay.
~1 Peter 1:4 (NLT)~


My cousin Karen Landry of New Orleans La. is in the process of facing her upcoming meeting with Jesus (I don’t want to say death I guess) I made her a caringbridge site: http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/karenlandry
Please visit it for more information on her. Cancer has spread to the brain. It started in the lymph nodes. She is in East Jefferson Hospital in Metaire. Hospice has been called. Her mother is 82 and has severe demitia. She is a strong catholic woman but now she is blaming God and making statements that It is God’s fault for not healing her. Please pray for all the family.
Thanks
Cyndi Marshall

Pray for Erin Evanoff as she has a biopsy Thursday.

Pray for Whitney Kliesch as he continues to heal from his military accident at home with his family.

I’ll post the obituary for Caroline Crouch when one becomes available.  Please remember to continue to pray for her family and friends.

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

Mike Benson, Editor

A WOMAN WENT to her gynecologist and said, “Doctor, I have a serious problem and desperately need your help…

My baby is not even 1-year-old and I’m pregnant again.  I don’t want kids so close together.” The doctor said, “Okay, what do you want me to do?”   She said, ‘I want you to end my pregnancy, and I’m counting on your help with this.”  The doctor thought for a moment and then said, “I think I have a better solution for your problem, and it’s less dangerous for you too.”

She smiled, thinking the doctor was going to accept her request.  He then continued, “You see, in order for you not to have to take care of two babies at the same time, let’s kill the one in your arms.  This way, you could rest some before the other one is born.  If we’re going to kill one of them, it doesn’t matter which one it is.  There would be no risk for your body if you chose the one in your arms.”

The woman was horrified and responded, “How terrible!  It’s a crime to kill a child!”  “I agree,” the doctor replied, “But you seemed to be okay with it, so I thought that was the best solution.”  The doctor smiled, realizing that he had made his point.

There is no difference in killing a child that has already been born, and one that still in the womb.

“Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: After His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Spirit.” Matthew 1:18; cf. Luke 1:39-41“Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: After His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Spirit.” Matthew 1:18; cf. Luke 1:39-41

Have a great holiday!

Anna Lee

Friday

“Continue earnestly in prayer,

being vigilant in it with thanksgiving.”

~Colossians 4:2~

Today, I ask for prayer for my Texas relatives.  Scott, my first cousin, was rushed to the hospital earlier this morning.  I don’t know any details.  Brenda, his wife, has been in bed due to back surgery that didn’t go well.  Micah, their son, will be having his last treatment for a brain tumor. Sharla, Scott’s sister, is living in a special care home near her mother, my aunt, Naomi.  They all have their plates overflowing with medical issues, but most importantly, a strong faith in God.  Please pray for them as their faith sustains them in these very difficult time.

Jonathan Ray Chapman
(August 9, 1984 – September 2, 2010)

Jonathan Ray Chapman was born August 9, 1984 and passed away on Thursday, September 2, 2010 at University Hospital, New Orleans. He was 26, a native of Independence and a resident of Loranger.

Jonathan passed away due to a blood clot that was caused by an injury to his knee in early July of this year.

Jonathan is survived by his parents, Jesse and Diane Shaffett Chapman, Loranger; sister, Velma Chapman, Loranger; maternal grandmother, Mary Thames, Amite; nephew, Ian Paul Chauvin, Natalbany; numerous extended family;

Preceded in death by a brother, Jesse Earl Chapman, Jr.; paternal grandparents, Charles & Velma Lois Cutrer Chapman; maternal grandfather, Johnny Wilson Shaffett, Sr.; 2 uncles, Johnny Wilson Shaffett, Jr. and Donald Ray Chapman.

Visitation will be at McKneely & Vaughn Funeral Home, Amite, on Saturday, September 4, 2010 from 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. and on Sunday, September 5, 2010 from 8:00 a.m. until Celebration of Life Services at 3:00 p.m. with Sister Lorena Wilson officiating. Interment in the Briar Patch Cemetery.

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

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

Baptist Press Stories for Sep. 2, 2010
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Vietnam stepping up religious rights abuses, experts say
http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=33623
Report of aid workers’ deaths may be false
http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=33624
Page says Baptists should be ‘giant killers’
http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=33626
Ezell’s passions church planting, adoption
http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=33628
Hungering for God in Hungry Horse
http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=33625
FIRST-PERSON: What does the Bible say about mixed martial arts?
http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=33627
Enjoy some slightly cooler weather.  As you do, remember to pray for the many people you know who have spiritual or physical needs.  What a blessing you can be to others by exercising you privilege of praying to our God!
Anna Lee

Wednesday Afternoon

Rev. David Cutrer says his wife, Rhonda, is doing well.  Thank you for your continued prayers for her healing process.

Caroline Crouch is about the same as yesterday, which is a surprise for the doctors.  Her mother is still praying for healing and requests you pray continue to pray for Caroline.  Pray for the family as they pray and wait by Caroline’s side.

Mrs. Johnnie M. McDaniel Walker
(March 26, 1924 – August 31, 2010)

Mrs. Johnnie M. McDaniel Walker, 86, a native of Stoney Point and a lifelong resident of Wilmer passed away at 7:55 p.m., Tuesday, August 31, 2010 at the Heritage Manor Nursing Home, Franklinton.

Everyone who knew Mrs. Johnnie knew her to be passionate about her family, her daylilies and her flower garden.

Mrs. Johnnie is survived by her daughter, Betty Walker Fortinberry and husband, Hubert, Chesbrough; 2 sons, Barry (Bill) Walker, Wilmer and Lemmie Walker and wife, Sharon, Baton Rouge; grandchildren, Greg Fortinberry and wife, Kim, Chesbrough; Erin Heltz and husband, Darrin, Madisonville; Lee Walker and wife, Ena, Jackson, MS; great grandchildren, Cole and Austin Fortinberry, Isabella and Jacob Walker, Logan Heltz, and Elise and Christopher Ribera; 2 sisters, Jerry Wascom and husband, Clyde, Franklinton and Carolyn Smith and husband, Derwood, Stoney Point; numerous nieces, nephews and extended family.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Leroy Walker; parents, Zack and Maude McDaniel; brother, Glen and wife, June McDaniel.

Visitation at McKneely & Vaughn Funeral Home, Amite, on Thursday, September 2, 2010 from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. and on Friday, September 3, 2010 from 8:00 a.m. until Celebration of Life Services at 10:00 a.m. with Rev. Don McDaniel and Dr. Danny Smith officiating. Interment in the Walker Family Cemetery, Wilmer.

Pallbearers will be Barry Walker, Lee Walker, Greg Fortinberry, Cole Fortinberry, Darren Smith, and Lemmie Walker.

Honorary pallbearers will be Wade Walker, James Harold Bankston, Derwood Smith, Keith McDaniel, Chris Ribera and Darrin Heltz.

The family wishes to thank the Staff of Heritage Manor Nursing Home of Franklinton, Dr. Kyle Magee for the care they provided their Mother. They also wanted to thank James Harold Bankston, who visited and prayed with “Miss Johnnie” every Sunday morning. They also want to especially thank Edith Perry who devoted one year of her life providing loving care for their Mother.

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

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

Mrs. Cleo Jackson Travis
(February 17, 1916 – September 1, 2010)

Mrs. Cleo Jackson Travis was born February 17, 1916 and passed away at 4:05 a.m., September 1, 2010 at the St. Helena Parish Hospital, Greensburg. She was 94, a native of Midland, TX and a resident of Greensburg.

She was a lifelong member of Homewood Baptist Church in Alexandria, LA

Mrs. Cleo is survived by a daughter, Mary Travis Moran and husband, Fred, Greensburg; 2 sisters, Janet McInnish, Alexandria and Helen Place, Lake Charles; brother and sister-in-law, Jake and Evelyn Jackson, Rockwood, TN; 2 sister-in-laws, Faye Manual, Alexandria and Margie Zieglar, Lebanon, PA; grandson, John Moran and wife, Wendra, Baton Rouge; great granddaughter, Willa Grace Moran, Baton Rouge; numerous nieces, nephews and extended family.

Preceded in death by husband, Rennie Howard Travis; grandson, Ronald Jeter Moran.

Visitation will be at McKneely & Vaughn Funeral Home, Amite, on Friday, September 3, 2010 from 9:30 a.m. until Celebration of Life Services at 11:30 a.m. with Bro. Jimmy Koonce officiating. Interment in Moran Cemetery, Greensburg, LA

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

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

Tuesday Obituaries

“Buddy” Eli Hiram Vickers
(April 5, 1939 – August 23, 2010)

A resident of Covington, he died at 3:45 p.m. on Monday, August 23, 2010 at Lakeview Regional Medical Center in Covington. He was born April 5, 1939 in Natalbany and was 71 years of age. Beloved husband of Carol Varnado Vickers for 53 years. Father of Monica Vickers Shaw and her husband, John, Clyde Dean Vickers and his wife, Tammy, D. Brent Vickers and his wife, Connie Lynn and Eric Hiram Vickers and his wife, Connie Ann. Proud grandfather of 12 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Brother of Agnes Vickers Miller and her husband, Charles and Mary Ellen Vickers Gulotta and her husband, the late J.B. Gulotta and numerous nieces and nephews. Son of the late Gladys Goings Vickers and Hiram Vickers. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, from 9 a.m. until religious services at 11 a.m. Thursday, August 26, 2010. Services conducted by Rev. Luke Walters. Interment Amite Memorial Gardens, Amite.

Lester Giles Campbell
(March 15, 1919 – August 24, 2010)

A resident of Kentwood, he died at 12:10 p.m. on Tuesday, August 24, 2010 at Kentwood Manor Nursing Home in Kentwood. He was born March 15, 1919 in Schuyler County, IL and was 91 years of age. He is survived by his 2 daughters, Virginia Kay Allen and her husband, Joe, Kentwood and Carol Ann Muncy and husband, Don, Altus, OK; grandchildren, Richard Dodds, Robert Dodds, Rhonda Vega, Mark Muncy, Paul Muncy, Joe E. Walker, Jr., Michael T. Walker; step-granddaughters, Laura Poulus, Margaret Kindlimann and Kelly Goodlett; 9 great-grandchildren; 3 step-great-grandchildren; 2 step-great-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Theora Grace Steele Campbell; daughter, Mary Ellen Dodds; father, James Eli Campbell; mother, Grace Stevens Campbell; brother, Homer Campbell; infant brother, Herbert E. Campbell; twin brother, Chester James Campbell; 2 sisters, Minnie E. Simpson and Annabell Croxton. Graveside Services will be held at Good Hope Cemetery, Rushville, IL. McKneely Funeral Home, Kentwood, in charge of local arrangements.

Monday

“Now to Him who is able to do

exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think,

according to the power that works in us,

to Him be glory in the church

by Christ Jesus to all generations,

forever and ever.”

~Ephesians 3:20-21~

Whitney Kliesch had a good report on the MRI.  He is getting feeling back and seems to not need surgery.  Pray for him as he begins physical therapy.  His family is very appreciative of your prayers.

Please keep George Eddie Lee on your prayer list.  Alice Faye says he is better in some ways.  As you pray for him, pray for her too.

I talked with Rev. David Cutrer yesterday.  His wife, Rhonda, is recovering from a second surgery.  This one was to clear up infection.  Hopefully, she will be able to come home today.

The AWANA crowd at FBC, Kentwood seemed to be having fun in their first Sunday of a new year.  This is the sixth year for them.  They will begin regular meeting next week.  Pray for the children attending and for the adults who will be helping them.  May young lives be changed because of what they learn at AWANA!

Leslie Rush Allen
(December 30, 1946 – August 22, 2010)

A resident of Roseland, LA, died at 9:18AM on Sunday, August 22, 2010 at his residence. He was born December 30, 1946 in Dubach, LA and was 63 years of age. Visitation at First Pentecostal Church of Roseland, on Tuesday after 8:30 a.m. until religious services at 11 a.m Tuesday. Services conducted by Rev. David Cutrer. Interment Arcola-Roseland Cemetery, Arcola, LA. Survived by wife, Donna Sue Allen, Roseland, daughter, Tracy Allen Newman and her husband, Denman, Walker, 2 sons, Sidney Allen, Bossier City, and David Allen and his wife, Jessica, Kentwood, 2 sisters, Peggy Barlow, Tickfaw, and Bonnie Gail Peacock, Bossier City, 1 brother, Alfred Eugene Allen, Loranger, 7 grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by parents, Alfred Rush Allen and Bronice Ethel Allen, sister, Christa Jane Allen, 4 brothers, John Wesley Allen, Forrest Glenn Allen, Freddie McClane Allen, and Tommy Lynn Allen. McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, in charge of arrangements.

Have a great Monday!

Anna Lee