Category: Death Notice(s)

Wednesday Evening

From Lloyd and Alcyon Hayden

please add Eric Pritchard to the prayer link.He has just been rushed to West Jefferson. Serious.

 

Read about the earthquake in Haiti

https://mail.google.com/mail/?shva=1#inbox/12629ad82fe8368d

 

Douglas J. Hayden
(September 27, 1937 – January 12, 2010)

 
 
  Douglas J. Hayden  
 
U.S. Veteran Douglas J. Hayden a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and brother was born on September 27, 1937 and passed away at 9:50 p.m., Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. He was 72, a native and resident of Amite.Mr. Douglas is survived by his wife of 52 years, Betty Harris Hayden, Amite; 3 daughters, Debra Hayden Jenkins, Loranger, Mary Hayden LaMarca and husband Lance, Independence, and Laurie Hayden Price and husband Mike, Mansfield; 2 sisters, Frances Hayden Nix and Claire Wooley, AR, ; 3 brothers, Danny and Tommy Hayden , Amite, Vic Hayden, Independence;6 Granddaughters, Stephanie Hoffman Morel and husband Justin, Lindsay Lamarca, Alison Jenkins, Sarah Jenkins, Morgan Price and Haylee Price; 1 great-granddaughter, Jenna Morel. Preceded in death by his parents, Mary Brown Hayden and TJ Hayden; 1 brother, Billy Hayden.

Visitation will be at McKneely & Vaughn Funeral Home, Amite, on Friday, January 15, 2010 from 9:00 a.m. until Religious Services at 11:00 a.m. with Bro. Burdette Thomas officiating. Interment in the Bankston Cemetery, Amite, LA.

In lieu of flowers the family request memorial donations be made to Shady Grove Baptist Church, % Bro. Burdette Thomas, 48178 Norman McCain Rd., Franklinton, LA 70438

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

McKneely & Vaughn Funeral Home, Amite, is located at I-55N & Hwy 16W behind Bill Hood Automotive and Mr. Tom’s Car Wash.

 

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Wednesday

Lloyd and Alcyon Hayden request prayer for Eric Prichard who was rushed to the hospital in Baton Rouge yesterday.

 

Ora Lee Wilson requests prayer for her sister, Barbara Clark of Denham Springs.  Barbara was just diagnosed with leuchemia and is in ICU at Lady of the Lake.  She would appreciate your prayers for Barbara, the medical staff, and the family. 

 

I have some requests for prayers in my extended family.   Thank-you so much for remembering us.

 

Douglas Hayden
(September 27, 1937 – January 12, 2010)

U.S. Veteran Douglas Hayden was born September 27, 1937 and passed away at 9:50 p.m., Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Douglas was 72 and a resident of Amite.

Arrangments are incomplete at this time.

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

McKneely & Vaughn Funeral Home, Amite, is located at I-55N & Hwy 16W behind Bill Hood Automotive and Mr. Tom’s Car Wash.

Monday

I’m very blessed to have a son who is able to help me when I have computer issues!  He came through for me again this morning.  Thank-you, Jason!

I learned this morning that a former student was killed in an accident.  Pray for families that have been touched by accidents lately.

As the weather continues to be cold, check with others to see if you can help them in any way.  Stay as warm as possible.

Anna Lee

Sunday Evening

Rev. Butch Reviere will have surgery in Lacombe on Monday, January 18.  Please be in prayer for Bro. Butch, his family, and the surgeons.

Mrs. Della McDaniel continues to improve.  Keep her and her family in your prayers.

Please continue to pray for Mrs. Linda Hulkaby as she awaits test results.

Donise Honeycutt is doing well, but doesn’t yet know when he will be released from the hospital in Philadelphia.

Mrs. Faye Price continues to be in Hammond with the possibility of moving to rehab soon.  Keep “Miss” Faye and her family in your prayers.

Robert Ricks of Arcola is cancer free at this point.  He will be going back to M.D. Anderson in three months for a check-up.  Remember Robert and Pat in your prayers.

JOHN ALLEN FORBES, age 76 and a resident of Thomas died at 10:45 PM Friday at Riverside Medical Center.

He was devoted to his family, his church and fishing. He was a retired boilermaker and a member and deacon of Thomas First Baptist Church. He was a member Pine Masonic Lodge #264.

Survived by: Wife: Patsy Brister Forbes of Thomas 4 Daughters and sons in law: Sandra and Phillip Branch of Dexter Linda and Richard Thomas of Thomas Johnnie and Mike Whisenhunt of Hammond Karen and Bret Denison of Manassas, VA Grandchildren: Jennifer and Danny Thomas, Kamala and Jeremy Aaron, Brandon Branch, Rick and Megan Thomas, John Michael and Jennifer Whisenhunt, Joshua Hunt, Colbye and Bucky Erwin, Kayce Hunt, Bethany Hunt, Mark Whisenhunt and D.J. Denison. Great-grandchildren: Shelbye Branch, Abby Thomas, Carson Thomas, Ryleigh Erwin, Cooper Thomas and Lola Aaron. 2 Brothers: Dick Forbes of Stateline Walton Forbes of Tylertown 1 Sister: Jenell Dillon of Franklinton He was preceded in death by his parents Reacie and Lillie Mae Dillon Forbes; 3 brothers Charles Forbes, Richard Forbes and Robert Forbes and a sister Mary Cutrer.

Visitation at Crain Funeral Home after 10 AM Sunday until time for the funeral service at 2 PM in the funeral home chapel with Rev. Denny Brumfield and Bucky Erwin officiating. Burial will follow in the Thomas Cemetery.

Anthony Joseph Sampere, Jr.
(April 15, 1976 – January 10, 2010)

Anthony Joseph Sampere, Jr.

Died at 8:30 a.m. on Sunday, January 10, 2010 in Albany. He was a native of Hammond and a resident of Independence. Age 33 years. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, from 9 a.m. until 10:45 a.m. Tuesday. Religious Services at Mater Dolorosa Catholic Church, Independence, at 11 a.m. Tuesday. Services conducted by Fr. Howard Adkins. Interment Colonial Mausoleum, Independence. Survived by his fiance’, Ashley Pingno; daughter, Gabrielle Marie Sampere; mother, Cecilia Marie Sampere; 10 sisters, Margaret Perrin, Helen Carona, Tonya LeBlanc, Wendy Nielsen, Mary Loving, Christen Anzalone, Dana Sampere, Catherine Inzinna, Anna St. Marie, Angela Gomez, numerous nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by father, Anthony Sampere, Sr.


Sunday

Surrender yourself to the Lord,

and wait patiently for him.

~Psalm 37:7 (GW)~

Continue to stay as warm and safe as you can during this cold weather.

Walter H. Bryant
(March 16, 1936 – January 10, 2010)

Walter H. Bryant

Walter Harrison Bryant a loving husband, father, grandfather and brother passed away at 2:30 a.m., Sunday, January 10, 2010 at his residence surrounded by his family. He was 73, a native of Tangipahoa Parish and a resident of Amite.

Walter is survived by his wife of 53 years, Betty Gill Bryant, Amite; 3 daughters, Jo Ann Bryant, Amite, Rita Rutland, Amite, and Donna B. Callihan and husband Gary, Kentwood; 2 sons, Randy Bryant, Denham Springs and Jimmy Bryant and wife Vicki, Amite; 2 sisters, Catherine Murphy, Albany and Josephine Fedele and husband Pete, Albany; a brother, Olen Bryant and wife Joyce, Slidell; 12 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren.

Preceded in death by his parents, Johnny Monroe, Sr. and Effie Clark Bryant; sister, Louise Popwell; 2 brothers, Johnny Monroe Bryant, Jr. and Henry Earl Bryant; and a grandson, Mark Cowart, Sr.

Visitation will be at McKneely & Vaughn Funeral Home, Amite, on Tuesday, January 12, 2010 from 10:00 a.m. until Religious Services at 2:00 p.m. with Rev. Darryl Miller officiating. Interment in the Woodland Cemetery, Kentwood, LA.

An on-line Guestbook and to view a Video Tribute is available at http://www.mckneelyvaughnfh.com

McKneely & Vaughn Funeral Home, Amite, is located at I-55N & Hwy 16W behind Bill Hood Automotive and Mr. Tom’s Car Wash.


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

A STORE MANAGER heard his clerk tell a customer, “No, ma’am, we haven’t had any for a while, and it doesn’t look as if we’ll be getting any soon…”
Horrified, the manager came running over to the customer and said, “Of course we’ll have some soon!  We place an order last week.”  Then the manager drew the clerk aside.  “Never,” he snarled, “Never, never, never, say we’re out of anything; say we’ve got it on order and it’s coming.  Now, what was it she wanted anyway?”
The clerk said, “Rain…”
“Lying lips are an abomination to the LORD:
but they that deal truly are His delight.”
Proverbs 12:22


Friday

“Blessed be the Lord,

because He has heard the voice of my supplications!”

~Psalm 28:6~

Pray for Linda Hulkaby as she has surgery this morning.

Pray for the family and friends of Mrs. Wanzie Williams today as her life is celebrated at 11:00.


James Lee passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2010, at the St. Helena Parish Hospital. He was 87, a resident of Greensburg and a native of McComb, Miss. He retired from Transco-Williams Pipeline, where he had been employed for 33 years. Visitation will be held at Red Bluff Baptist Church, Greensburg, on Thursday, Jan. 7, from 6 p.m. until service time on Friday, Jan. 8, at 12:30 p.m., conducted by the Rev. Joseph Day. Interment at Red Bluff Baptist Church Cemetery. He is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Barbara Lee Aaron and Jack Aaron, of Jackson; and grandchildren, Jason and wife Liz Aaron, of Slaughter, Dana Aaron and Stacey Vice, both of Jackson. He also leaves behind six great-grandchildren that he loved and who made him proud, Caleb Aaron, Trevor Vice, Jared Thompson, Dakota Thompson, Emily Vice and James Elliot “Cowboy” Aaron. He was preceded in death by his father, James “Jimmy” Lee; mother, Lela Newsome Lee; great-grandchild, Aaron Cheyenne Thompson; first wife, Imogene Frazier Lee; and second wife, Rita Hyde Lee. Pallbearers will be Jason Aaron, Caleb Aaron, Trevor Vice, Dakota Thompson, Bo Staples, Brad DeBlanc and James Elliott “Cowboy” Aaron. Honorary pallbearers are Homer Carter, Jerry Dedon and Charles Frazier. Leland was a proud World War II veteran having served in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Tangier. He was an avid fox hunter, leaving behind many old friends. Special thanks and appreciation to Primecare Health Services and the doctors and staff at St. Helena Parish Hospital.
THE PAINS OF CHILDBIRTH

Here are the answers to some questions that you may have had about pregnancy:

Q. Should I have a baby after 35?
A.  No, 35 children is enough.

Q.  I’m two months pregnant now.  When will my baby move?
A.  With any luck, right after he finishes college.

Q.  How will I know if my vomiting is morning sickness or the flu?
A.  If it’s the flu, you’ll get better.

Q.  What is the most common pregnancy craving?
A..  For men to be the ones who get pregnant.

Q.  What is the most reliable method to determine a baby’s sex?
A.  Childbirth.

Q.  My wife is five months pregnant and so moody that sometimes she’s borderline irrational.
A.   So what’s your question?

Q.  My childbirth instructor says it’s not pain I’ll feel during labor, but pressure. Is she right?
A.   Yes, in the same way that a tornado might be called an air current.

Q.  When is the best time to get an epidural?
A.  Right after you find out you’re pregnant.

Q.  Is there anything I should avoid while recovering from childbirth?
A.   Yes, pregnancy.

Q.  Does pregnancy cause headaches?
A.   Pregnancy causes anything you want to blame it for.

Q. Our baby was born last week.  When will my wife begin to feel and act normal again?
A.  When the kids are in college.

The joy of pregnancy and childbirth!  Mothers are quick to tell me that those two words don’t belong together with the word “joy”.  And here’s a helpful tip (from personal experience) for you fathers.  When your wife is in labor and the needle on the graph is showing her contractions, don’t ever say, “Is that the highest you can make the needle jump?”  At that point, she will not see the humor in the situation.  It will only make her angry.  (Trust me!)

The Bible refers often to pregnancy and childbirth.  But it never speaks of it as a time of joy.  Rather, it refers accurately to the “pains of childbirth.”

In Romans 8, Paul draws a parallel between what an expectant mother experiences and what we (and all of creation) experience as we await the return of Jesus Christ:

“I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us…..We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time.  Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.” (Romans 8:18,22-23, NIV)

A mother in labor may feel the pain will never end.  With what you are going through right now in your life, you may feel the same way.  Someday, though, for God’s children, the pain will pass and the joy will be greater than we ever imagined.  For that day we “wait eagerly”!

Have a great day!

Alan Smith
Helen Street Church of Christ
Fayetteville, North Carolina

Stay safe and warm though this extremely cold weather.

Anna Lee

Thursday

“…Give yourselves to God…

surrender your whole being to him

to be used for righteous purposes.”

~Romans 6:13 (TEV)~

Mrs. Katie Milton is home after a short hospital stay.  Keep her in your prayers.

Continue to pray for Mrs. Faye Price.  She continues to have good and not so good days.  She’s still in Hammons.

Pray for those who will not be warm during this cold spell we are facing.  Do what you can to help others who may not be able to help themselves sufficiently.

JAMES LELAN LEE

James Lelan Lee, a resident of Greensburg, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2010. He was 87. Arrangements are pending with Charlet Funeral Home Inc., Clinton.

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

GORDON BELL IS trying to devise a system in which he can recall almost anything in his life… 

For the past decade, Bell, a Microsoft researcher, has been “moving” the data from his brain onto computers. The process is much more involved than saving digital pictures and e-mails. Bell carries around video equipment, cameras, and audio recorders to capture his conversations, commutes, trips, and experiences. He has used a SenseCam—a device being developed by Microsoft that a person hangs around his neck to record automatically every detail of life in photo form. And Bell has been saving almost everything, from restaurant receipts to correspondence, bills, and medical records. 

Thus far Bell has accumulated a mountain of data—more than 350 gigabytes, not including the streaming audio and video. He describes the storage of information as a replica of his biological memory. It’s actually better, he says, because if you back up your data in enough places, this digitized “e-memory” never forgets. It’s like having a multimedia transcript of your life. Bell hopes that by developing and implementing this process, people will not have to fret about storing the details of their lives in their heads anymore; they can save the details on their computer and recall it at will.

Do we really want to remember every detail of our lives? After all, we make many mistakes (Romans 3:23). Sure, we want to learn from our mistakes, but do we want to be reminded of them constantly? Aren’t there things that we’d like to forget and know that they won’t be held against us?

There is one who has infallible, total recall: God! “Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do” (Hebrews 4:13). God will recall everything we have done and hold us accountable for every impure thought, idle word, and evil deed  (Acts 17:31; 2 Corinthians 5:10).

Unless . . . the memory of our sins has been erased through the sacrifice of Christ. The Old Testament prophets foretold the time when God would establish a new covenant with His people that contained this promise: “I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more” (Jeremiah 31:34; cf. Hebrews 8:12). On Judgment Day, the Lord will not recall those sins covered by the blood of Jesus. Are you covered? —David A. Sargent

“I will forgive their iniquity,

and I will remember their sins no more.”

~Jeremiah 31:34~

Prepare yourself for the cold weather we will soon have.  Prepare yourself for eternity.  The latter is even more important than the first!

Anna Lee

Wednesday

Wanzie Faye Williams
(April 23, 1934 – January 5, 2010)

Wanzie Faye Williams

Wanzie Faye Sharkey Williams a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and loyal friend went to meet her Lord January 5, 2010 at her home in Kentwood, LA. An example of how to live and die. “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.

She was born April 23, 1934 in Amite, LA. She was the daughter of Felix and Daisy Morgan Sharkey. She was a supervisor for the National Association of State Department of Agriculture and worked throughout the State of Louisiana. She and her late husband, J.L. also were in the cattle business for many years and she was a certified realtor. She was a very faithful and devoted member of First Baptist Church in Kentwood.

She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband of 55 years, James Lathan “J.L.” Williams; a daughter, Pamela Williams McBride; a brother and sister-in-law, Earl Ray and Betty Sharkey and a brother-in-law, Roy Frazier.

She is survived by three sons, James Lathan Williams, Jr. and wife, Wendy Mallet Williams of Kentwood, Stanford Felix Williams of Mandeville and Gary Lee Williams and wife, Renee Smith Williams of Baton Rouge; two brothers and their wives, Bobby and Vickie Sharkey and Harrell and Susie Sharkey, all of Amite; one sister, Julee Sharkey Frazier of Baton Rouge; six grandchildren, James Lathan Williams, III, Derrick Williams, Chad Williams, Chloe Williams, Zach Williams and Cory Harold and wife, Jessica; one great-granddaughter, Sydnie Williams; numerous nieces, nephews and loving friends. The family would like to extend a very special thank you to Bro. Joey Miller and all of Mrs. Williams friends at First Baptist Church in Kentwood and the Kentwood community.

Visitation is Thursday from 6PM until 9PM at First Baptist Church in Kentwood and Friday from 9AM until services at 11AM with Rev. Joey Miller officiating. Burial will be in Woodland cemetery with Hartman-Sharkey Funeral Home in McComb in charge.

Pallbearers will be James Lathan Williams, III, Derrick Williams, Cory Harold, Rex Sharkey, Chad Williams, Chase Sharkey, Michael Sharkey and Zach Williams.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be sent to First Baptist Church Widows Ministries, 310 Avenue E., Kentwood, LA 70444.

Wednesday

Carefully consider the path for your feet,

and all your ways will be established.

~Proverbs 4:26 (HCSB)~

Bob Wagstaff had surgery on his back in Korea and is doing well.  Lots of interesting things have happened.  For example, the American doctor who is assisting is the son of missionaries.  Don will be in the hospital for the week, but will need to stay in the country for a month.  Pray he continues to do well and that they will be a “positive” influence on those they meet.

Mrs. Kathrine Sanders’ son-in-law, Donise Honeycutt, had surgery yesterday.  Donise did well.  At this time, the doctors think the surgery was a success.  Please pray for the Sanders and Honeycutt families.

Be extra careful in this cold weather!

CaringBridge

Judy Wilson’s photo
Judy Y. Wilson

I haven’t located an obituary for Mrs. Wanzie Williams yet.  Just think of the celebration she and her loved ones in heaven are having right now!  Can’t you picture her and hear her?

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“At the name of Jesus every knee should bow…” Philippians 2:10
Mike Benson, Editor
YEARS AGO, A thunderstorm swept through southern Kentucky and blew over an old pear tree on a farm where the Claypool family had lived for six generations…
Old Grandpa Claypool grieved to lose the tree he had climbed as a boy.  For all of his life, he had enjoyed eating pears off of that old treee.  A neighbor came by and said, “John, I’m really sorry to see that find old pear tree blown down.”  John Claypool replied, “I’m sorry too.  It’s a real part of my past.”  “What are you going to do now?” the neighbor asked.  Grandpa Claypool paused for a moment, then said, “I’m going to pick the fruit and burn what is left.”
There’s a lot of wisdom in those words.  The past can have its uses.  We should enjoy what if of use from the past, and then burn the rest.  We may need to grieve over the past; we can even rejoice in the past; but there is no point in longing for it. (Sermon Central)
“After the death of Moses the servant of the LORD,
it came to pass that the LORD spoke to Joshua the son of Nun,
Moses’ assistant, saying: ‘Moses My servant is dead.
Now therefore, arise, go over this Jordan, you and all this people,
to the land which I am giving to them–the children of Israel.'”
~Joshua 1:1-2~

Have a great day!

Anna Lee