Category: Death Notice(s)
Saturday
“Whoever wants to be great must become a servant.”
~Mark 10:43 MSG~
CaringBridge Sites”
- http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/calliecole
- http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/dondenton
- http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/adriannacavanagh
- http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/larkindorris
Baptist Press
November 19, 2009
WASHINGTON–Pro-lifers: Senate health bill unacceptable. http://bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=31722
WASHINGTON–D.C. suit asks for voter input on ‘gay marriage.’ http://bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=31723
LOUISIANA–La. Baptists express CP support. http://bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=31724
WASHINGTON–Northwest Baptists welcome 13 churches. http://bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=31725
GEORGIA–Churches become ‘Missionary Encouragers.’ http://bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=31726
LOUISIANA–CP VIEWS (Reggie Bridges): Cooperating for missions. http://bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=31727
INDIANA–CP VIEWS (Paul Brewster): My two cents worth. http://bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=31728
TEXAS–FIRST-PERSON (Penna Dexter): ENDA VS. religious liberty. http://bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=31729
KOMpray (Kids on Mission Pray)
November 20, 2009
“Let the little children come to Me, and don’t stop them, because the kingdom of God belongs to such as these,” Luke 18:16b
Thanksgiving Dinner
Have you ever heard of the country of Bhutan? When you say it, it sounds like boo-TAHN. Look it up on a map, and you will find it close to India, Bangladesh and Nepal—way over in the eastern part (the right side of the map). Most of the people are Buddhist, not Christian.
There are many people from Bhutan who have moved to the United States. About 300 live near Richmond, VA, and lot live in Texas. Maybe there are Bhutanese (boo-TAH-nees) people living in your city too…
Christians are going to invite some of these Bhutanese people to their houses to have Thanksgiving dinner with their families. They will eat turkey and dressing, mashed potatoes and gravy. The people from Bhutan like chilies in their food so maybe they will slip some hot chilies in the dressing!
Pray for the families that invite these Bhutanese people into their homes. Pray that they will explain that Thanksgiving is a holiday when we give thanks to God for His blessings. Pray for the people from Bhutan that they will want to learn more about God.
Guess what? I’m praying for you too—praying you will have a GREAT Thanksgiving and that you will say “Thank You” to God lots of times for all the wonderful things He is doing for you.
Prayer Requests from Missionary Kids
Pray that the International School will be able to start their campus in Kuala Lumpur. MA, age 12 (Southeast Asian peoples)
My family has just moved to a new village in Niger. Already the Lord has brought me many new friends and I love to run up and down the paths in our village. Today we had church in our front yard and many people came to hear us sing and tell stories from the Bible. Please pray that they might come to understand the love of Jesus. NOAH, age 3 (Sub-Saharan African peoples)
Kne
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“At the name of Jesus every knee should bow…” Philippians 2:10
Mike Benson, Editor
FAITH IS INDISPENSIBLE in the lives of individual Christians (Hebrews 11:6)…
Faith is also the vital ingredient for church growth. The words “faith” and “belief” are used almost 500 times in the New Testament. No individual or congregation can ever be great without faith!
The contemporary religious scene offers no shortage of church growth experts who tout a wide variety of leadership styles, management plans, and growth strategies for building bigger, better, more exciting churches. In the final analysis, however, real growth in any congregation will never rise above the level of faith of its membership and leadership!
How can you determine whether or not a church possesses genuine faith?
A church with faith is a working church. James says, “But someone may wells say, ‘You have faith and I have works’; show me your faith without the works, and I will show you my faith by my works” (James 2:18). A church’s faith is measured by the energetic service, involvement, and sacrificial commitment of its members. Faith finds a way! We must dream, but we must also work our dreams!
A church with faith has its heart on God. We must never leave God out of the picture. Too often we talk of future plans and needed works as though God were not even involved. We conclude that some things are “impossible” or “out of the question” because we have eliminated God from the discussion. We made the mistake of trying to calculate the future of the church with an adding machine and a slide rule, without leaving room for God! We may plant and water, but it is God who gives the increase!
Genuine faith is highly visible — it can be seen! Our problem is that we try to build churches the wrong way around — we want the results of faith without the rigors of faith! But faith cannot be counterfeited or imitated. It must be real to produce real church growth! Bobby Dockery
KneEmail: “So then faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God.” Romans 10:17
Dorothy Courtney Stevens
(October 16, 1921 – November 20, 2009)
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“A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials heavy and sudden fall upon us; When adversity takes the place of prosperity; When friends who rejoice with us in our sunshine desert us; When trouble thickens around us, still will she cling to us, and endeavor by her kind precepts and counsels to dissipate the clouds of darkness, and cause peace to return to our hearts.” – Washington Irving
Mrs. Dorothy Courtney Stevens was born October 16, 1921 and passed away at 2:45 a.m., Friday, November 20, 2009, at Hood Memorial Hospital, Amite. Mrs. Dorothy was 88, a native and resident of Amite.
She is survived by daughter, Margaret Ann Stevens McCoy and husband Bobby R. McCoy, Baton Rouge; son, Larry Earl Stevens and wife Cindy Dees Stevens, Amite; three grandsons, David McCoy and wife Rene, Prairieville; Derek McCoy and wife Shirley, Baton Rouge; Robbie McCoy, Baton Rouge; two granddaughters, Kimberly Stevens Guillory and husband Heath, Ponchatoula; Kristen Stevens, Amite; three great-grandchildren, Madeline, Patrick Wallace and Evangeline McCoy, Prairieville; sister, Margaret Courtney Stevens, Amite.
Preceded in death by husband, Wallace Earl Stevens; parents, Harney and Bessie Shumway Courtney; brother, Norman Courtney.
Pallbearers are David McCoy, Derek McCoy, Robbie McCoy, Ray Bellot, Gerald Melancon, Paul Johnson, and Charles “Butch” Slade. Honorary pallbearer is Greg Dreher.
Visiting at McKneely & Vaughn Funeral Home, Amite, on Monday, November 23, 2009 from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m and on Tuesday, November 24 from 8:00 a.m. until Religious services at 11:00 a.m. with Rev. Mike Foster officiating. Interment in Stevens Cemetery, Amite, LA.
An on-line Guestbook and to view a Memorial Video Tribute is available at http://www.mckneelyvaughnfh.com
McKneely & Vaughn Funeral Home, Amite, is located at I-55N & Hwy 16W behind Mr. Tom’s Car Wash & Bond Eye Clinic.
Have a great day preparing for the Lord’s Day!
Anna Lee
Friday Afternoon
Dr. Earl Council is home for now. Continue to pray for him.
ALYNE “DALE” WILSON, AGE 68
And a resident of Mt. Hermon died at 7:15 pm Thursday November 19, 2009 at Good Samaritan Nursing Home under the care of Camellia Hospice. She was a member of Mt. Hermon Baptist Church and worked alongside her family on their dairy farm for over 50 years.
Survived by:
Husband of 52 years: Horace Wilson of Mt. Hermon
Son and Daughter in law: Troy and Brenda Wilson
Daughter: Stephanie Wilson of Mt. Hermon
Grandson and Granddaughter in law: Troy Wilson II and Donette Wilson
2 Great-granddaughters: Cassie and Macey Wilson
Great-grandson: Trenton Wilson
Nephew: John and Regina McElveen of Yazoo City, MS
2 Very Special Friends: Laurine Bracy and Jerry Rayborn, Jr.
She was preceded in death by her parents Leo and Dora Lee McElveen, brother Wade McElveen, grandson Spencer Wilson, and great-granddaughter Hannah Wilson
Visitation will be at Crain Funeral Home Saturday November 21st after 10 am until the funeral service at 1 pm in the funeral home chapel with Rev. Troy Bankston, Rev. Karl Wilson and Leroy McElveen officiating. Burial will follow in the Bogue Chitto Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the American Diabetes Association.
Sherry G. Simpson
Friday
| If you wait for perfect conditions,
you will never get anything done.” Ecclesiastes 11:4 (NLT)
Pray for Mr. James Miller. He’s “under the weather”.
Dr. Earl Council is hospitalized in Ruston. Pray for him and his family as they seek a diagnosis.
Mrs. Jeanette McGehee will have surgery Monday. Please be in pray for her.
Robert Earl Sanders Died on Thursday, November 19, 2009 in New Orleans. He was born August 31, 1943 in New Orleans, LA to James O. Sanders, Jr. and Thelma Mae Smith Sanders. Age 66 years. Arrangements are incomplete at this time with McKnely Funeral Home, Amite.
Wilton “Ditsy” Bennett THAT’S AMORE! Ready for some groaners? (author unknown) When the moon hits your eye, When an eel bites your hand, When your horse munches straw, When Othello’s poor wife, When you ace your last tests, A comedian ham, When your chocolate graham, When you’ve had quite enough, What is amore? It’s the Italian word for love! The Greek word is, of course, agape. And in scripture, love is: –the cement that holds relationships together, the “bond of perfection” (Col. 3:14) –the essence of God’s nature (I John 4:7) –the one thing greater than any of God’s spiritual gifts (I Cor. 13:8) –the foundation of the greatest command (and the second greatest!) (Mark 12:30-31) –the culmination of the Christian graces (2 Peter 1:5-7) That’s amore! “Let all that you do be done with love.” (1 Cor 16:14). Have a great day! Alan Smith Have a great Friday. Make time to pray! Anna Lee |
Thursday
“Never tell your neighbors to wait until tomorrow
if you can help them now.”
~Proverbs 3:28 TEV~
Frances Gay shared two requests
- Rachel Booty has been having seizures for about a year. She had five yesterday and was taken to an emergency room in New Orleans. Pray for Rachel and her family as they seek the cause of ther problem and the proper treatment.
- Ann McMillan has also has been having seizures. She was released from the hospital in Tylertown yesterday.
Your prayer for these will be greatly appreciated.
Mr. Earl Dees will be in CCU for about three days. Please remember him and his family in your prayers.
George Langlois
(December 22, 1955 – November 18, 2009)
George Langlois, 53, was born on December 22, 1955 and passed away at 9:30 p.m., Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at Kentwood Manor Nursing Home, Kentwood.
Arrangements 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 Mr. Tom’s Car Wash & Bond Eye Clinic.
Ms. Jessie Jones
Age 61, and a resident of Hammond, Jessie passed away on Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at North Oaks Medical Center. She was a very special person, who touched many lives and will be deeply missed by all who knew her. Having worked in the banking business for the past forty years, she was employed by Capital One for the past ten years as the Hammond branch manager and vice-president.
Jessie is survived by two daughters, Lesley Fannaly, and Ashley Lanoue and husband John; grandsons, Davis and Spencer Lanoue; sister, Susan Patenotte; brother, Jerry Jones Sr. She is also survived by her former husband and longtime friend, Bernie Fannaly and many extended family members, including a special niece, Lori Batts.
Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral services from the chapel of Brandon G. Thompson Funeral Home on Friday, November 20, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. The family requests that visiting hours be observed on Thursday, November 19th from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. and again on Friday from 8:00 a.m. until the funeral service time. Rev. Willie J. Holland will officiate the services and entombment will follow in Rose Memorial Mausoleum.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made, in memory of Jessie Jones, to the American Cancer Society, 10528 Kentshire Court, Baton Rouge LA 70810.
Condolences and other information are available online at http://www.bgthompsonfuneralhome.com
Arrangements have been entrusted to Brandon G. Thompson Funeral Home of Hammond.
Kne
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“At the name of Jesus every knee should bow…” Philippians 2:10
Mike Benson, Editor
FAITH IS INDISPENSIBLE in the lives of individual Christians (Hebrews 11:6)…
Faith is also the vital ingredient for church growth. The words “faith” and “belief” are used almost 500 times in the New Testament. No individual or congregation can ever be great without faith!
The contemporary religious scene offers no shortage of church growth experts who tout a wide variety of leadership styles, management plans, and growth strategies for building bigger, better, more exciting churches. In the final analysis, however, real growth in any congregation will never rise above the level of faith of its membership and leadership!
How can you determine whether or not a church possesses genuine faith?
A church with faith has its FEET ON THE GROUND. Faith must be rooted in the Word of God (Romans 10:17). We are living in the age of religious gimmickry. All sorts of inducements are offered to lure people to worship. Some will justify anything which fills pews. Churches seek to sell excitement, entertainment, easy going informality, and minimal commitment. The only church growth which his real and enduring, however, is that which is based on God’s Word. Gimmickry betrays a spiritual shallowness. It is an expression of a loss of confidence in God’s Word.
A church with faith has its HANDS ON THE PLOW. Jesus said, “No man having put his hand to the plow, and looking back is fit for the kingdom of God” (Luke 9:62). (To be continued). Bobby Dockery
“Jesus said to him,
‘If you can believe,
all things are possible to him who believes.'”
~Mark 9:23~
I hope you will join us at the cabin tonight for food, fellowship, and a devotional time led by Rev. Dennis Walker.
Have a great day!
Anna Lee
Wednesday Afternoon 2
I just learned that Earl Dees, a former teacher, had heart surgery today. Pray for him as her recovers.
I also learned that a former classmate, Jessie Jones, passed away today.
My aunt requested prayer for her sister-in-law, Lottie, who is experiencing some new health issues.
Monday Addition
Kenneth Dale Bridges
(December 27, 1948 – November 15, 2009)
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Kenneth Dale Bridges, 60 years old, born December 27, 1948 in Easleyville, lost his life Sunday, November 15, 2009 doing what he loved, farming. He was an avid farmer all of his life and wanted to keep farming alive in our country. He was also a member of Boilermakers Union Local #37 of Slidell. He is survived by his wife, Shirley Allen Bridges, Jackson, LA; 4 sons, Kerry and his wife, Connie, Khris, Scott and Ethan Bridges, all of Kentwood; 2 daughters, Janie Bridges Falgout and her husband, Victor, Loranger and Michelle Bridges, Slidell; 2 step-sons, Justin Coleman and his wife, Casey and John Coleman and his wife, Theresa, all of St. Francisville; a step-daughter, Amanda Delaughter, Jackson; grandchildren, Dalton, Blake, Shawn, Shane, Dalton Ray, Taylor, Riley, Kirstie, Katelyn, Scottlyn and Skyler Bridges, Jordan Lee, Matthew, Michaela and Madeline O’Hern, Makenna Fortenberry, Anthony Delaughter, Alexus Jones, Tobi Elizabeth Adams, Jordan and Jada Coleman; a brother, Donald Ray Bridges and his wife, Sheri, Kentwood. He was preceded in death by his parents, C.J. and Lucille Newsom Bridges; 2 sons, Keith Dale and Kevin Duane Bridges. Visitation will be at New Zion Baptist Church, Kentwood, from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. on Tuesday and from 8 a.m. until religious services at 2 p.m. on Wednesday. Interment will be at New Zion Cemetery, Kentwood.
Wednesday Afternoon
From Melissa Simpson
Barbra Roberts died today at 12:15 pm. Please pray for the family and her many friends.
From Majel Dean
We are all well and having a great time. Today we see Doug Gabriel , Shoji Tabuchi and Tony Orlando with the Lennon Sisters. Christmas lights here are beautiful. We have heard some good comedians, but we have our own on the bus, Tom Brister. He keeps us laughing! Majel
Lawana called to say her sister’s body will have an autopsy and then be cremated. Her ashes will be taken to Florida later. Jean Carter DiMauro was 50.
Verlie Walker Crowe
(December 17, 1919 – November 10, 2009)
A native of Bolivar, died at 11:45 a.m. on Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at her residence in Bolivar, LA. Age 89 years. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, from 9 a.m. until religious services at 1 p.m. Thursday. Services conducted by Bro. Dan Bond and Elder Jason Skipper. Interment Stoney Point Cemetery, Stoney Point, LA. She is survived by 4 sons, Jerry Crowe and his wife, Carol, Amite, Ronnie Crowe, Walker, Gaylon Crowe, Covington, Gary Joe Crowe and his wife, Susanne, Bolivar; and a daughter, Linda Dykes and her husband, Sherwood, Folsom; 8 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; 3 great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clyde Crowe; parents, Percy and Lula McDaniel Walker; brother, Charles Walker; 3 sisters, Dorothy Currier, Martha Cox, and Bobbie Jean Mixon.
Wednesday
“Ask, and it will be given to you;
seek, and you will find;
knock, and it will be opened to you.”
~Matthew 7:7~
Mrs. Kathryn Sanders is home and doing better. Please continue to pray for her.
Dr. Earl Council is also felling much better. He got a good report yesterday in Ruston.
There are no funeral arrangements for Jean Carter DiMauro yet. Please continue to pray for the family.
Mrs. Lois LaBauve
Visitation at First Baptist Church of Greensburg, from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. on Wednesday and from 8 a.m. until religious services at 11 a.m. Thursday.
Baptist Press
November 10, 2009
TEXAS–Pastor treks to mosque in Killeen. http://bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=31656
TEXAS–At Fort Hood, chaplain aids grief-stricken. http://bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=31657
TEXAS–2 mass murders in 1 town improbable, pastor says. http://bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=31658
WASHINGTON–Pro-lifers: No room for compromise in health care. http://bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=31659
IOWA–Iowa messengers approve sale of building. http://bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=31660
GEORGIA–States to handle DR for Ida. http://bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=31661
GEORGIA–FIRST-PERSON (Scott Barkley): Happy birthday to us. http://bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=31662
Kne
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“At the name of Jesus every knee should bow…” Philippians 2:10
Mike Benson, Editor
TWO “OLD BOYS” down home went deer hunting and hit the jackpot…
They killed an eleven-point buck and were dragging him through the thick underbrush toward their truck when they encountered another hunter who offered some free and unsolicited, “Fellows, it’s none of my business, but if you will pull that deer by the horns instead of by the legs, those horns won’t get caught in the underbrush, and he will be lots easier to pull.”
Recognizing the wisdom involved, combined with their desire to be friendly, they dropped the deers legs, grabbed him by the horns, and started pulling. After a couple of minutes, one of them commented that their benefactor was one smart guy because the deer was much easier to pull. The other “old boy” wasn’t so sure about the wisdom, though, as he said, “Yes, but we’re getting farther from the truck all of the time!”
Of course, it’s a joke. However, it’s not a joke that many husbands and wives are getting farther apart as the years go by when they should be getting closer together. The net result is that our society and our way of life are all being negatively impacted, and our nation itself, based on historical evidence, is threatened. Zig Ziglar
“And He answered and said to them,
“Have you not read that He who made them at the beginning ‘
made them male and female,’ and said, ‘
For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother
and be joined to his wife,
and the two shall become one flesh’?
So then, they are no longer two but one flesh.
Therefore what God has joined together,
let not man separate.”
Matthew 19:4-6
Have a great day!
Anna Lee
Tuesday Afternoon
Lois Newman LaBauve
(Died November 9, 2009)
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Died at 3:48AM on Monday, November 9, 2009 at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in Baton Rouge, LA. She was a native of Magnolia, MS and a resident of Fluker, LA. Age 73 years. Visitation at First Baptist Church of Greensburg, from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. on Wednesday and from 8 a.m. until religious services at 11 a.m. Thursday. Services conducted by Rev. Mark Robinson. Interment Arcola-Roseland Cemetery, Arcola, LA. Survived by husband, Earlo LaBauve, Fluker, 2 daughters, Sharon LaBauve Martin and her husband Curt, Kentwood and Elaine LaBauve Harrington and her husband, Ken, Denham Springs, son, Lawrence E. “Larry” LaBauve, Jr. and his wife Keri, Baton Rouge, 3 grandchildren, Misty Holder, Denham Springs, Destiny Martin, Kentwood, and Brendon LaBauve, Baton Rouge. Preceded in death by parents, James Eugene and Annie Williams Newman, 3 sisters, Helen Yentzen, Winnie Cox, and Myrtle Courtney, and brother, John Morris Newman. McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, in charge of arrangements.
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