Tag: Death

Thursday

“LORD, You have heard the desire of the humble;

You will strengthen their hearts.

You will listen carefully.”

~Psalm 10:17~

Pray for the world situation, especially our country.  Pray for politicians, voters, old, young, black, while, rich, poor, Christians, and unchristians.  Pray God will use all to make a better world for us all and to bring those who don’t know the Lord to sit at his table.

Pray for victims to man-made and natural disasters.  May we all do our best to keep ourselves and others stay safe.  Especially pray for the people of Texas who have faced the latest natural disaster.  May our disaster relief people be there to help them with meals, clean clothes, rebuilding, but mainly with their spiritual needs.

Mrs. Seymour, mother of two of my former students, Karen Joanne, and Becky, passed away last night.  Many of you may remember her as co-owner of a store of highway 16 between I-55 and highway 51.

I went to bed last night praying for the Jones family.  Read the latest posts and hear the heart of Gavin Jones.  Pray for peace for his thoughts and energy to face each day.

http://gavincarrie.blogspot.com/

Baptist Press – BPNews.net

Wagon Missions – “Closer or Farther Away from God” – Written by Boyd Hatchel

http://wagonmissions.blogspot.cz/

Devotional – Our Daily Bread – “I’m Sorry, Man”

http://odb.org/

As I ponder the good medical report I received Tuesday, I know all medical reports are not so positive.  Pray for each person visiting a doctor, because we never know when they might get a negative report.  Pray for those who will face that situation today.  Pray they will allow God to prepare their hearts for the near future and for eternity.  People in these situations are often very open to hearing God’s Word through us.  Take time to visit, call, pray, share a Scripture, etc. to help make their day a little lighter and their eternity much brighter.

Anna Lee

Wednesday Obituary

Aubrey J. “Pa” Graham
(September 8, 1923 – May 14, 2013)

A resident of Kentwood, died at 2:05 p.m. on Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at North Oaks Medical Center in Hammond. He was born September 8, 1923 in Orvisburg, MS and was 89 years of age. Survived by wife, Elsie Tate Graham, Kentwood; daughter, Paulette Jones and husband, Jerry, Chattawa, MS; 2 sons, Elder Douglas Graham and wife, Millie, Kentwood, and David Graham, Kentwood; 5 grandchildren, Donna Givens, Darla Frerichs, Harry Graham, Jr., Darrin Graham and Preston “Pete” Graham; 17 great grandchildren, Ethan, Payton and Darah Givens, Emily, Erin and Kellie Frerichs, Rebekah Burkes, Esther and Aaron Graham, Caleb, Jessie and Brittany Graham, Kayla and Abbie Jones, and Precious, Presley and P.J. Graham; 3 great grandchildren, Jordyn, Jovie, and Elijah; and 1 sister, Ruby Ard, Franklinton. Preceded in death by parents, Benton and Esther Graham, infant daughter, 2 sister and 3 brothers. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Kentwood, from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. on Thursday and at Beulah Baptist Church, Kentwood, from 10 a.m. until Religious Services at 2 p.m. on Friday, May 17, 2013. Services conducted by Elder Doyle Ball, Elder Mason Miley and Elder Rodney Graham. Interment Beulah Cemetery, Kentwood.

Wednesday Addition

Memorial Service for Mr. Ken Crawford

Memorial Service Kenneth J. Crawford, Sr.
Saturday, May 11, 2013 2:00p.m.
Pine Ridge United Methodist Church
Thank you Peggy T.Crawford

Cali Austin is at MD Anderson today to learn more about the mass in the area of her ear.  Please keep everyone involved in your prayers.

 Brody Roberts is home again.  Please continue to pray he gets wel and doesn’t need to go back to a hospital.

FBC, Kentwood will soon have some shawls (about 2 1/2 ft. by 9 ft.) that will be available in the church auditorium for those who get chilled easily.  Thanks to the ladies involved in making them.  It’s good some of them recognized a need and have been working to meet the need.  Phase one included eight royal blue and gold blankets.  Thanks, ladies.

Saturday

“The one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.”

~1 John 4:4b NIV~

Mr. Pat Hoosier‘s family is rejoicing that after they learned his treatment would not kill cancer in the brain a test showed no cancer of the brain. They are giving God all the glory for the good reports they are receiving.

Arrangements for Fay Faller

Visitation Monday – FBC Hammond 6-9PM
Funeral Tuesday with visitation from 9-11AM

Our Daily Bread – “Songs Born Out Of Struggle” – http://odb.org/

Baptist Press – BPNews.net

  • If you have not yet contributed to Zach’s Lidz for Kidz, you can give a check and Zach and his parents will do the shopping for you.  The deadline for this will be Wednesday, May 15th.
  • If you have not yet contributed to Lara’s Gowns for Smiles, you can give a check.  Susan can get a good deal of fabric in needed patterns and will be happy to shop for you.  No deadline on this project.

Don’t forget to assist the families dealing with a loss of a family member.

Enjoy this late Easter snap of the weather.  Use this beautiful day to do something special.

Anna Lee

Friday Evening

Brody Roberts has developed pneumonia while trying to recover from his surgery on his tonsils.  He is in North Oaks and will appreciate our prayers for him to get better.

Amber Prine Ragan’s surgeon at MD Anderson got a big enough piece of the brain tumor to get an accurate report from the lab.  That will be in a week or so.  In the meantime, she is moving around and enjoying her family as company.  Pray for a good recovery and clear plans for her coming treatment.

Nancy Carruth’s biopsy procedure went well this morning.  She will also be waiting for a report.  From JoEllen Carruth:

Thank you for all of your prayers this morning for Nancy. Procedure went well. We are now home and will get the results on Wednesday. Procedure involves no food or drink, an IV with meds so that you don’t care what they are doing, cat scan to locate exact spot on liver for biopsy, needle in between ribs, recovery time of 2 hours. Thank you for Larry Carruth and Dot Easley for being there for moral support. Larry came in between his two rounds of radiation today which concludes his chemo and radiation treatments until he has his surgery. He is doing great. Continue to pray for Larry as he recovers and as Nancy waits for her results.

Prayers for Eli

Ok we are settled into our hospital room and are getting ready for our first round of chemo and if will be a little more intense because he didn’t respond as they wished he had to the last round of chemo.
So here we go!! When we left this morning from the house it was quite emotional for all of us.. The stress of leaving and stress of not getting enough time with everyone and were back at it again for a month.
Chris and I would really appreciate your prayers as we always have , for mercy and endurance and strength . We just hope for an easier time this go around. Thank everyone

 

Darwin E. Givens
(August 14, 1934 – May 3, 2013)

Darwin E. Givens, 78, died Friday, May 3, 2013 at North Oaks Hospital in Hammond following a brief illness. Born August 14, 1934 in Sunny Hill, LA and was a graduate of Spring Creek High School. He was a 33 year deputy of Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office, plumber, and backhoe operator extraordinaire. Survived by his wife of nearly 60 years, Donnie Mae Strickland Givens; children and spouses, Renee’ and Paul Melancon, RoxAnne and Perry Williams, Darin and Donna Givens; siblings, Lenora Blades, Eugenia Brown and Danny Givens; grandchildren, Glen, Emily and Luke Melancon, Audie, Haileigh, Austin, Erik and Hannah Williams, Ethan, Payton and Darah Givens; great-grandchildren, Audie J. and Zoë Williams. Preceded in death by his parents, Audice and Lelia Givens and sister, Patsy McCarthy. His boisterous laugh and hardworking spirit will be greatly missed. Visitation at Spring Creek Baptist Church from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. on Monday and from 8:30 a.m. until religious services at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, May 7, 2013. Services conducted by Dr. Danny Smith. Interment Spring Creek Cemetery, Spring Creek. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Spring Creek Baptist Church Building Fund, c/o 72937 Hwy 1061, Kentwood, LA 70444. McKneely Funeral Home, Kentwood, in charge of arrangements. For an online guestbook, visit http://www.mckneelys.com.

Pauline M. Furnish Strickland
(December 21, 1921 – May 2, 2013)

A resident of Kentwood, she died at 10:45 a.m. on Thursday, May 2, 2013 at her home. She was born December 21, 1921 in Baton Rouge and was 91 years of age. She was a member of Spring Creek Baptist Church, Community Gardenettes Garden Club and was a retired registered nurse with Louisiana State Department of Health. She is survived by her 2 daughters, Donna Fay and Dennis Miller and Firma Kay and Don Schneeweiss; 1 son, Billy Carl and Darnell Strickland; 10 grandchildren, Wanda and David Thompson, Wendy and Ronnie Alford, Paula and Dean Martin, Mikel Lambert, Mark and Rami Lambert, Matthew Lambert, Justin and Sarah Schneeweiss, Kelli and Kayla Schneeweiss and Chad Strickland; 20 great-grandchildren, Lyndi, Katie and Mattie Thompson, Heidi Thornton, Joe Newsom and Kodi Alford, Kelli Baham, Shelli Harvell, Dylan and Alex Martin, Marie, Hunter and Jaden Lambert, Haley Klein, Luke and Adelyn Lambert, Tenley Schneeweiss, Logan, Taryn and Levi Strickland; 4 great-great-grandchildren, Madison and Mason Thornton, Jayci Harvell and Cooper Baham; 2 sisters, Kathy Tillis and Maureen Ebert; brother, Patrick “Dugan” Furnish. Preceded in death by her husband, William Fermon Strickland; father, Paul Sherman Furnish; mother, Virginia Ann Furnish; 2 brothers, Arthur W. Furnish and Michael Furnish. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Kentwood, from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. on Sunday and at Spring Creek Baptist Church from 9 a.m. until on Religious Services at 11 a.m. on Monday, May 6, 2013. Services conducted by Dr. Danny Smith. Interment Spring Creek Cemetery, Spring Creek. For an online guestbook, visit http://www.mckneelys.com.

 

 

 

Friday

“He has saved us and called us with a holy calling,

not according to our works,

but according to His own purpose and grace,

which was given to us in Christ Jesus before time began.”

~2 Timothy 1:9, HCSB~

Rod Phillips passed away yesterday due to cancer.  His name will not mean anything to you, but to IMB missionaries who got a good deal to use a car for a few months, he was a very special man.  David went to the Jackson, Tennessee to pick up/return a vehicle several times.  Thankfully, I went last May to return the vehicle the Hatchels used while Stateside this last time.  I’m so glad I did, because I met a used car salesman who had a real heart for missions!  Not only did he go on numerous mission trips, but he provided a vehicle at unbelievably good deals to missionaries while they were back in this country for a while.  I remember I reported this here and used the comment, “God can use anyone, even a used car dealer!”.  Ron Phillips was indeed a man who made a difference for the Lord and His kingdom.  May God bless his family and friends, as well as many missionaries, who will surely miss this man.  The Scripture above is dedicated to Rod’s memory.

Nancy Carruth is on her way to Baton Rouge this morning for a liver biopsy.  Please pray for this sweet friend and her family as well as the medical staff who will be working with her.

Pray for Bro. Gary Wieborg, former pastor at Roseland, as he comforts two families through funeral services on the same day.

Jones Family – http://gavincarrie.blogspot.com/

Baptist Press – BPNews.net

Devotional – “Momma’s Rules” – http://odb.org/

Abundant Gospel Sowing among European Peoples – https://netcommunity.imb.org/StrategicOpportunities

Be sure to click on “read more” to see the statistics.

Pray for those who are lost and need to meet the Lord.  Pray many will make that decision today.

Anna Lee

Midday Thursday

Dan Turner will not “star” as a pitcher tonight in Jackson due to rain.  I’ll let you know when the game is rescheduled.

Jim LeBlanc is home and doing well following his surgery earlier this week.

Amber Prine Ragan

Amazing News!!
We Are Over the Moon!!!
We just spoke with Dr. Lavine. We were not expecting to hear from the doctor until later this afternoon. He said that he was able to remove enough of the tissue to send off to the pathologist. At this time he feels the tumor is an A typical grade 2 infiltrating glioma tumor, but will need to wait for the pathologist results. We are taking this as a good report. It will take 7-10 days to get the final results. She will follow-up with an oncologist once the results are in.
They have now started the process of closing the incision and we hope to be able to see her around 2:00-2:30.
Prayers have been heard, keep them coming!!! Thank you to ALL of our prayer warriors! In Amber’s words, “We are Over the Moon!” with this report!

Mrs. Pauline Strickland passed away.  Pray for her family.  They have been so faithful to stay with her around the clock for over a year.

 

Wednesday

“I cry aloud to the LORD,

and He answers me from His holy mountain.”

~Psalm 3:4~

Tyrone Harrell got a good report yesterday.   Let’s join the family in thanking God for this good news.

Donnie Hammons, brother of Mary Prescott and brother-in-law of Jan Hammons, passed away last night.  Arrangements are incomplete at this time.  I’ll post them when they become available.  In the meantime, pray for Donnie’s family.  He had two sons and two daughters, Don, Joby, Donna Shea, and Samantha “Sam”.

Wonderful pictures and updates from the Jones family. 

http://gavincarrie.blogspot.com/

Our Daily Bread – “All that is Precious”

http://odb.org/

APPALACHIAN REGIONAL MINISTRY 

http://www.namb.net/arm/

Baptist Press

 BPNews.net

Find God’s blessings for you in this day.

Anna Lee

Tuesday Evening

Mrs. A.J. Redmond fell today and was taken to North Oaks.  Pray for her and for her caregiver, Mrs. Betty Catherine Hatcher.

Tiffany Moyer of Osyka is okay.  She had made contact with her family.

Jim LeBlanc of Tangipahoa will have cancer surgery tomorrow.  Please pray for Jim, Linda, Stewart, and other family members,

Emma Brabham ,who was injured in an automobile accident a few months ago, learned she will not require jaw surgery.  Thank God for her progress and continued improvement.

From Becky Lindsey

Please add my dad (Larry Carruth of Greensburg) to the prayer list. He is undergoing treatment for Esophageal Cancer. He continues to have radiation and chemo and we are at the end of this course of treatment. We are praying that the tumors have shrunk and that he is on the road to recovery.

Susan Pitre Miller
(May 8, 1965 – April 30, 2013)

A resident of Amite, died at 2:25 a.m. on Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center in Independence . She was born May 8, 1965 in New Orleans and was 47 years of age. She is survived by her husband, William L. Miller; son, Jason M. Adams; brother, Donnie J. Pitre, all of Amite. Preceded in death by her parents, Norris and Emma Pitre. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. on Thursday and from 8 a.m. until religious services at 10 a.m. on Friday, May 3, 2013. Services conducted by Rev. Gary Weiborg. Interment Colonial Mausoleum, Independence. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital. For an online guestbook, visit http://www.mckneelys.com.

Linda Wascom
(June 1, 1947 – April 29, 2013)

A resident of Greensburg, she died at 5:10 PM on Monday, April 29, 2013 at her home. She was born June 1, 1947 in New Orleans and was 65 years of age. Survived by husband, Michael Wayne Wascom, Greensburg; 2 daughters, Trudy Lynn Miller, Ponchatoula, and Vicky Adelide Allen, Tickfaw; 1 son, Dustin Joseph Wascom, Albany; 4 grandchildren, Scottie Paine, Independence, Lacey Jae Miller, Independence, Alex Allen, Kentwood, and Gregory Tyrone Cohn, Jr, Ponchatoula; 2 great grandchildren, Brooklyn Nicole Wascom, Hammond and Shyann Faith Allen, Kentwood; 3 sisters, Carolyn Simmons, Amite, Edith Pitre, Wilmer and Betty Crowe, Amite; 1 brother, Kenneth Slocum, Tangipahoa. Preceded in death by parents, Curtis Slocum, Sr. And Joyce Everett Slocum; brother, Curtis Slocum, Jr.; granddaughter, Grenisha Tyronda Jace Cohn and special pet dog, Bam Bam. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, from 10 a.m. until religious services at 2 p.m. on Thursday, May 2, 2013. Services conducted by Rev. Rusty Durand. Interment Wascom Family Cemetery, Greensburg. For an online guestbook, visit http://www.mckneelys.com.