On Tuesday, 6 April 2010, Lore Chapman Poundstone Parks passed away. The funeral service is at 11:30 a.m. at The First Baptist Church in Montgomery, AL. Visitation with the family will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. A private graveside service for family will follow at Greenwood Cemetery. The family requests that memorials be made to The First Baptist Church of Montgomery in lieu of flowers. Please see Cousin Lore’s obituary published in the Montgomery Advertiser on 7 April:

www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/article/20100407/OBITS/4070352/1038

Cousin Lore was the daughter of Wylie and Lore Henderson Poundstone, granddaughter of Emmett and May Johnson Poundstone and great-granddaughter of Dave and Myrtle Stennett Johnson. Dave was a brother of Seth Johnson, Sr..

We send our sympathy and love to the family of Lore Parks. Please keep them in your prayers.

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[NOTE: See update at bottom of this post for a special message from Josephine’s daughter Tana Rountree and Josephine’s obituary.]

We are very sad to report that Josephine “Josie” Pierson O’Brien Rountree passed away this morning. This from her sister-in-law, Joyce O’Brien.

Josephine died about 12:30 P.M. today, October 9, 2009, at the nursing home in Ocean Springs, MS.  Please keep the family in your prayers.   They are planning to have a memorial service, and the plans will be on the website as soon as they are completed.

Josephine was the daughter of Joseph Nathaniel and Dorothy Dixson Johnson O'Brien (Uncle "Joe" and Aunt "Dot"). Wylie Pierson Johnson (Uncle Wylie) adds this remembrance of Josephine’s birth and family history:

Josephine Pierson O'Brien was the first baby born in Montgomery, Al in 1940, She was born 1 January 1940, New Years Day, shortly after midnight, while people were still singing Auld Lang Syne. The Montgomery Advertiser did a feature article on her arrival as the first child born in Montgomery in 1940.

 Josephine's mother, my sister Dot, told me she named her Pierson after me. I always accepted the fact that I shared that honor with my father's sister, my aunt Mary Larkin Johnson Brockway Pierson,  after whom I was named Pierson.

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UPDATE: The following sent from Tana this afternoon (10/9/09)...

I want to let everyone know my sweet little mama, Josephine O'Brien Rountree, passed away today. She showed her strength & courage til the very end. There are not enough words to say how very proud of her I am.

As of right now, we are planning a memorial service for her on Tuesday, Oct 13, 2009, at 4:00 pm with a visitation at 3:00 pm at the First Presbyterian Church in Ocean Springs, MS. Scottie & I are going to the funeral home this afternoon to take care of the arrangements.

We are asking that in lieu of flowers donations be made to the American Cancer Society &/or the Humane Society of South Mississippi.

Thanks for all of the prayers, cards, & visits. I cannot tell you how much they meant to Mama.

Love,
Tana, Scottie, & family

Following is Josephine’s obituary to appear in the Ocean Springs, MS newspaper, The Sun Herald, on 11 October 2009.

Josephine “Jo” Pierson O’Brien Rountree, age 69, of Ocean Springs, MS, died Friday, October 09, 2009 in Ocean Springs after a very courageous battle with cancer.

Josephine was the first baby born on January 1, 1940, in Montgomery, AL.Josephine retired from the Air Force Reserves in 2000 and she was very proud of her military life.

Josephine is preceded in death by her parents, Joseph N. and Dorothy J. O’Brien and by her brother, Seth Michael “Mickey” O’Brien.

Survivors include her daughter, Tana Rountree; her son, Scott Rountree; her five grandchildren, Ricky Rountree, Brandi Rountree, Jaden Rountree, Clifford Kostmayer, and Dustin Kostmayer; her sister-in-law, Joyce G. O’Brien; her sister, Neva L Brewer and several nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be on Tuesday, October 13, 2009 from 3pm – 4pm with a memorial service immediately following, all at First Presbyterian Church of Ocean Springs in Ocean Springs, MS.

In lieu of flowers, the family request donations to the American Cancer Society and/or the Humane Society of South Mississippi.

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We are very sad to report that, on the morning of 11 August 2009, Arthur Ferdinand ("Ferd") Cohen passed away at his home in Americus, GA after a long battle with prostate cancer. He was 73 years old. Ferd was the husband of Mildred ("Millie") Gwendolyn Johnson Cohen, daughter of David Glenn and Vaunita Oswald Johnson (Uncle "Dave" and Aunt Vaunita). Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Friday, 14 August 2009 at Calvary Episcopal Church in Americus, Aldridge Funeral Home directing. ... Read More...

We are sad to report that on 7 August 2009, at 1:25 P.M., Bennie Doyle “Pete” Brewer passed away in Monroe, LA. You may have read in earlier Health Updates about Pete that he suffered from serious heart problems, pulmonary fibrosis and pneumonia....

UPDATE: The following information about Pete’s funeral service from Joyce O’Brien. Thank you, again, Joyce.

The visitation will be Sunday [9 August 2009] from 5:00 - 7:00 P.M. (4:00 family gathering) at Mulhearn Funeral Home on Highway 165 North in Monroe, LA.  The funeral will be Monday morning [10 August] at 10:00 A.M. at the funeral home. Share this with any other family members that you can.

Thank you, again, Joyce....

UPDATE 2: Joyce and daughters Lindy Mastin and Nancy Borders will not be able to attend Pete’s funeral after all due to getting to and getting ready for school. They are very sad about this. Lindy and Nancy must get back to their schools. Joyce and Lindy just returned from getting grandson/son Alex settled in at Auburn, too. Joyce sends this...

Mulhearn Funeral Home also has a Flower shop, which will be open after 9:00 A.M. today.  Nancy has already sent flowers, and Lindy and I are sending some this morning.  If any of you want to do so, the phone number is 1-800-442-4385.  The funeral home also has a website and condolences can be sent to the family online, www.mulhearnfuneralhome.com.

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We are saddened to report that Wylie Charles "Charlie" Murphy passed away in the afternoon of Saturday, 5 July 2008, at the Prattville Baptist Hospital. Wylie Charles' first cousin Rev. Walter Albritton, Jr. will officate. Born 12 April 1958, Charlie was 50 years old. Charlie was the fifth child of John Gribbin "Johnny" and May Nora "Katie" Johnson Murphy (Uncle Johnny and Aunt Katie). ...

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