The birth of Zachary Lee Huddleston is not the only news in the O’Brien Family. Joyce O’Brien gave us a health update on her daughter Belinda Joyce "Lindy" O'Brien Mastin. ... Lindy’s knee has healed, and she is continuing rehab!... Joyce also had some great news about her great-niece Jaden Ashley Rountree! She is planning to attend college at Huntingdon next year, and she will be playing soccer there....

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We received a message on 30 September 2009, from cousin Gary Morgan Ennis that his mother, Neva Miriam Scruggs “Scrubbie” Ennis has been in very ill health recently. In his message....

Mother had an "event" around Labor Day which put her in the hospital for about three days. The doctor on duty told me that she had a 'heart attack'. In any case she is back in Fidelia Eckerd Living Center and doing fairly well but certainly not as well as before.

She has both good and not so good days and she is still clear about most things but her time here seems to me to be ebbing away. And she is not in any pain for which I'm thankful.

Jeanne Suzanne and Tom Yancey came up to visit last week and Mother very much enjoyed their time together.

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Following is an update on the condition of Josephine “Josie” Rountree from her daughter, Tana Rountree. Josie was diagnosed in April, 2009 as having cancer. Tana has been kind enough to keep the family informed about her mother over the last months. For those who would like to read more about Josie’s condition, see those postings on the “Health Updates” pages. Josephine Pierson O’Brien Rountree is the daughter of Joseph Nathaniel and Dorothy Dixson Johnson O'Brien (Uncle "Joe" and Aunt "Dot").

Not really sure where to start, but here it goes. Hospice has been called in to begin caring for Mama. It appears that during the last week, Mama has started to make a turn for the worse. The hospice nurse talked with Scottie & me & then spent some time with Mama. Afterwards Scottie visited with Mama & she told him that she's not afraid anymore, that the way she is living now is no way to live. She is finally at peace with things.Please keep her in your prayers, especially now as we go into the final stages of the illness.I'm sorry to say that this is the last update that I will be sending.Please just keep her in your prayers!!Love,Tana, Scottie, & family

Tana, we certainly will keep your mother in our prayers. Family members can send their messages of caring and love to Josie’s home and the family will see that she gets the mail:

Josephine Rountree
2810 Belmont Dr.
Ocean Springs, MS 39564

Send email to Tana at:
tlr1462(at)yahoo(dot)com

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 were saddened to learn that Milo Raymond Johnson passed away today, 5 August 2009, in Amarillo, Texas.  “He was sick with cancer of the lungs and was in poor health.”  ... UPDATE: Following is Milo Johnson’s obituary sent by his son Michael (Mike) Johnson. ... Read More...

Joyce O’Brien shares the following with us.

Pete Brewer, husband of Neva O'Brien Brewer, is seriously ill and in ICU in the hospital in Monroe, LA.  He has pneumonia and heart failure and is on a ventilator.  Pete was diagnosed a couple of months ago with pulmonary fibrosis, and he has serious heart problems.  Keep Pete, Neva, and their family in your prayers.

Joyce

Pete’s wife Neva is the daughter of Joseph Nathaniel and Dorothy Dixson Johnson Brewer (Uncle Joe, “Peanut”, and Aunt “Dot”). This will be posted in the Health Updates, also, along with updates as received. We don’t have a current address for the Brewers but will post if/when we can. Please do keep Pete, Neva and family in your prayers.
UPDATE: Pete and Neva’s daughter Kathy Gilliland sent her parents’ address:

Pete and Neva Brewer
1412 University Avenue
Monroe, LA 71203

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Jeanne Susanne Johnson Yancey underwent back surgery yesterday, 2 June 2009, at the Mobile Infirmary. She had surgery to correct a bad disc. ... Read More...

Amanda Berkstresser, wife of James "Jim Bo" Berkstresser, got the unfortunate news that she will need to have surgery in the next few days to implant a heart defibrulator. ... Read More...

We are sad to hear that Josephine "Josie" Pierson O'Brien Rountree has been diagnosed with cancer. Her daughter Tana Lynn Rountree has been very good about keeping family members up to date on her mother's health status. ... Read More...

We're happy to report that Walter Albritton is reovering nicely from cataract surgery on his right eye. On Feb. 22, in his weekly column "Altar Call" featured in the Opelika-Auburn News, Walter focused (pardon the pun) on his experience through this medical procedure. ... Read More...