Joe Keith died at home last night, Monday, December 21. We mourn his death with Julia, Johanna (Christian) and Jude (Gibson), as well as Joe’s brothers, Lehman, Lawson, and Gerry, and we surround them with our love and prayers. Please consider using mealtrain to show your love with food. Joe’s body will be cremated, and we will keep you posted about funeral arrangements.
Lyn Dorris's dad
Thank you for your prayers of Lyn’s dad, John Dorris. He was moved from ICU to a regular room yesterday. The road to healing will be long, but he and his family are encouraged by these small steps in the right direction.
Friday prayers
Betsy and David Von Dohlen are receiving treatment for COVID, and they are grateful for the skill and care of their doctors and nurses, as well as the prayers and support of their family and friends.
Bob Goidel asks for prayers for his good friend, Charlie, who is starting treatment for cancer.
And thank you for continuing to surround Joe Keith and his family with your love and prayers.
Monday prayers
Joe Keith is back at home after a few days in hospital. He is now receiving hospice care due to complications from cancer. If you would like to see him, please talk to Julia about scheduling a visit. She will continue to write updates at https://www.caringbridge.org/visit/joekeith. Thank you for surrounding Joe and his family with your prayers.
Mary Ann Johnson
Mary Ann died on Friday evening, December 11. Thank you for your prayers for her family and all who love her.
Mary Ann Johnson
Mary Ann Johnson is believed to be nearing the end of her life. Please surround her and her family with your prayers. Her son, David, is keeping vigil at her bedside, and her daughter, Colleen, is on her way to Nashville from Colorado. Her son, Paul, who lives in New York, is not able to come and visit due to pandemic restrictions.
Virginia Fielder
Virginia Dodge Fielder, frequent visitor to Vine Street prior to the pandemic, asks for prayers for her native Wayne County and, in particular, for Waynesboro First Christian Church. To date, 12 Wayne Countians have passed away from COVID-19, including a prominent physician (whose death led to one of only a few mask mandates in rural Tennessee counties) and, at 3:30 a.m. on Saturday, a man whose family membership at First Christian dates from the 1920s. Virginia also has lost a second cousin and Wayne Countians with whom she attended school to COVID-19. Thank you for remembering them in your prayers.
Thursday prayers
Lyn Dorris’s dad, John, after weeks of not feeling well and inconclusive tests, has been hospitalized. Please remember him and his family in your prayers.
Jean and Orlan Lorton, the parents of Helen Trabue and Malinda Moseley, are in quarantine until December 12 after testing positive for Covid 19. Both only have mild symptoms, and we pray for their swift and full recovery.
We are grateful that Larry Adams and David Goins are doing much better, though they continue to experience fatigue
Thank you for remembering all of them in your prayers along with the first responders and .health care workers who are caring for the sick in this pandemic.
Eric Hutton's dad
Please remember Eric, Allison, and Sarah and their family in your prayers. The Assisted Living facility where Eric’s dad is residing has recommended that they consider hospice care.
Roy Pilkinton
The funeral for Shelton Pilkinton’s brother, Roy, will be a graveside service on Monday, November 30, at 1p.m. at Woodlawn Memorial Park. Read obituary
Shelton's brother died
Shelton Pilkinton’s brother, Roy died on November 25; he was 89 years old. Shelton’s address is 6462 Fleetwood Drive, Nashville, TN 37209. Thank you for keeping Shelton and the family in your prayers.
Tuesday prayers
Katie McLaughlin’s grandmother, Dorothy Hood, has been diagnosed with COVID. She is 94 years old, living in a nursing home, and has other medical conditions that make her a high risk patient. She is currently not showing any COVID symptoms, and we hope with Katie and the whole family, that she will soon recover from the infection. Katie and her sister have not been able to see their grandmother this year.
Larry Adams asks for prayers for his partner, David Goin. David’s administrative assistant was recently diagnosed with COVID, and a few days ago he fell ill as well. He has tested positive, and hopefully his symptoms will continue to me mild until he fully recovers. Larry has been tested and he expects to be diagnosed with COVID as well.
Thank you for your prayers and for your efforts to keep each other safe! Please continue to remember the hospital workers, from doctors and nurses to orderlies and chaplains, who are working at great risk to their own health, on the verge of exhaustion, and still facing rising numbers of infections.
Saturday prayers
Jeff Miller is mourning the loss of his aunt, Virginia, who died on November 13 in Oklahoma. She was 89 years old. Read obituary Thank you for keeping all who love Virginia in your prayers.
Heather Hendrickson is mourning the loss of her uncle, John, who died of complications from COVID on November 20 in Kentucky. Thank you for keeping Heather and all who love John in your prayers.
Wednesday prayers
Dudley Seale, a former member and Elder, died on November 7. She was 90 years old. We remember her with gratitude and pray for all who love her. Read obituary
Jeff Miller’s aunt, Virginia, is near death. We pray for her and all who love her.
Heather Hendrickson’s uncle, John, has COVID and was recently put on a ventilator. We join the family and friends in praying for healing.
Abigail Flowers asks for our prayers for the family of her friend, Alex. Alex’s sister is struggling with addiction and other challenges. We pray that she will find a path to wholeness for herself and all who share life with her.
Lyn Dorris
Lyn’s friend, Donna Highsmith, died on Sunday morning of complications from a brain tumor. Thank you for keeping Donna’s family and friends, including Lyn, in your prayers.
Thursday prayers
Prayers and cards for Ruth
Ruth Skinner fell and broke her right arm. After a brief hospitalization, she is now healing and recovering at NHC Place; she is expected to be there for about two weeks. Ruth can’t have visitors and doesn’t have her voice-to-text phone with her, but she would love to hear from you via mail:
Ruth Skinner, NHC Place at the Trace, #406, 8353 Hwy 100, Nashville, TN 37221.
A note from Virginia
Dear Vine Street:
Thank you so much for the calls, texts, cards and other support related to my serious eye surgery on October 1. I am happy to report that my recovery has proceeded even better than expected. No doubt, your thoughts and prayers contributed mightily to this success.
All the best, and I hope to “see” all of you before too long.
Virginia Dodge Fielder
Waynesboro First Christian Church
Linda Parker
Linda will have a procedure tomorrow to replace a stent.
Linda Parker
Thank you for your prayers for Linda. She will have another stint change on Thursday. Next week, she is scheduled for another CAT scan.
Debbie Biter
Charlie Biter asks for our prayers for his sister-in-law, Debbie Biter. She had a malignant mass removed from her bladder this week and is now home after a week in the hospital in Marietta, GA. She awaits further treatment protocol.
Joe Keith
Joe Keith has some good news to share!
“I am very happy to report that my scan results show good progress with my treatment to the point where Dr. Gibson says I am, in his mind, in maintenance mode. I will still get treatments, but scaled down to hopefully calm the side effects.”
Denise Olmstead
We offer our sympathy to the family of Denise Olmsted, 99, who died on October 1, 2020. Denise was the wife of Gilford Olmsted who served as Senior Minister at Vine Street 1978-1982. Rev. Olmstead died in 2001. Messages of condolence may be sent to their son, John Olmsted at PO Box 348, Raymore, MO 64083.