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. The hospice nurse talked with Scottie & me & then spent some time with Mama. It appears that during the last week, Mama has started to make a turn for the worse. Hospice has been called in to begin caring for Mama. Not really sure where to start, but here it goes. Josephine Pierson O’Brien Rountree is the daughter of Joseph Nathaniel and Dorothy Dixson Johnson O'Brien (Uncle "Joe" and Aunt "Dot"). For those who would like to read more about Josie’s condition, see those postings on the “Health Updates” pages. Tana has been kind enough to keep the family informed about her mother over the last months. Josie was diagnosed in April, 2009 as having cancer.
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In lieu of flowers, the family request donations to the American Cancer Society and/or the Humane Society of South Mississippi.įollowing is an update on the condition of Josephine “Josie” Rountree from her daughter, Tana Rountree. Visitation will be on Tuesday, Octofrom 3pm – 4pm with a memorial service immediately following, all at First Presbyterian Church of Ocean Springs in Ocean Springs, MS. O’Brien her sister, Neva L Brewer and several nieces and nephews. 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 and by her brother, Seth Michael “Mickey” O’Brien. Josephine is preceded in death by her parents, Joseph N. 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 “Jo” Pierson O’Brien Rountree, age 69, of Ocean Springs, MS, died Friday, Octoin Ocean Springs after a very courageous battle with cancer. I cannot tell you how much they meant to Mama.įollowing is Josephine’s obituary to appear in the Ocean Springs, MS newspaper, The Sun Herald, on 11 October 2009. Thanks for all of the prayers, cards, & visits. We are asking that in lieu of flowers donations be made to the American Cancer Society &/or the Humane Society of South Mississippi. Scottie & I are going to the funeral home this afternoon to take care of the arrangements. There are not enough words to say how very proud of her I am.Īs 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. She showed her strength & courage til the very end. I want to let everyone know my sweet little mama, Josephine O'Brien Rountree, passed away today. UPDATE: The following sent from Tana this afternoon (10/9/09). 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. Josephine's mother, my sister Dot, told me she named her Pierson after me. 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. Wylie Pierson Johnson (Uncle Wylie) adds this remembrance of Josephine’s birth and family history: 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"). today, October 9, 2009, at the nursing home in Ocean Springs, MS. This from her sister-in-law, Joyce O’Brien. We are very sad to report that Josephine “Josie” Pierson O’Brien Rountree passed away this morning.
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