Luke is in the USA in route to Camp Pendleton, CA should be there by 5 PM California time ( 7 PM Alabama Time )... Praise the Lord for his safe return, thanks to all for your continued thoughts and prayers while Luke was deployed to AFGHANISTAN for the past 7 months.

Sincerely,

Parley P. Jr. & Callie Gail

Members of the Johnson Family are to be found in all corners of the earth these days it seems. Uncle Wylie (Wylie Pierson Johnson) shared the following news about his granddaughter Carrie Haddox Johnson. Carrie sent the photos at right from her new home in Samara, Russia where she will be teaching English. In the first photo, Carrie stands beside pumpkins. (Notice that the pumpkins are gray. Interesting!) The young man with Carrie in the second photo is Ricky, a British teacher. They are in a tram.

Carrie Haddox Johnson, daughter of Jessica Henry and Ben Johnson went to Samara, Russia on 15 October 2010, where she will be employed as an English instructor for one year. Jessica told me the school had English instructors besides Carrie, from Ireland, England and Australia.

Samara, Russia is West of the Ural Mountains and located at the confluence of the Samara River with the Volga River. It is in eastern Russia about 550 miles East Southeast of Moscow. The Volga River flows into the Caspian Sea. Samara was called Kuibyshev from 1935 to 1990. It had a population of 500,000 in 1950. The metropolitan population of Samara, now is about 3,000,000.

Carrie taught in a French language school in New Orleans, LA after she graduated from Tulane in 2008. She is fluent in French. She has been studying Russian. She told me she boned up on speaking Russian with Amandiy, her cousin Dan Hill's wife, during the week before she left for Samara. Amandiy is fluent in Russian and earned an MD in the Saint Petersburg Pavlov State Medical University in 2001.

“Psychologists are heavily reliant on self-reporting to diagnose a patient's level of anxiety. This is a big problem. Although self-reporting is important, patients can distort, exaggerate or minimize their condition. And there is no way to tell if they are doing this. The ACCE task can also be used to track the effectiveness of therapies."

I am married and live in Tri-cities, Washingtion. I work for the Bechtal Internationl Construction Company http://www.hanfordvitplant.com (the largest construction site in north america) and have been a carpenter for 14 years. I joined Local 1849 Carpenter Union 3 years ago (better wages you know). My wife's name is Lydia Maya. She is a Northern Cheyenne, Native American. She was born in Billing's Montana. She is a wonderful stay at home mother, who recently gave her life to Yeshuea (Jesus) and is really sent from God to bless my life. We have two boys Luke 5 and Sam 3. Sam out weighs Luke by 10 pounds and is 1 inch taller than Luke. I am thinking linebacker or fullback; LOL. Luke just started kindergarten this year at Marcus Whitman elementry. I wish he was starting at Seth Johnson back home. Both are true Boys. We have dedicated them both to the Lord and both look forward to serving Yeshuea in Jail Ministry and Sunday School. Lydia teaches women's bible study on Mondays. We both look forward to a exciting life in Jesus and would love to hear how everyone back home is doing. Have you talked to my dad, Seth or brothers or sisters, or know how to get a hold of Steven and Jason Switzer Kathern's children. Anyway thanks uncle Wylie. You and uncle Phillip were my favorite uncles. I remember coming up to your house once in a while and visiting uncle Phillip down in Florala. How is he doing anyway. My address is 1102 Willard Ave. Richland, WA 99354. Telephone # (509)438-4337.

Everyone here is well.  Andy is still working pretty steadily.  Alex and Andy are hoping to be able to plant green fields soon.  Andy will be ready to pull his bow out on Oct. 15.  The big boys (Corey & Doug) are doing fine.  Corey will be going to Indianapolis for the FFA convention in a couple of weeks and will be in Birmingham for the Robotics competition in two weeks.  Amber and Andrew are doing well with their sitter and both growing more and more everyday.  Brenda (Andy's mother) is still recovering from her surgery but has gone back to work and seems to be okay.  I stay busy between work (teaching), house keeping, and children but am very thankful to have all to keep me busy.

This is a collection of poems, and some prose, in which Dean expresses the discoveries of her inspiring journey of faith. She shares the throbbing pain of suffering and her delight when God turned her sorrow into joy.

Dean Albritton lives near Wetumpka, Alabama with her husband Walter, a United Methodist minister. A gifted teacher and inspirational speaker, Dean is the mother of five sons, 12 grandchildren, and 6 great grandchildren. This is her second book. Dean's first book, Misplaced Heart, was the story of her struggle to find faith in God. In this new book she shares the mature faith of your inspiring journey with Christ.

Leaning Over the Banisters of Heaven is a collection of Walter's inspiring stories and essays. Walter is a good storyteller. His stories will make you laugh, cry, think, and sometimes pray. He knows the pain of having basement people on his back. And he knows that life is impossible unless you can hear your balcony people leaning over the banisters of heaven cheering you on to reach your goals. In these stories you will find inspiration, laughter, hope and encouragement. You can easily relate to Walter's stories because most of them come out of his struggles with the common issues of life. Walter hopes that you will find a story that moves you to give thanks for your balcony people and inspire you to live in the balcony of your loved ones and friends.

(September 17, 2010: Thomasville, GA 31792) Cairo Syrupmakers (Cairo, GA) fans left the game content Friday as they saw their football team nip the host Thomas County Central Yellowjackets (Thomasville, GA), 20-13 in a non-league test.

  With the triumph, Cairo improves its record to 4-0 on the campaign. The Syrupmakers hostMonroe (Albany, GA) to battle the Tornadoes in a AAA Region 1 test on Friday, September 24. The Tornadoes come into the test with a record of 3-1. Monroe lost 27-19 in their recent non-league test against Brooks County (Quitman, GA)

   With the loss, Thomas County Central drops to 2-1 on the campaign. The Yellowjackets travel to Hardaway (Columbus, GA) to battle the Hawks in a AAAA Region 1 test on Friday, September 24. The Hawks come into the test with a record of 1-2. Hardaway lost 44-0 in their recent non-league test against Carver (Columbus, GA)

 

He [Parley Philip and Gail’s son Luke McIntyre Johnson] has done well in Afghanistan over the past 7 months. We will sleep better when he gets back to the states in November…

Parley Philip III “Tracy” is now assigned to the U.S. Embassy in Manila, Philippines where he is attached to the USMC Security Guard Detachment.

Our son-in-law Sgt. Joey Graham USMC is set to deploy to Afghanistan on 14 November with the USMC 2nd ANGLICO from Camp Lejune, NC. He will be there 7 months as a forward observer.

We are delighted to announce the birth of Emerson Irene Beck, born this afternoon 31 August 2010, at 3:28 P.M. in Houston, TX. to David and Karrera Irene (“Kari”) Starr Beck! Emerson Irene is a healthy 7 lbs., 5 ozs.. UPDATE! 9/6/10 We now have photos of Baby “Emmy” taken the day of her birth 8/31/10! Left, father David holds his newborn daughter. Center, mother Kari holds little Emerson (and what looks to be a lifelong best friend!). Finally, at right (photo taken 9/6/10), Grandmother Sha says, “After a nice warm bath today, Emmy is quite happy!” Click a photo for enlargements.

Grandmother Sharon (“Sha”) Starr, tells us that Emerson Irene’s father and mother, are...

totally overwhelmed and in awe of their new daughter.

Going through this with them was the most amazing experience that I have yet to witness!    She looks just like Kari when she was born.

I am in the Criminal Justice Technology program in my 3rd semester at AB Tech in Asheville NC . I am Married, 5 years in March 2011, have a 7 yr. old daughter named Destiny Star VanZant Herrington. And my wife is Jennifer VanZant Herrington. Hope everyone is doing well and have a blessed day!

Dean's recovery appears to be going as expected. Today, second day, was a rough day. Much pain made it a very difficult day for her. Hopefully a better day tomorrow. We thank you for your prayers for her.

Your prayers are being answered for Dean! She had three tough days but came through fine and today I took her to Rehab First on Hull Street. She will have therapy all day and be there from 7 to 10 days. We both feel very good about this plan. She is ready to do the rehab work and move on! Please thank everyone for their love, support, and especially their prayers!

Mama spoke with Rob who coordinates the produce auction and he said that the auction would begin around 10:00 or 10:30. Due to her health and the hot weather, Mama hopes she can be there.

As the story goes Great Grandmother, Manora Alzada Summers Carmichael (which my middle name Nora comes from ) brought it to Newnan from Atlanta to get away from Sherman, and she gave it to Grandmother (Neva Kate Carmichael Johnson) as a wedding present, and she [Neva Kate] brought it to Carol Villa in Montgomery, [Uncle Mac and Aunt Gene had it for several years at Carol Villa], and my father [Parley Philip Johnson, Sr.] had it for years in the house at Lockhart, Alabama and then gave it to me, Judy Nora Johnson Davis.

Wishing everyone a wonderful 4th of July!
Read a little history

During this seventeen day adventure I will visit Sydney, Canberra, Darwin and Cairns. Activities will include visits to the Sydney Opera House and the New Parliament House to learn about their system of government and political history. I will also go snorkeling in the Great Barrier Reef, be part of an outdoor service project, visit with local Aboriginal people, and explore museums and national parks in the Australian outback and wilderness. I will have the opportunity to spend two nights with an Australian family and actually go to school with students from the family.

Family Reunion Pics

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In Birmingham, AL on Wednesday, 2 June 2010, historic Rickwood Field, America’s oldest ballpark, celebrated its centennial anniversary. Three generations of the Wylie Pierson and Lurene Hall Johnson (Uncle Wylie and Aunt “Dolly”) family were among the near capacity crowd. And they were dressed in style, too - the high style of 1910, that is! In the photos above are daughter Melanie Fay Johnson, Melanie’s daughter Kellet Catherine Carmichael and Kellet’s daughter, Lillian Carmichael May. Click on the photos to see enlarged photos and get a closeup view of their beautiful period attire. Also, attending was Melanie’s son Wylie Scott Atkinson. Unfortunately, Kellet’s husband Joshua May had to work and could not attend the afternoon game. ...

UPDATE!

I was a Noble in the Zamora Shrine Temple in Birmingham 1956-1980. I was Director of the Zamora Greeters Unit 1957 and 1958 and in the Zamora Circus Unit 1960 to 1976 when I moved to Montgomery. I transferred my membership to Alcazar [Shrine in Montgomery] about 1980, but did not transfer it back to Zamora when I came back to Birmingham.

Philip Paddleford Johnson
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Seth Johnson      Siblings         Dave Johnson
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     Caroline J. Albritton   1st Cousins         May J. Poundstone
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Walter Albritton, Jr.       2nd Cousins         Wylie Poundstone
I                                                                         I
Steve Albritton                    3rd Cousins           Haygood Poundstone 
 I                                                                   I       
Jake Albritton              4th Cousins            Jack Poundstone