Redford Littrell died August 05, 1995:

Redford Littrell died August 05, 1995 in MO., Marston. was born December 28, 1920 in TN., Lawrence Co., Loretto, and died August 05, 1995 in MO., Marston .

obit courtesy of Lois Campbell Littrell

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Redford Littrell born 12-28-1920

1920 - 1995 ¹

James¹ Lotterell
Richard² Lutterell
Robert³ Luttrell
Rodhom⁴
Eli Franklin⁵
Timmons Seburn⁶ Literal
John Daniel⁷Redford⁸ Littrell was born December 28, 1920 in TN., Lawrence Co., Loretto, and died August 05, 1995, in MO., Marston. He married Lois Lavada Campbell (#314) on April 12, 1947, in Piggott, AR., daughter of Smith Campbell and Ora Derousse. She was born January 10, 1931, in New Madrid, MO.
Redford Littrell:

Buried: MO., New Madrid Co., Mounds Cem.
Military service: US Army -WW II [Decorated]

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1 John Daniel Littrell Family Correspondence File, (Letters, Family Group Sheets, and charts sent by family members to the compiler Glenn D. Littrell.), Family Group Data for the family and descendants of Redford Littrell provided by Janet Littrell-Silman [and E. Faye Cunningham-Littrell [7-18-1991] and "The Standard Democrat" Sikeston, MO., Aug 8, 1995, obituary, contributed by Lois Campbell-Littrell and undated and unreferenced newspaper clipping, "Boys In-Service: Narrow Escape For Anniston Man", contributed by Lois L. Campbell-Littrell and Janet P. Littrell-Silman.
Visit Red’s family page.

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Cannan's Kidney Krew: UPDATE

UPDATE July 17, 2013:

 

 

 

 

 Update July 14, 2013:

 

 

UPDATE May 30, 2013:

Update from Cannan's Kidney Krew:
"We did not get the kidney as it went to the first person on the list! I am very happy for them! Please pray for that individual that they have a speedy recovery and the kidney is not rejected! So happy there are people out there who give life to others when they are called home! Cannan will get dialysis today and tomorrow and then we are busting outta this place! Home for the weekend and return on Monday for outpatient dialysis! Thanks for the thoughts and prayers! Much love to all our "Krew" " Amy Littrell Pytlinski                                     May 30, 2013 at 2:13 PM

Update May 30, 2013: Cannan has been getting increasingly tired and symptomatic over the past few weeks. We had labs done last Friday and his renal function is getting worse... like really bad. We decided at that point it was time to restart dialysis! We were admitted last night for pre-op testing and he had surgery today to get his dialysis access placed and dialysis will start tomorrow. He will have outpatient dialysis every Monday, Wednesday and Friday until transplant....... so when is that?? Well, here goes the whirlwind! As you all know, I (Amy) cannot donate because I have to many arteries going to my kidneys (very weird and not common).. so Todd was worked up to be the donor! Guess what... he is weird too.... he has more arteries than normal as well! GooGoo (Amy's mom) was next on the list... she can't donate because she has 62 year old kidneys and they want a young lively organ for our young lively little boy! The doctors reviewed Todd's testing and decided last night they would take his left kidney after all! All the while, Cannan is on the transplant waiting list! So this morning we wake up and get the news that there is a kidney available and we are 3rd on the list to get it! They will do testing on the 2 patients ahead of us and if they can't get the organ we can take it! YAY!! Is your head spinning yet cause mine sure as hell has been when I found all this out in a matter of 12 hours!

So here's the plan:

1. I have signed consents for transplant surgery and he is completely ready to go if we get the kidney! We will know by tomorrow morning! We are either starting dialysis tomorrow or getting a transplant!
2. If we do not get the organ tomorrow, we are scheduling surgery for end of June/beginning of July and Todd will donate his left kidney.... what an awesome thing for father/son to share!

What can you do?

1. Pray! Pray for the family that has lost a loved one who is providing a better life to the many organ recipients who will receive the organs!
2. Pray for the physicians/transplant teams and other patients/families who need the organ! While I hope that this is the answer we need to make our son feel better, I also understand that there are 2 other people who are eligible for this organ! I want to make sure it goes to the best possible recipient, even if it isn't Cannan!

Sorry for the long update and I'll try to do my best to keep everyone updated more frequently! Until then.. thanks for the thoughts and prayers! Cannan is resting peacefully... me not so much! Can't wait to see what tomorrow brings!

Much love,
Amy

Amanda Littrell Church

Please pray for my nephew, Cannon, & family! They're going through a lot right now!

About Cannan:

Cannan is the great-grandson of Red and Louis Littrell, and the grandson of Fred & Faye Littrell. 

“Cannan, at the young age of 3, got e. coli poisoning which ultimately led to permanent kidney failure.  We spent over 5 weeks at Cardinal Glennon Children's Medical Center at which time we started hemodialysis.  While we are blessed in more ways than imaginable, Cannan's kidneys are not rebounding as we had hoped for.... we heard those very scary words; "He needs a kidney transplant."  We are adjusting to our new life (Cannan is such a trooper) of a restricted diet, tons of medicine, and preparations for a transplant, however if we can make a small difference in the lives of both children and adults living with this horrible disease we are going to try!!  “

Cannan's Kidney Krew: 2013 St. Louis Kidney Foundation Walk (4-27-2013)

You can share your prayers and best wishes using the ‘comment/ No comments’ link below, and/or at the Cannan’s Kidney Krew Facebook page (click here) GlennDL

Redford ‘Red’ Littrell Family: PHOTOS

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Cannan's Kidney Krew: 2013 St. Louis Kidney Foundation Walk (4-27-2013)

UPDATE: Hello Kidney Walkers! Have you checked out the walk thermometer lately?! All donations received to date for the St. Louis Kidney Walk have been posted online. The 2013 St. Louis Kidney Walk has raised over $137,500!!! We had 102 teams and over 1100 walkers participate in this year’s event. Thanks to all of you for your generous support! 

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR TOP 5 FUNDRAISING TEAMS:
1. Johnny’s Walkers- $9,135
2. Essex KEEP’ers- $6,694
3. The Mismatched Antigens- $5,740
4.  Team Downs- $5,615
5. Cannan’s Kidney Krew- $4,185

The dollars raised from the St. Louis Kidney Walk will fund free kidney health screenings for individuals at risk for kidney disease (those who have diabetes, high blood pressure, or a first degree relative with diabetes, high blood pressure, or kidney disease), cutting edge research initiatives, organ donation action plan to End the Wait!, education resources and information, and patient, public, and professional programs and services right here in our community.

UPDATE: Cannan’s Kidney Krew successfully met their goal and raised $4000.00 for the National Kidney Foundation ranking as the second most productive team in the non-corporate category. Cannan also won the spirit award. Let’s keep Cannan and his family in our hearts as they progress towards a successful transplant. Picture Slide Show at the bottom of this post.

Cannan is the great-grandson of Red and Louis Littrell, and the grandson of Fred & Faye Littrell.

Support Our Team in the Kidney Walk!

Cannan, at the young age of 3, got e. coli poisoning which ultimately led to permanent kidney failure.  We spent over 5 weeks at Cardinal Glennon Children's Medical Center at which time we started hemodialysis.  While we are blessed in more ways than imaginable, Cannan's kidneys are not rebounding as we had hoped for.... we heard those very scary words; "He needs a kidney transplant."  We are adjusting to our new life (Cannan is such a trooper) of a restricted diet, tons of medicine, and preparations for a transplant, however if we can make a small difference in the lives of both children and adults living with this horrible disease we are going to try!!  Please join Cannan and our family as we walk to support the National Kidney Foundation!
Click here to Support Cannan’s Kidney Krew Click here to view Cannan’s Kidney Krew’s Facebook page
Ready to order t-shirts! Available in regular t-shirt (youth small -adult 3x) for $12, and a ladies fitted v-neck tee or a male dri-fit tee for $15. Send me a message with your order! I will collect money and distribute shirts before the walk... if you can't walk with us considering buying a shirt and wearing it on April 27 to support us! Out of town friends... don't worry.. I will ship your shirts to you! The more people all over the country making an effort to "combat kidney disease" the better! :)	amy.pytlinski@gmail.com

March 19 Facebook Post: Two full days of evaluation done!! Cannan did absolutely great and melted the hearts of all the medical staff he came in contact with! Hopefully in the next few weeks I (Amy) will get my donor evaluation completed and we can schedule the surgery! Ready to put this behind us! Hope to get the transplant completed sooner rather than later so Cannan can start Kindergarten in August... he is so excited for school! And props to Todd who is going to have to be Cannan's caretaker after the surgery since I will be down and out myself! I know he will do absolutely great... I just have to relinquish control which is not easy for me! :)                    

April 7 Facebook Post/Event:  Fred would appreciate everyone who will be attending the Family reunion in October this year to order a t-shirt on Cannan's kidney transplant. He suggested that we get a t-shirt to wear at the reunion to show Cannan our support. All the info to order one is in the family newsletter. I'm sure Cannan would be happily surprised.

April 7 Facebook Post:  Read about this on Mary Catherine Littrell-Cook's FB page (I am Onene Curtis' granddaughter). Let me know where to send the check and I will order a T-shirt and pay for postage, but it will need to be mailed to me in Colorado. Thanks.

• Cannan's Kidney Krew:     Sandra--- thanks for you support! What size shirt do you need? I would be more than happy to mail to you in Colorado! I have other friends in Colorado who are ordering! So happy to hear Cannan has his own army combating kidney disease in Colorado!

• Cannan's Kidney Krew:     BTW-- I LOVED Aunt Onene and Uncle Bert!

• Sandra Savat-Mann:          …Pa's been gone a long time but I sure would like to sit down at Ma's table and hear her say, "It probably ain't fittin' to eat". LOL, her dinners were always awesome!

• Cannan's Kidney Krew:      Ha! So true... I can hear Aunt Onene saying that like it was yesterday! Really miss all the family get togethers with my Grandpa Red and his siblings...

• Sandra Savat-Mann:           I miss them, too. They were so much closer than we seem to be these days. I can still remember Ma and Aunt Bertha bickering while making dressing and dumplings (Aunt Bertha made the best dumplings!).

April 18 Facebook Post: Rough day today... I (Amy) went for the final phase of my donor evaluation.... Found out that due to the anatomy of my kidneys and arteries I cannot donate. This news hit me like a ton of bricks... I would do anything to have Cannan feel better and it is heartbreaking to know that I can't. Please pray for us as Todd begins the evaluation process... We absolutely need him to get donor clearance! Cannan needs this!!

April 22 Facebook Post: Troy and I will be attending the Kidney Walk in St. Louis this Saturday. We will be arriving Friday and staying at the Econo Lodge (MO312),  4576 Woodson Rd. , Saint Louis, MO, US, 63134
Join the team, support little Cannan and lets get together.

April 27 via mobile:  Kidney walk party has started! My boys and I are jammin to some music on this fine rainy morning! Cannan's Krew is ready to combat kidney disease! Now... The rain can stop anytime!

April 27 Facebook Post:  Fun times this morning, despite the rain! Thanks to all for supporting us and to those that braved the weather today:)

April 30 Facebook Post:  I hope you all can help me congratulate Amy for all her hard work she did in once again organizing the Kidney Walk for us and especially Cannan. Because of her we were able to raise a significantly larger amount than last year to help fight this disease. Thanks for your hard work Amy!

April 30 Facebook Post :   Thank you for the recognition... Much appreciated but not necessary.... The true person who deserves recognition is Cannan! That little guy wakes up everyday and battles this awful disease... But you would never know, because in typical Cannan fashion, he puts a smile on his face and pushes forward through any obstacle thrown at him! I would be ecstatic if I had half his strength, determination and zest for life! I am so lucky to be his mommy.... He is my hero!

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New pictures will be added as they are received. Email to: gdl@glenns-world.com
It isn’t too late to purchase t-shirts. See above.

Support Cannan in his fight to beat Kidney Disease:

Ready to order t-shirts! Available in regular t-shirt (youth small -adult 3x) for $12, and a ladies fitted v-neck tee or a male dri-fit tee for $15. Send me a message with your order!  Out of town friends... don't worry.. I will ship your shirts to you! The more people all over the country making an effort to "combat kidney disease" the better! :)
amy.pytlinski@gmail.com

Cannan is the great-grandson of Red and Louis Littrell, and the grandson of Fred & Faye Littrell.

Cannan, at the young age of 3, got e. coli poisoning which ultimately led to permanent kidney failure.  We spent over 5 weeks at Cardinal Glennon Children's Medical Center at which time we started hemodialysis.  While we are blessed in more ways than imaginable, Cannan's kidneys are not rebounding as we had hoped for.... we heard those very scary words; "He needs a kidney transplant."  We are adjusting to our new life (Cannan is such a trooper) of a restricted diet, tons of medicine, and preparations for a transplant, however if we can make a small difference in the lives of both children and adults living with this horrible disease we are going to try!! 

Please join Cannan and our family as we walk to support the National Kidney Foundation!     

March for Babies:

Hi Everyone!

I will be walking in the March for Babies on Saturday, April 30th which helps raise money for the March of Dimes!  This event helps raise money to ensure that all babies are born full term instead of prematurely.  Many of you know that Erica was born 5 weeks prematurely, which doesn't seem like a lot, but premature infants may face many challenges throughout life if they're born too soon.

Please visit my personal website to learn more and to sponsor me!

http://www.marchforbabies.org/Amandachurch

Erica Update:

From FaceBook:

”…Visit www.miraclebaby.org to join Santa's mailing list and order your personalized letter from Santa….”

 

From the NICUPS website: “The NICUPs™™ (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Parents) are a group of dedicated volunteers who work hard to make the NICU experience an easier one for families. Each of the parent volunteers were once in the St. John's Mercy Medical Center NICU with children of their own. Their personal experience enables them to offer vital emotional support to current NICU families. Support begins as early as mid-pregnancy for mothers on bed rest, continues through their time in the NICU, and is on-going until the family feels support is no longer needed.”

see more of Red’s family

Fw: NICUPs Letters from Santa

From: Amanda Church

Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2009 11:36 AM
Subject: NICUPs Letters from Santa

Hello everyone, Some of you may know that I volunteer for the NICUPS (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Parent Support), an organization that is funded entirely by donations. It helps families by providing (free of charge): one-on-one emotional and educational support books and other educational materials (all free of charge) family classes and meetings financial assistance during crisis situations breast pumps, car seats, baby clothing and other necessities (all as needed) For those unfamiliar with this project, they generate a letter from Santa to a child (or children) of your choice (or adults and pets, too!), for a donation of $6 per letter. Last year, this small group of 30 graduate parents raised over $50,000 from the letters. I'm emailing to let you know about the new capability of their website (http://www.miraclebaby.org/) to accept letter orders and contributions through secure, online credit card processing. Since anyone, anywhere in the world can access their site and easily request a letter, I am asking for your help by passing along information about their site. If you feel comfortable emailing family and friends who might be interested, if you are part of any parent on-line discussion groups, if you have neighborhood newsletters or workplace newsletters, either on-line or printed - these are just some ideas of ways to let others know. Please visit the website to contact the NICUPS for more information about Letters from Santa and order letters. Thank you very much for taking the time to read this, and thank you in advance for any help you can offer! Amanda Church

Erica is growing like a weed

Hi All,

Nothing new with Jason and I, work as usual. We put in a retaining wall over the summer and so now we're working on repairing the lawn around it, as well as planting in it. All 3 of us took a mini vacation to Hannibal, MO in July and went to Table Rock Lake for a long weekend in August. Right now, I'm trying to plan a trip for Jason, myself, and another couple--maybe Jamaica or St. Thomas over Xmas break. We'll see what that brings; I've done nothing but google all inclusive resorts so there's still a little planning to go...

Erica is growing like a weed, but what kid doesn't? She sees her cardiologist in a couple of weeks, but so far so good. We'll keep you posted on that...

She started the school year in late Aug.--that has been an interesting trip! Normal beginning of the year jitters/nerves, but they never went away. Jason and I just didn't have a good feeling about the the way the class was being run or the teacher, but we couldn't put our finger on it.
 Erica cried and told us how much she didn't like school every morning, so I had a few informal conferences with the teacher about it (boy it pays off to work in the same school your child attends). Nothing seemed to help, and I still just didn't have a good feeling about the whole situation, so Jason and I set up a formal conference with the teacher. Our intent was to express our concerns and basically say that Erica wouldn't be returning to the class because it wasn't a good fit for her. Well someone was looking over us because by pure coincidence, Erica moved up on the waiting list for the full day preschool in the same building and could start whenever we wanted her to. Needless to say we took the spot and started her right away! Icing on the cake was that one of the teachers in her new class was one of the teachers she had last school year. That was a week ago Friday (you don't want to know what I've learned about what was going on in her previous classroom). Now Erica is still working through some of her anxieties, but they're the ones from transitioning from a half day to a full day of school (lunch, nap/rest time, etc.). Each day gets easier and she doesn't get so upset she throws up every morning, so that's a bonus! (I'm a little high strung too sometimes, so she comes by the anxiety honestly=0)

We also signed Erica up for soccer, but her first day of it was also the first day in her new class. Needless to say that was OVERLOAD for the poor kid, so we're not continuing it. We'll try another activity another time...

That's about all I can think of right now, so I'll stop blabbing.

Love,

Amanda

Timmons<>John Daniel<>Red<>Fredie Guy

Erica Update:

Hi Everyone!

Erica went to the cardiologist yesterday for her 6 month check up and all was well!  CELEBRATE GOOD TIMES...  It's been 18 months since her last surgery, so Jason and I felt kind of like we were on borrowed time because it's usually about every 12 months that she's had a surgery.  Our minds were obviously playing with us, too, because we kept thinking that she may be showing symptoms of heart trouble (dusky blue color around the mouth, etc.).  He increased her diuretic a little, because she responds to that well and felt that her weight gain was adequate although she's at the top of the growth curve.  We're working on maintaining healthy eating habits and making healthy food choices so that she doesn't gain too much weight.  He also said that at her age kids actually listen to their bodies, so if she couldn't keep up with her peers she'd stop.  That makes it pretty easy to see if she's tiring out too much or whatever.  He felt that she could go another 6 months before seeing him again, too!  What a relief!

Other than that, we're on spring break this week and have tons of fun planned--dentist appt.,  moving my classroom to the other end of the school, etc.  Did you really think we'd be going somewhere for vacation?

We'll keep you posted...

Love,

Amanda

 

From: Amanda (Jason and Erica, too)

Hi All!

Nothing significant going on with Jason and I--normal keeping our heads above water with work and daily life.  I have completed my educ. administration internship and now have 2 classes to finish by Dec. then I'll have my education administration Master's degree.  Jason is, of course, selling trucks as if the economy has never changed.  I know he works a TON harder to just sell at the same pace, but he still manages to make it work somehow!

Erica has a cardiologist appt. on Thursday, Oct. 16th so we'll probably send another update sometime next week. 

She has completely changed and grown up since starting pre-school in August.  She now can say the Pledge of Allegiance all by herself, sing her ABCs, write and recognize the letter E for Erica, plays school, "reads" the pictures in books to Jason and I, sings songs and best of all:  she's completely aware of various letters and what they stand for!  For example, when reading her alphabet books she notices the S and says this is for Nana's name (Susan), J is for Daddy's name, A is for Aunt Amy & mommy's name, F is for GooGoo and Papa's name (Faye & Fred), and even notices that the F is right by her name (E).  How awesome is that?  (although I'm her mom and a reading teacher, so I'm a little partial to those accomplishments, of course)  One thing Erica has struggled with a bit all along is her speech.  She does talk our ears off, but the articulation of certain sounds has stumped her so she should begin speech testing and then get an IEP which will allow her to get speech services through the school district.  Since being around other kids her age, we've already noticed improvements in her speech though. 

One exciting thing this summer was when I nominated Erica for a Do The Right Thing Award.  It's an award given by a local news channel and the city police department.  It recognizes kids who do the right thing.  Erica didn't get the award, but she did get a certificate and tee shirt.  This is the story in a nutshell:

Jason was changing the oil in his car and cut/punctured both of his index fingers.  When he said "ouch" and Erica saw the blood, she ran inside through the house to get 2 Band-Aid for him.  She brought them back outside to the garage and put them both on his fingers.  Doesn't sound like a big deal, but if you know Erica, you know that she's petrified of Band-Aid because of the adhesive and how hard it pulls to take them off.  This, I'm sure, is because of all the surgeries, tape, and Band-Aid she's been exposed to.  I think it was awesome that she put aside her fears to help her daddy. 

Once again, I'm her mom and a little biased, but isn't that part of parenting?

Sorry for the proclomation length, but that's our news.

Love,

Amanda (Jason and Erica, too)

...Amanda is the great-granddaughter of John & Kizzie Littrell, granddaughter of Red and Louise Littrell and daughter of Fred & Faye Littrell.