Notice of Death – April 16, 2023

Royce Murray
October 21, 1950 — April 12, 2023
Visitation: Thursday, April 20, 2023, 5:00-7:00 p.m. at Osborn Funeral Home, 3631 Southern Avenue, Shreveport.

Sam Horton
April 21, 1932 — April 8, 2023
Visitation: Monday, April 17, 2023, 5:00-7:00 p.m. at Centuries Memorial Funeral Home, 8801 Mansfield Road, Shreveport.
Funeral Service: Tuesday, April 18, 2023, 12:00 p.m. at Centuries Memorial Funeral Home, 8801 Mansfield Road, Shreveport.

Michael Shane Nicholson
April 28, 1932 — April 9, 2023
Visitation: Saturday, April 22, 2023, 1:00-2:00 p.m. at Centuries Memorial Funeral Home, 8801 Mansfield Road, Shreveport.
Memorial Service: Saturday, April 22, 2023, 2:00 p.m. at Centuries Memorial Funeral Home, 8801 Mansfield Road, Shreveport.

Louie Brooks Rockett
May 5, 1938 — April 10, 2023
Visitation: Saturday, April 22, 2023, 9:00-10:00 a.m. at Christ Lutheran Church, 290 Idema Street, Shreveport.
Funeral Service: Saturday, April 22, 2023, 10:00 a.m. at Christ Lutheran Church, 290 Idema Street, Shreveport.
Interment: Saturday, April 22, 2023, following service at Forest Park West Cemetery, 4400 Meriwether Road, Shreveport.

James Lee Johnson
December 1, 1943 — April 13, 2023
Graveside Service: Monday, April 17, 2023, 12:00 p.m. at Northwest Louisiana Veterans Cemetery, 7970 Mike Clark Road, Keithville.

Yvonne Owen Douglas
April 19, 1930 — April 13, 2023
Funeral Service: Monday, April 17, 2023, 11:00 a.m. at Emmanuel Baptist Church, 5850 Buncombe Road, Shreveport.
Interment: Monday, April 17, 2023, following service at Forest Park West Cemetery, 4400 Meriwether Road, Shreveport. 

Jariel Jones
June 2, 1942 — April 13, 2023
Mass of Christian Burial: Monday, April 17, 2023, 1:00-2:00 p.m. at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, 522 East Flournoy Lucas Road, Shreveport.

Donald Jean Lavoie
December 19, 1939 — April 6, 2023
Visitation: Thursday, April 20, 2023, 5:00-7:00 p.m. at Boone Funeral Home and Crematory, 2156 Airline Drive, Bossier City.
Mass: Friday, April 21, 2023, 10:00-11:00 a.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 204 Patton Avenue, Shreveport.
Interment: Monday, April 24, 2023, 10:00-10:30 a.m. at Northwest Louisiana Veterans Cemetery, 7970 Mike Clark Road, Keithville.

Consuelo Oneal
July 22, 1963 — April 10, 2023
Visitation: Monday, April 17, 2023, 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. at Stonewall Baptist Church, 807 Eatman Street, Bossier City.
Funeral Service: Monday, April 17, 2023, 1:00 p.m. at Stonewall Baptist Church, 807 Eatman Street, Bossier City.
Interment: Monday, April 17, 2023, following service at Hillcrest Cemetery, Haughton.

Sylvester Watson
August 24, 1963 — April 9, 2023
Visitation: Friday, April 21, 2023, 1:00-8:00 p.m. at Good Samaritan Funeral Home, 2200 Laurel Street, Shreveport.
Funeral Service: Saturday, April 22, 2023, 11:00 a.m. at Good Samaritan Funeral Home, 2200 Laurel Street, Shreveport.
Interment: Saturday, April 22, 2023, following service at Lincoln Memorial Park.

Bobby Wayne Young
February 22, 1943 — April 6, 2023
Memorial Service: Monday, April 17, 2023, 2:00-3:00 p.m. at Trinity Heights Baptist Church, 3820 Old Mooringsport Road, Shreveport.

Chizuko Takamatsu Austerfield
April 28, 1932 — April 9, 2023
Visitation: Monday, April 17, 2023, 10:00-11:00 a.m. at Centuries Memorial Funeral Home, 8801 Mansfield Road, Shreveport.
Funeral Service: Monday, April 17, 2023, 11:00 a.m. at Centuries Memorial Funeral Home, 8801 Mansfield Road, Shreveport.

Charlotte Kopf
January 23, 1940 — February 21, 2023
Celebration of Life: Saturday, April 29, 2023, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Westlake Baptist Church, 2587 Highway 163, Doyline.

Arthur D. Walker
November 20, 1959 — April 5, 2023
Graveside Service: Monday, April 17, 2023, 10:00 a.m. at Northwest Louisiana Veterans Cemetery, 79701 Mike Clark Road, Keithville.

Kenneth Edward Rice
August 22, 1950 — April 1, 2023
Visitation: Saturday, May 13, 2023, 10:00-11:00 a.m. at Barksdale Baptist Church, 1714 Jimmie Davis Hwy, Bossier City.
Funeral Service: Saturday, May 13, 2023, 11:00 a.m. at Barksdale Baptist Church, 1714 Jimmie Davis Hwy, Bossier City.

Dorothy Marie Cosier
August 21, 1929 — March 29, 2023
Visitation: Saturday, May 6, 2023, 1:30-2:00 p.m. at Cypress Baptist Church, Benton.
Funeral Service: Saturday, May 6, 2023, 2:00 p.m. at Cypress Baptist Church, Benton.

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