Notice of Death – May 8, 2023

Willie Ray Dyson, Jr.
July 27, 1964 — April 27, 2023
Funeral Service: Tuesday, May 9, 2023, 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. at Hampton Ponder Memorial Chapel, J S Williams Funeral Home, 1104 Pierre Avenue, Shreveport.
Family Hour: Tuesday, May 9, 2023, 1:00 p.m. at Hampton Ponder Memorial Chapel, J S Williams Funeral Home, 1104 Pierre Avenue, Shreveport.

Patricia Schoolfield
March 8, 1956 — May 7, 2023
Visitation: Thursday, May 11, 2023, 4:00-6:00 p.m. at Osborn Funeral Home, 3631 Southern Avenue, Shreveport.
Rosary and Vigil: Thursday, May 11, 2023, 6:00-6:30 p.m. at Osborn Funeral Home, 3631 Southern Avenue, Shreveport.
Mass of Christian Burial: Friday, May 12, 2023, 10:00-11:00 a.m. at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, 522 East Flournoy Lucas Road, Shreveport.

J.W. Mitchell
December 18, 1926 — May 7, 2023
Visitation: Thursday, May 11, 2023, 5:00-7:00 p.m. at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 2500 Southside Drive, Shreveport.
Funeral Service:
Friday, May 12, 2023, 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 2500 Southside Drive, Shreveport.
Interment: Friday, May 12, 2023, following service at Forest Park West Cemetery, 4400 Meriwether Road, Shreveport.

Kathy Ott Forrest
October 30, 1961 — May 5, 2023
Visitation: Tuesday, May 9, 2023, 5:00-7:00 p.m. at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 943 Polk Street, Mansfield.
Funeral Service:
Wednesday, May 10, 2023, 10:00-11:00 a.m. at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 943 Polk Street, Mansfield.
Interment: Wednesday, May 10, 2023, 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. at Dill Cemetery, Mansfield.

Linda Camille Rolen
October 15, 1957 — April 29, 2023
Memorial Service: Saturday, May 13, 2023, 2:00 p.m. at North Arkansas Street Church of Christ.

Mary Lee Nance
October 12, 1925 — May 6, 2023
Visitation: Friday, May 12, 2023, 5:00-7:00 p.m. at Osborn Funeral Home, 3631 Southern Avenue, Shreveport.
Memorial Service: Saturday, May 13, 2023, 11:30 a.m. at Osborn Funeral Home, 3631 Southern Avenue, Shreveport.

Byrum W. Teekell
March 22, 1929 — May 4, 2023
Memorial Service: Tuesday, May 9, 2023, 1:30-2:30 p.m. at First United Methodist Church of Shreveport, 500 Common Street, Shreveport.

James ‘Jim’ Edward Steward
August 6, 1949 — April 30, 2023
Visitation: Saturday, May 20, 2023, 12:00-1:00 p.m. at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 2500 Southside Drive, Shreveport.
Memorial Service: Saturday, May 20, 2023, 1:00 p.m. at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 2500 Southside Drive, Shreveport.

Joshua Ryan Calk
December 15, 1975 — May 2, 2023
Visitation: Saturday, May 13, 2023, 3:00-4:00 p.m. at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 1815 Marshall Street, Shreveport.
Memorial Service: Saturday, May 13, 2023, 4:20 p.m. at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 1815 Marshall Street, Shreveport.

Bruce Elbert Brock
May 29, 1964 — May 4, 2023
Memorial Gathering: Wednesday, May 10, 2023, 2:00 p.m. at Central Christian Church, 2010 W. Bert Kouns Industrial Loop, Shreveport.

Frances M. Ball
January 18, 1931 — May 4, 2023
Funeral Service: Tuesday, May 9, 2023, 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 2201 Airline Drive, Bossier City.
Interment: Tuesday, May 9, 2023, following service at Rose-Neath Cemetery, 5185 Swan Lake Road, Bossier City.

Jessie Sanders Howard
January 10, 1923 — April 30, 2023
Viewing: Friday, May 12, 2023, 1:00-5:00 p.m. at Winnfield Funeral Home, 3701 Hollywood Avenue, Shreveport.
Funeral Service: Saturday, May 13, 2023, 11:00 a.m. at Winnfield Funeral Home, 3701 Hollywood Avenue, Shreveport.
Interment: Saturday, May 13, 2023, following service at Lincoln Memorial Park Cemetery, 6915 W. 70th Street, Shreveport.

Tommie LaJuan Boulware Garner
October 17, 1936 — May 4, 2023
Funeral Service: Tuesday, May 9, 2023, 10:00-11:00 a.m. at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 2500 Southside Drive, Shreveport.
Interment: Tuesday, May 9, 2023, following service at Forest Park West Cemetery, 4400 Meriwether Road, Shreveport.

Leland ‘Lee’ Eugene Kelly
November 13, 1946 — April 26, 2023
Memorial Service: Saturday, June 24, 2023, 10:00 a.m. at Eppes Cemetery, Shreveport.

Leon McCray
May 8, 1943 — April 29, 2023
Visitation: Friday, May 12, 2023, 11:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. at Heavenly Gates, 1339 Jewell Street, Shreveport.
Funeral Service: Saturday, May 13, 2023, 11:00 a.m. at New Bethel MBC, 3300 Greenwood Road, Shreveport.
Interment: Saturday, May 13, 2023, following service at Lincoln Cemetery.

Christopher B. Parsons
June 22, 1946 — April 26, 2023
Visitation: Wednesday, May 17, 2023, 1:00-2:30 p.m. at Osborn Funeral Home, 3631 Southern Avenue, Shreveport.
Memorial Service: Wednesday, May 17, 2023, 3:00 p.m. at Osborn Funeral Home, 3631 Southern Avenue, Shreveport.

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.

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