Ponder R. McInnis
February 20, 1940 — May 17, 2023
Visitation: Friday, May 26, 2023, 5:00-7:00 p.m. at Centuries Memorial Funeral Home & Park, 8801 Mansfield Road, Shreveport.
Celebration of Life: Saturday, May 27, 2023, 1:00 p.m. at Centuries Memorial Funeral Home & Park, 8801 Mansfield Road, Shreveport.

Mickey Haydel
August 6, 1934 — May 3, 2023
Celebration of Life Memorial: Saturday, June 3, 2023, 4:00-6:00 p.m. at Centuries Memorial Funeral Home & Park, 8801 Mansfield Road, Shreveport.

Michael Wayne Housley
August 26, 1956 — May 17, 2023

Lavern Wyatt Tanner
August 22, 1953 — May 19, 2023
Memorial Service: Saturday, May 27, 2023, 1:00 p.m. at Stonewall Baptist Church, 807 Eatman Street, Bossier City.

Eva Dean Mathews
February 3, 1958 — May 21, 2023
Viewing: Friday, May 26, 2023, 1:00-5:00 p.m. at Winnfield Funeral Home, 3701 Hollywood Avenue, Shreveport.
Funeral Service: Saturday, May 27, 2023, 11:00 a.m. at Winnfield Funeral Home, 3701 Hollywood Avenue, Shreveport.
Interment: Saturday, May 27, 2023, following service at Lincoln Memorial Park Cemetery, 6915 W. 70th Street, Shreveport.

Nancy Henderson
November 30, 1944 — May 22, 2023
Celebration of Life: Saturday, July 8, 2023, 1:00 p.m. at Broadmoor Presbyterian Church, Shreveport.

John Everett Speer
December 23, 1956 — May 22, 2023

Joseph David Ferguson
January 20, 1947 — May 23, 2023
Visitation: Saturday, May 27, 2023, 10:00-11:00 a.m. at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 2201 Airline Drive, Bossier City.
Funeral Service: Saturday, May 27, 2023, 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 2201 Airline Drive, Bossier City.
Interment: Saturday, May 27, 2023, following service at Converse Cemetery, Converse.

Mary Geneva Hollenshead
May 28, 1935 — May 23, 2023
Visitation: Saturday, May 27, 2023, 9:00-10:00 a.m. at Lebanon Church, 546 White Oak Road, Haynesville.
Funeral Service: Saturday, May 27, 2023, 10:00-11:00 a.m. at Lebanon Church, 546 White Oak Road, Haynesville.
Interment: Saturday, May 27, 2023, 11:30-11:30 a.m. at Lebanon Cemetery, 546 White Oak Road, Haynesville.

Judy Patterson
September 2, 1950 — May 20, 2023
Graveside Service: Saturday, May 27, 2023, 11:00 a.m. at Centuries Memorial Cemetery, Mansfield Road, Shreveport.

Harvey Smith
October 4, 1950 — May 13, 2023
Graveside Service: Saturday, May 27, 2023, 11:00 a.m. at Carver Cemetery, 498 Kennie Road, Shreveport.

Bernice Williams
September 28, 1949 — May 21, 2023
Visitation: Friday, May 26, 2023, 11:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. at Heavenly Gates, 1339 Jewell Street, Shreveport.
Funeral Service: Saturday, May 27, 2023, 11:00 a.m. at New Bethel MBC, 3300 Greenwood Road, Shreveport.
Interment: Saturday, May 27, 2023, following service at Lincoln Cemetery.

Nancy Evelyn Kairschner
July 11, 1942 — May 18, 2023

Elizabeth Gertrude Paul
July 20, 1950 — May 18, 2023

Danny Melton Sexton
August 18, 1948 — May 22, 2023

Paul Couter Colgin
March 2, 1932 — May 22, 2023

Linda Wiggins
September 28, 1949 — May 21, 2023
Visitation: Friday, May 26, 2023, 11:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. at Heavenly Gates, 1339 Jewell Street, Shreveport.
Funeral Service: Saturday, May 27, 2023, 11:00 a.m. at Bright Star Baptist Church, 3330 Meriwether Road, Shreveport.
Interment: Saturday, May 27, 2023, following service at Starlight B.C., Greenwood.

CD Davis, Sr.
February 4, 1936 — May 21, 2023
Visitation: Friday, May 26, 2023, 11:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. at Heavenly Gates.
Graveside Service: Saturday, May 27, 2023, 12:00 p.m. at Union Forbing Cemetery.

Ella Nash Jones
March 15, 1950 — May 18, 2023
Visitation: Friday, May 26, 2023, 1:00-5:00 p.m. at Winnfield Funeral Home, 3701 Hollywood Avenue, Shreveport.
Graveside Service: Saturday, May 27, 2023, 11:00 a.m. at Carver Memorial Park Cemetery, 498 Kennie Road, Shreveport.

Lamar Edward Savannah
November 7, 1937 — May 20, 2023
Family Hour: Friday, May 26, 2023, 7:00-9:00 p.m. at Winnfield Funeral Home, 3701 Hollywood Avenue, Shreveport.
Funeral Service: Saturday, May 27, 2023, 12:00 p.m. at White’s Temple Church of God in Christ, 3898 Hollywood Avenue, Shreveport.
Interment: Saturday, May 27, 2023, following service at Lincoln Memorial Park Cemetery, 6915 W. 70th Street, Shreveport.

Henry Jackson, Jr.
August 23, 1954 — May 21, 2023
Family Hour: Friday, June 2, 2023, 5:00-7:00 p.m. at Winnfield Funeral Home, 3701 Hollywood Avenue, Shreveport.
Funeral Service: Saturday, June 3, 2023, 1:00 p.m. at Greater Hope Baptist Church, 4355 Greenwood Road, Shreveport.
Interment: Saturday, June 3, 2023, following service at Mt. Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery, 214 Ebenezer Road, Elm Grove.

Arnold Dale Norman
January 29, 1933 — May 20, 2023
Visitation: Tuesday, May 30, 2023, 1:00-2:00 p.m. at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 2500 Southside Drive, Shreveport.
Funeral Service: Tuesday, May 30, 2023, 2:00 p.m. at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 2500 Southside Drive, Shreveport.

Ruby Eastridge Keener
May 21, 1925 — May 22, 2023
Visitation: Friday, May 26, 2023, 1:00-2:00 p.m. at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 2201 Airline Drive, Bossier City.
Funeral Service: Friday, May 26, 2023, 2:00-3:00 p.m. at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 2201 Airline Drive, Bossier City.
Interment: Friday, May 26, 2023, following service at Camp Ground Cemetery, Bienville.

Phillip Collier
May 28, 1945 — May 12, 2023
Visitation: Saturday, June 3, 2023, 1:00-2:00 p.m. at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 2201 Airline Drive, Bossier City.
Memorial Service: Saturday, June 3, 2023, 2:00-3:00 p.m. at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 2201 Airline Drive, Bossier City.

Thelma Irene ‘Jackie’ Gray
September 30, 1941 — April 28, 2023
Memorial Service: Saturday, May 27, 2023, 2:00-3:00 p.m. at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 1315 Ringgold Avenue, Coushatta.

Tommy ‘TC’ Michwich
July 17, 1951 — May 19, 2023
Visitation: Saturday, May 27, 2023, 1:00-2:00 p.m. at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 2500 Southside Drive, Shreveport.
Memorial Service: Saturday, May 27, 2023, 2:00-3:00 p.m. at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 2500 Southside Drive, Shreveport.

Billy Grey Rockett
July 12, 1939 — May 21, 2023
Memorial Service: Saturday, June 10, 2023, 10:00-11:00 a.m. at Boone Funeral Home and Crematory, 2156 Airline Drive, Bossier City.

Amy Sue Coates
December 17, 1959 — May 21, 2023
Visitation: Friday, May 26, 2023, 1:00-2:00 p.m. at Centuries Memorial Funeral Home & Park, 8801 Mansfield Road, Shreveport.
Funeral Service: Friday, May 26, 2023, 2:00 p.m. at Centuries Memorial Funeral Home & Park, 8801 Mansfield Road, Shreveport.

Edward Allen Milgate
June 17, 1951 — May 15, 2023
Graveside Service: Friday, May 26, 2023, 10:00 a.m. at Forest Park West Cemetery, 4000 Meriwether Road, Shreveport.

Michael Phillip Collier
June 17, 1951 — May 15, 2023
Graveside Service: Friday, May 26, 2023, 11:00 a.m. at Northwest Louisiana Veterans Cemetery, Keithville.

Delores Brown
November 2, 1955 — May 12, 2023
Funeral Service: Saturday, May 27, 2023, 11:00 a.m. at Willow Chute Baptist Church, 2645 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Shreveport.

William Threadgill
April 30, 1940 — May 13, 2023
Visitation: Friday, May 26, 2023, 11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. at Heavenly Gates, 1339 Jewell Street, Shreveport.
Funeral Service: Saturday, May 27, 2023, 11:00 a.m. at Heavenly Gates, 1339 Jewell Street, Shreveport.
Interment: Saturday, May 27, 2023, following service at Providence Memorial Cemetery.

Bill Bates
March 22, 1962 — May 22, 2023
Visitation: Friday, May 26, 2023, 11:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. at Heavenly Gates, 1339 Jewell Street, Shreveport.
Funeral Service: Saturday, May 27, 2023, 1:00 p.m. at Heavenly Gates, 1339 Jewell Street, Shreveport.

Glenna DeMoss
September 24, 1934 — May 19, 2023
Funeral Service: Friday, May 26, 2023, 10:00-11:00 a.m. at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 2201 Airline Drive, Bossier City.
Interment: Friday, May 26, 2023, following service at Beech Grove UMC Cemetery, Spearsville.

Bert Woodley Mercer
June 9, 1926 — May 21, 2023
Funeral Service: Friday, May 26, 2023, 10:00-11:00 a.m. at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 1815 Marshall Street, Shreveport.
Interment: Friday, May 26, 2023, following service at Mt. Zion Cemetery, Mooringsport.

Dennis Ray Bouck
March 24, 1946 — May 14, 2023
Visitation: Saturday, May 27, 2023, 10:00 a.m. at Asbury United Methodist Church, 3200 Airline Drive, Bossier City.
Memorial Service: Saturday, May 27, 2023, 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. at Asbury United Methodist Church, 3200 Airline Drive, Bossier City.

Antoine DeVonn Thomas
August 1, 1975 — May 15, 2023
Visitation: Friday, May 26, 2023, 1:00-8:00 p.m. at Good Samaritan Funeral Home, 2200 Laurel Street, Shreveport.
Funeral Service: Saturday, May 27, 2023, 10:00 a.m. at Russell Road Church of Christ, 1852 Russell Road, Shreveport.
Interment: Saturday, May 27, 2023, following service at Lincoln Memorial Park.

Mattie Ruth Barnes-Thedford
February 9, 1953 — May 15, 2023
Visitation: Friday, May 26, 2023, 1:00-8:00 p.m. at Good Samaritan Funeral Home, 2200 Laurel Street, Shreveport.
Funeral Service: Saturday, May 27, 2023, 12:00 p.m. at Mary Evergreen Baptist Church, 420 East 85th Street, Shreveport.
Interment: Saturday, May 27, 2023, following service at Lincoln Memorial Park.

Emmett Howell Cantwell
October 14, 1931 — May 16, 2023
Visitation: Saturday, June 3, 2023, 9:30-10:00 a.m. at The Oaks of Louisiana Towers Ballroom, 200 Majestic Oaks Drive, Shreveport.
Celebration of Life: Saturday, June 3, 2023, 10:00-11:00 a.m. at The Oaks of Louisiana Towers Ballroom, 200 Majestic Oaks Drive, Shreveport.

Bonita Marie Dominick Alexander
April 12, 1967 — May 14, 2023
Funeral Service: Saturday, May 27, 2023, 12:00 p.m. at Little Zion Baptist Church, Cottonport.

Barry Wayne Teague
October 13, 1953 — May 2, 2023
Memorial Service: Friday, June 2, 2023, 10:30-11:30 a.m. at First Baptist Church of Minden, 301 Pennsylvania Avenue, Minden.

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

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