Notice of Death – February 1, 2026

Carolyn Russell Ray
January 24, 1943 — January 30, 2026
Service: Thursday, February 5, 2026, 11am at First Baptist Church-Bossier, Bossier City.

Dr. Gary D. Mirts
April 23, 1942 – January 28, 2026
Service: Thursday, February 5, 2026, 11am at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, Shreveport. 

Shirley A. Odom
October 12, 1942 – January 28, 2025
Service: Friday, February 6, 2026, 1pm at Centuries Memorial Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Kelly Ann Stephenson
August 6, 1969 – January 28, 2026
Service: Monday, February 2, 2026, 2pm at Freedom Church, Bossier City. 

Carl “Pete” Copes
April 13, 1946 — January 27, 2026
Service: Wednesday, February 4, 2026, 2pm at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Shreveport.

Betty Jean Graham Adams
June 10, 1933 – January 25, 2026
Service: Saturday, February 7, 2026, 1pm at The Oaks of Louisiana, Shreveport. 

Loren McClelland
April 6, 1998 – January 25, 2026
Service: Friday, February 6, 2026, 11:30am at St. Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral, Shreveport. 

Emilie Anne Connell Ostendorff
August 28, 1923 — January 24, 2026
Service: Saturday, February 14, 2026, 2pm at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Shreveport. 

James Henry Mercer II
December 31, 1951 — January 23, 2026
Service: Friday, February 6, 2026, 2pm at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Arvie Brown
November 19, 1933 — January 22, 2026
Service: Wednesday, February 4, 2026, 12:30pm at the Northwest Louisiana Veterans Cemetery, Keithville. 

Melvin F. Hendrickson
March 15, 1925 – January 21, 2026
Service: Friday, February 13, 2026, 12pm at Osborn Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Kenneth Wayne Bell
October 31, 1952 – January 20, 2026
Service: Wednesday, February 4, 2026, 10:30am at Northwest Louisiana Veterans Cemetery, Keithville. 
 
Doris Hollingsworth Mosley
June 22, 1933 – January 20, 2026
Service: Monday, February 2, 2026, 10:30am at Northwest Louisiana Veterans Cemetery, Keithville. 
 
Carlee McCain Burch
July 16, 1966 — January 19, 2026
Service: Friday, February 6, 2026, 2pm at First Baptist Church’s Frost Chapel, Shreveport. 
 
Mary Helen Jamerson-Johns
June 12, 1944 – January 19, 2026
Service: February 7, 2026, 4pm at Light Hill B.C., Shreveport. 
 
Ozeal Mayfield
January 18, 1934 – January 18, 2026
Service: Friday, February 6, 2026, 11am at Heavenly Gates Funeral Home, Shreveport.
 
Ewell Edward Page, Jr.
January 16, 1958 — January 18, 2026
Service: Friday, February 6, 2026, 11am at Mary Goula Baptist Church, Shreveport. 
 
Margaret Ann Billson
November 23, 1941 – January 5, 2026
Service: Saturday, February 7, 2026, 1pm at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Bossier City. 
 
Jarvus N. Bounds
December 11, 1941 – December 31, 2025
Service: Saturday, February 7, 2026, 12pm at Kingston Road Baptist Church, Shreveport. 
 
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