Notice of Death – May 6, 2026

Mary Carol Stinson Lowry
April 19, 1947 — May 5, 2026
Service: Friday, May 8, 2026, 2pm at First United Methodist Church, Bossier City.

Edna Chumley Henderson
December 29, 1932 – May 4, 2026
Service: Saturday, May 9, 2026, 11am at Osborn Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Orbie Jean Hughes
July 29, 1932 — May 4, 2026
Service: Monday, May 11, 2026, 1pm at Forest Park East Cemetery, Shreveport. 

Cynthia “Cindy” Kay Waldrop Phillips
April 9, 1963 — May 4, 2026
Service: Monday, May 11, 2026, 5:30pm at Rose-Neath Funeral Home Southside, Shreveport.

Henry Barajas
September 14, 1933 — May 2, 2026
Service: Saturday, May 9, 2026, 10am at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Shreveport.

Oliver Charles Lias
February 1, 1964 – May 2, 2026
Service: Saturday, May 9, 2026, 11am at Sunflower Baptist Church, Bossier City. 

Matthew Smith
March 31, 1931 – May 2, 2026
Service: Saturday, May 9, 2026, 3pm at Benevolent Funeral Home, Shreveport.

Jimmie Ray Turner
August 4, 1947 — May 2, 2026
Service: Friday, May 8, 2026, 2pm at Rose-Neath Funeral Home Southside, Shreveport. 

Loretta Ginnings Ellis
May 31, 1939 — May 1, 2026
Service: Friday, May 8, 2026, 5pm at Rose-Neath Funeral Home Southside, Shreveport. 

Ida Lee Lungren
July 27, 1932 — May 1, 2026
Service: Saturday, May 9, 2026, 12pm at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Bossier City.

Bertha M. Vital
September 15, 1946 – April 30, 2026
Service: Saturday, May 9, 2026, 11am at Centuries Memorial Park, Shreveport.

Margaret Ann Sims
February 10, 1952 — April 29, 2026
Service: Monday, May 11, 2026, 11am at Winnfield Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Arthur Anthony Bibbs
December 20, 1952 — April 28, 2026
Service: Wednesday, May 13, 2026, 11:30am at Northwest Louisiana Veteran’s Cemetery, Keithville.

Charles Earl Swearnger, Sr.
February 17, 1950 – April 28, 2026
Service: Saturday, May 9, 2026, 11am at Benevolent Funeral Home, Shreveport.

Naomi Thomas Gardner
August 5, 1958 – April 26, 2026
Service: Saturday, May 9, 2026, 11am at Harvest Temple Church of God in Christ, Bossier City.

Monique Shuntay Allen
July 29, 1987 – April 25, 2026
Service: Saturday, May 9, 2026, 1pm at Benevolent Funeral Home, Shreveport.

Sherry Ann Odom Williams Frazier
April 4, 1951 — April 25, 2026
Service: Saturday, May 9, 2026, 11am at Greater Elizabeth Baptist Church, Shreveport. 

Beverly Pratt
February 15, 1949 – April 24, 2026
Service: Saturday, May 9, 2026, 11am at New Bethel Baptist Church, Shreveport

Meredith Lynn Noel Day
October 2, 1946 – April 23, 2026
Service: Monday, May 11, 2026, 11am at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Shreveport. 

Bertha June Thompson Orton
June 16, 1942 — April 23, 2026
Service: Saturday, May 23, 2026, 1pm at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Sherman Mason
February 14, 1951 – April 22, 2026
Service: Saturday, May 9, 2026, 11am at Carver Cemetery, Shreveport.

Johnny Parker
April 28, 1948 – April 20, 2026
Service: Saturday, May 9, 2026, 11am at Heavenly Gates Funeral Home, Shreveport.

Linda Gale Swan
September 17, 1946 — April 16, 2026
Service: Saturday, May 9, 2026, 10am at Rose-Neath Funeral Home Southside, Shreveport. 

Millie Grubbs Tucker
December 27, 1940 — April 10, 2026
Service: Saturday, May 23, 2026, 11am at Garcie Home, 11342 Providence Road, Shreveport.

Sonya Wilmer
August 31, 1963 – April 8, 2026
Service: Saturday, May 9, 2026, 11am at St. Matthew AME Church, Shreveport.

Ronald Wayne Snellings
May 2, 1949 — March 25, 2026
Service: Saturday, May 9, 2026, 11am at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

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