Notice of Death – February 10, 2026

Charles Edward Stewart
April 12, 1950 – February 10, 2026
Service: Friday, February 13, 2026, 10am at Centuries Memorial Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Reba Burch 
December 28, 2025 – February 6, 2026
Service: Sunday, February 15, 2026, 3:30pm at Crossroads Church, Bossier City. 

Shirley Ford
July 4, 1951 – February 6, 2026
Service: Saturday, February 14, 2026, 11am at Barksdale Community Baptist Church, Bossier City. 

Gary Perrin
February 8, 1942 – February 6, 2026
Service: Monday, February 23, 2026, 11:30am at Northwest Louisiana Veterans Cemetery, Keithville. 

Leslie Oliver Prince
April 26, 1940 — February 6, 2026
Service: Friday, February 13, 2026, 10:30am at First Baptist Church-Bossier, Bossier City. 

Alma Faye Wilson Taylor
July 5, 1938 – February 6, 2026
Service: Saturday, February 14, 2026, 11am at Red River Baptist Church, Benton. 

Alfred Lee Small
March 15, 1940 — February 5, 2026
Service: Saturday, February 14, 2026, 11am at Winnfield Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Gloria M. Smith
April 9, 1939 – February 5, 2026
Service: Friday, February 13, 2026, 2pm at Centuries Memorial Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Roger Lynn Johnson
October 11, 1953 – February 4, 2026
Service: Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 2pm at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Bossier City.

Bobbie Nell Salone-Watson
May 12, 1961 — February 4, 2026
Service: Saturday, February 14, 2026, 11am at Winnfield Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Robert “Bob” Duane Morgan
May 20, 1947 — February 3, 2026
Service: Thursday, February 12, 2026, 11am at Christ the King Catholic Church, Bossier City. 

Rae Nell Gibson
January 6, 1946 — February 2, 2026
Service: Thursday, February 19, 2026, 2pm at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Bossier City.

Lonie Floyce “Flo” Hahn
May 1, 1934 — February 2, 2026
Service: Saturday, February 21, 2026, 2pm at Rose-Neath Funeral Home Southside, Shreveport. 

Sharron Williams
January 23, 1959 – February 2, 2026
Service: Saturday, February 14, 2026, 11am at Kingdom United Church, Shreveport. 

Lee Royce Peak
August 2, 1936 — January 31, 2026
Service: Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 10:30am at Northwest Louisiana Veterans Cemetery, Keithville. 

Mary Lou Cox Weinstein
November 14, 1935 — January 31, 2026
Service: Sunday, February 15, 2026, 1pm at Savoie’s, Shreveport. 

Ronald Arthur Fagan
October 30, 1946 – January 29, 2026
Service: Monday, February 16, 2026, 12:30pm at Northwest Louisiana Veterans Cemetery, Keithville. 

Sammie Lee Johnson
February 18, 1930 — January 26, 2026
Service: Wednesday, February 25, 2026, 8am at Winnfield Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Rose Mary Ellis
March 24, 1930 – January 25, 2026
Service: Thursday, February 12, 2026, 12pm at Centuries Memorial Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

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

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

William Travis Foy Jr.
September 3, 1950 – December 22, 2025
Service: Friday, February 27, 2026, 11am at First Methodist Church, Shreveport.
 
Laverla Statler Luter
December 28, 1932 — November 15, 2025
Service: Saturday, February 21, 2026, 1pm at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Bossier City. 
 
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Notice of Death – February 9, 2026

Reba Burch 
December 28, 2025 – February 6, 2026
Service: Sunday, February 15, 2026, 3:30pm at Crossroads Church, Bossier City. 

Shirley Ford
July 4, 1951 – February 6, 2026
Service: Saturday, February 14, 2026, 11am at Barksdale Community Baptist Church, Bossier City. 

Patricia M. Lewis
December 13, 1939 — February 6, 2026
Service: Tuesday, February 10, 2026, 11am at Rose-Neath South Funeral Home Southside, Shreveport. 

Leslie Oliver Prince
April 26, 1940 — February 6, 2026
Service: Friday, February 13, 2026, 10:30am at First Baptist Church-Bossier, Bossier City. 

Brenda Moon Sanders
July 2, 1948 — February 5, 2026
Service: Tuesday, February 10, 2026, 11:30am at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Gloria M. Smith
April 9, 1939 – February 5, 2026
Service: Friday, February 13, 2026, 2pm at Centuries Memorial Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Roger Lynn Johnson
October 11, 1953 – February 4, 2026
Service: Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 2pm at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Bossier City.

Robert “Bob” Duane Morgan
May 20, 1947 — February 3, 2026
Service: Thursday, February 12, 2026, 11am at Christ the King Catholic Church, Bossier City. 

Ruth Ann Richardson Taffi
April 1, 1938 – February 3, 2026
Service: Tuesday, February 10, 2026, 11am at Aulds Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Della Frances Chartier
April 1, 1931 — February 2, 2026
Service: Tuesday, February 10, 2026, 11:30am at St. Jude Catholic Church, Benton. 

Rae Nell Gibson
January 6, 1946 — February 2, 2026
Service: Thursday, February 19, 2026, 2pm at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Bossier City.

Lonie Floyce “Flo” Hahn
May 1, 1934 — February 2, 2026
Service: Saturday, February 21, 2026, 2pm at Rose-Neath Funeral Home Southside, Shreveport. 

Sharron Williams
January 23, 1959 – February 2, 2026
Service: Saturday, February 14, 2026, 11am at Kingdom United Church, Shreveport. 

Lee Royce Peak
August 2, 1936 — January 31, 2026
Service: Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 10:30am at Northwest Louisiana Veterans Cemetery, Keithville. 

Mary Lou Cox Weinstein
November 14, 1935 — January 31, 2026
Service: Sunday, February 15, 2026, 1pm at Savoie’s, Shreveport. 

Ronald Arthur Fagan
October 30, 1946 – January 29, 2026
Service: Monday, February 16, 2026, 12:30pm at Northwest Louisiana Veterans Cemetery, Keithville. 

Sammie Lee Johnson
February 18, 1930 — January 26, 2026
Service: Wednesday, February 25, 2026, 8am at Winnfield Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Rose Mary Ellis
March 24, 1930 – January 25, 2026
Service: Thursday, February 12, 2026, 12pm at Centuries Memorial Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

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

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

William Travis Foy Jr.
September 3, 1950 – December 22, 2025
Service: Friday, February 27, 2026, 11am at First Methodist Church, Shreveport.
 
Laverla Statler Luter
December 28, 1932 — November 15, 2025
Service: Saturday, February 21, 2026, 1pm at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Bossier City. 
 
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Notice of Death – February 8, 2026

Fay Wilson
June 24, 1925 – February 6, 2026
Service: Monday, February 9, 2026,

Pallie T. Elston
September 12, 1946 — February 5, 2026
Service: Monday, February 9, 2026, 11am at Rose-Neath Funeral Home Southside, Shreveport. 

Brenda Moon Sanders
July 2, 1948 — February 5, 2026
Service: Tuesday, February 10, 2026, 11:30am at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Gloria M. Smith
April 9, 1939 – February 5, 2026
Service: Friday, February 13, 2026, 2pm at Centuries Memorial Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Roger Lynn Johnson
October 11, 1953 – February 4, 2026
Service: Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 2pm at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Bossier City.

Robert “Bob” Duane Morgan
May 20, 1947 — February 3, 2026
Service: Thursday, February 12, 2026, 11am at Christ the King Catholic Church, Bossier City. 

Ruth Ann Richardson Taffi
April 1, 1938 – February 3, 2026
Service: Tuesday, February 10, 2026, 11am at Aulds Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Della Frances Chartier
April 1, 1931 — February 2, 2026
Service: Tuesday, February 10, 2026, 11:30am at St. Jude Catholic Church, Benton. 

Rae Nell Gibson
January 6, 1946 — February 2, 2026
Service: Thursday, February 19, 2026, 2pm at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Bossier City.

Lonie Floyce “Flo” Hahn
May 1, 1934 — February 2, 2026
Service: Saturday, February 21, 2026, 2pm at Rose-Neath Funeral Home Southside, Shreveport. 

Lee Royce Peak
August 2, 1936 — January 31, 2026
Service: Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 10:30am at Northwest Louisiana Veterans Cemetery, Keithville. 

Mary Lou Cox Weinstein
November 14, 1935 — January 31, 2026
Service: Sunday, February 15, 2026, 1pm at Savoie’s, Shreveport. 

Ronald Arthur Fagan
October 30, 1946 – January 29, 2026
Service: Monday, February 16, 2026, 12:30pm at Northwest Louisiana Veterans Cemetery, Keithville. 

Robert Smith
March 12, 1957 – January 28, 2026
Service: Monday, February 9, 2026, 11am at Good Samaritan Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Sammie Lee Johnson
February 18, 1930 — January 26, 2026
Service: Wednesday, February 25, 2026, 8am at Winnfield Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Rose Mary Ellis
March 24, 1930 – January 25, 2026
Service: Thursday, February 12, 2026, 12pm at Centuries Memorial Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

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

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

Dorothy Marie Woods
August 23, 1952 — January 18, 2026
Service: Monday, February 9, 2026, 12pm at Carver Memorial Park Cemetery, Shreveport. 
 
Osborn Jamison
October 22, 1932 – January 17, 2026
Service: Monday, February 9, 2026, 10:30am at Northwest Louisiana Veterans Cemetery, Keithville.
 
William Travis Foy Jr.
September 3, 1950 – December 22, 2025
Service: Friday, February 27, 2026, 11am at First Methodist Church, Shreveport.
 
Laverla Statler Luter
December 28, 1932 — November 15, 2025
Service: Saturday, February 21, 2026, 1pm at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Bossier City. 
 
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Notice of Death – February 5, 2026

Robert “Bob” Duane Morgan
May 20, 1947 — February 3, 2026
Service: Thursday, February 12, 2026, 11am at Christ the King Catholic Church, Bossier City. 

Shirley Mae Rogers
September 7, 1926 – February 3, 2026
Service: Saturday, February 7, 2026, 11am at First Baptist Church, Shreveport. 

Della Frances Chartier
April 1, 1931 — February 2, 2026
Service: Tuesday, February 10, 2026, 11:30am at St. Jude Catholic Church, Benton. 

Rae Nell Gibson
January 6, 1946 — February 2, 2026
Service: Thursday, February 19, 2026, 2pm at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Bossier City.

Lonie Floyce “Flo” Hahn
May 1, 1934 — February 2, 2026
Service: Saturday, February 21, 2026, 2pm at Rose-Neath Funeral Home Southside, Shreveport. 

Dr. John David Reeves
August 5, 1958 – February 1, 2026
Service: Saturday, February 7, 2026,

Marianne Rains Singletary
July 18, 1930 – February 1, 2026
Service: Saturday, February 7, 2026, 11am at Osborn Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Curtis G. Williams
October 2, 1933 – February 1, 2026
Service: Friday, February 6, 2026, 11am at Centuries Memorial Park, Shreveport. 

George Lee Mckinney
June 6, 1927 — January 31, 2026
Service: Saturday, February 7, 2026, 11am at Winnfield Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Lee Royce Peak
August 2, 1936 — January 31, 2026
Service: Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 10:30am at Northwest Louisiana Veterans Cemetery, Keithville. 

Joe Louis Poole, Jr.
October 23, 1958 – December 31, 2025
Service: Saturday, January 10, 2026, 11am at Red Chute Baptist Church, Haughton.

E’moni Lashay Tillman
December 12, 2015 – January 31, 2026
Service: Saturday, February 7, 2026, 1pm at New Bethel Baptist Church, Shreveport.

Mary Lou Cox Weinstein
November 14, 1935 — January 31, 2026
Service: Sunday, February 15, 2026, 1pm at Savoie’s, Shreveport. 

Margaret Byrdsong Byrd
March 20, 1937 – January 30, 2026
Service: Saturday, February 7, 2026, 11am at Greenwood Acres Full Gospel West, Shreveport.

Elijah Taylor Jr.
August 24, 1956 — January 30, 2026
Service: Friday, February 6, 2026, 1pm at Winnfield Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Christian Campbell
December 6, 2004 – January 29, 2026
Service: Saturday, February 7, 2026, 1pm at Good Samaritan Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Deborah Coleman
September 11, 1954 – January 29, 2026
Service: Saturday, February 7, 2026, 11am at Zion Baptist John H. Wilson Center, Shreveport. 

Bette M. Hilton
December 19, 1947 – January 29, 2026
Service: Saturday, February 7, 2026, 11am at Centuries Memorial Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Beverly Collins
October 18, 1950 – January 28, 2026
Service: Saturday, February 7, 2026, 11am at Greater Hope Baptist Church, Shreveport.

Wilburn A. “Mickey” Crnkovic
March 12, 1933 — January 28, 2026
Service: Saturday, February 7, 2026, 10:30am 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. 

Robert Smith
March 12, 1957 – January 28, 2026
Service: Monday, February 9, 2026, 11am at Good Samaritan Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Lonnie Wilson
November 20, 1953 – January 28, 2026
Service: Saturday, February 7, 2026, 11am at Israelite Baptist Church, Plain Dealing. 

Riley Godfrey
May 5, 1940 – January 27, 2026
Service: Saturday, February 7, 2026, 11am at Lake Bethlehem Cemetery, Shreveport. 

Rodney Trammell
August 2, 1965 – January 27, 2026
Service: Saturday, February 7, 2026, 12pm at Lincoln Cemetery, Shreveport.

Tony Reed Watson
July 20, 1947 – January 27, 2026
Service: Saturday, February 7, 2026, 12pm at Living Hope of New Zion, Shreveport. 

Stanley Wayne Armstrong
December 26, 1955 – January 26, 2026
Service: Saturday, February 7, 2026, 9am at Good Samaritan Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Eddie Jean Gilliard
November 2, 1960 – January 26, 2026
Service: Saturday, February 7, 2026, 3:30pm at Heavenly Gates 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. 

Rose Mary Ellis
March 24, 1930 – January 25, 2026
Service: Thursday, February 12, 2026, 12pm at Centuries Memorial Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Glennie V. Gallagher
April 11, 1940 – January 25, 2026
Service: Saturday, February 7, 2026, 11am at Mount Olive Baptist Church, Shreveport.

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

Glenda R. Bryant
March 23, 1944 – January 24, 2026
Service: Saturday, February 7, 2026, 1pm at Benevolent Funeral Home, 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. 

Mack Thomas, Jr.
April 29, 1930 – January 22, 2026
Service: Saturday, February 7, 2026, 11am at Good Samaritan Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

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

Margaret Ann Rogers
October 24, 1948 – January 21, 2026
Service: Saturday, February 7, 2026, 11am at Peaceful Rest Baptist Church, Shreveport.

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: Saturday, 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. 
 
Dorothy Marie Woods
August 23, 1952 — January 18, 2026
Service: Monday, February 9, 2026, 12pm at Carver Memorial Park Cemetery, Shreveport. 
 
Osborn Jamison
October 22, 1932 – January 17, 2026
Service: Monday, February 9, 2026, 10:30am at Northwest Louisiana Veterans Cemetery, Keithville.
 
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. 
 
Laverla Statler Luter
December 28, 1932 — November 15, 2025
Service: Saturday, February 21, 2026, 1pm at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Bossier City. 
 
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Notice of Death – February 4, 2026

Robert “Bob” Duane Morgan
May 20, 1947 — February 3, 2026
Service: Thursday, February 12, 2026, 11am at Christ the King Catholic Church, Bossier City. 

Shirley Mae Rogers
September 7, 1926 – February 3, 2026
Service: Saturday, February 7, 2026, 11am at First Baptist Church, Shreveport. 

Della Frances Chartier
April 1, 1931 — February 2, 2026
Service: Tuesday, February 10, 2026, 11:30am at St. Jude Catholic Church, Benton. 

Rae Nell Gibson
January 6, 1946 — February 2, 2026
Service: Thursday, February 19, 2026, 2pm at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Bossier City.

Dr. John David Reeves
August 5, 1958 – February 1, 2026
Service: Saturday, February 7, 2026,

Marianne Rains Singletary
July 18, 1930 – February 1, 2026
Service: Saturday, February 7, 2026, 11am at Osborn Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Curtis G. Williams
October 2, 1933 – February 1, 2026
Service: Friday, February 6, 2026, 11am at Centuries Memorial Park, Shreveport. 

George Lee Mckinney
June 6, 1927 — January 31, 2026
Service: Saturday, February 7, 2026, 11am at Winnfield Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Marie A. Moxley
April 13, 1967 – January 31, 2026
Service: Thursday, February 5, 2026, 11am at Centuries Memorial Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

E’moni Lashay Tillman
December 12, 2015 – January 31, 2026
Service: Saturday, February 7, 2026, 1pm at New Bethel Baptist Church, Shreveport.

Mary Lou Cox Weinstein
November 14, 1935 — January 31, 2026
Service: Sunday, February 15, 2026, 1pm at Savoie’s, Shreveport. 

Margaret Byrdsong Byrd
March 20, 1937 – January 30, 2026
Service: Saturday, February 7, 2026, 11am at Greenwood Acres Full Gospel West, Shreveport.

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

Elijah Taylor Jr.
August 24, 1956 — January 30, 2026
Service: Friday, February 6, 2026, 1pm at Winnfield Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Christian Campbell
December 6, 2004 – January 29, 2026
Service: Saturday, February 7, 2026, 1pm at Good Samaritan Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Deborah Coleman
September 11, 1954 – January 29, 2026
Service: Saturday, February 7, 2026, 11am at Zion Baptist John H. Wilson Center, Shreveport. 

Bette M. Hilton
December 19, 1947 – January 29, 2026
Service: Saturday, February 7, 2026, 11am at Centuries Memorial Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Beverly Collins
October 18, 1950 – January 28, 2026
Service: Saturday, February 7, 2026, 11am at Greater Hope Baptist Church, Shreveport.

Wilburn A. “Mickey” Crnkovic
March 12, 1933 — January 28, 2026
Service: Saturday, February 7, 2026, 10:30am at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, Shreveport. 

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. 

Robert Smith
March 12, 1957 – January 28, 2026
Service: Monday, February 9, 2026, 11am at Good Samaritan Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Lonnie Wilson
November 20, 1953 – January 28, 2026
Service: Saturday, February 7, 2026, 11am at Israelite Baptist Church, Plain Dealing. 

Riley Godfrey
May 5, 1940 – January 27, 2026
Service: Saturday, February 7, 2026, 11am at Lake Bethlehem Cemetery, Shreveport. 

Rodney Trammell
August 2, 1965 – January 27, 2026
Service: Saturday, February 7, 2026, 12pm at Lincoln Cemetery, Shreveport.

Tony Reed Watson
July 20, 1947 – January 27, 2026
Service: Saturday, February 7, 2026, 12pm at Living Hope of New Zion, Shreveport. 

Stanley Wayne Armstrong
December 26, 1955 – January 26, 2026
Service: Saturday, February 7, 2026, 9am at Good Samaritan Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Eddie Jean Gilliard
November 2, 1960 – January 26, 2026
Service: Saturday, February 7, 2026, 3:30pm at Heavenly Gates 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. 

Rose Mary Ellis
March 24, 1930 – January 25, 2026
Service: Thursday, February 12, 2026, 12pm at Centuries Memorial Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Glennie V. Gallagher
April 11, 1940 – January 25, 2026
Service: Saturday, February 7, 2026, 11am at Mount Olive Baptist Church, Shreveport.

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

Glenda R. Bryant
March 23, 1944 – January 24, 2026
Service: Saturday, February 7, 2026, 1pm at Benevolent Funeral Home, 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. 

Mack Thomas, Jr.
April 29, 1930 – January 22, 2026
Service: Saturday, February 7, 2026, 11am at Good Samaritan Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

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

Margaret Ann Rogers
October 24, 1948 – January 21, 2026
Service: Saturday, February 7, 2026, 11am at Peaceful Rest Baptist Church, Shreveport.

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: Saturday, 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. 
 
Dorothy Marie Woods
August 23, 1952 — January 18, 2026
Service: Monday, February 9, 2026, 12pm at Carver Memorial Park Cemetery, Shreveport. 
 
Osborn Jamison
October 22, 1932 – January 17, 2026
Service: Monday, February 9, 2026, 10:30am at Northwest Louisiana Veterans Cemetery, Keithville.
 
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. 
 
Laverla Statler Luter
December 28, 1932 — November 15, 2025
Service: Saturday, February 21, 2026, 1pm at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Bossier City. 
 
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Notice of Death – February 3, 2026

Shirley Mae Rogers
September 7, 1926 – February 3, 2026
Service: Saturday, February 7, 2026, 11am at First Baptist Church, Shreveport. 

Dr. John David Reeves
August 5, 1958 – February 1, 2026
Service: Saturday, February 7, 2026,

Marianne Rains Singletary
July 18, 1930 – February 1, 2026
Service: Saturday, February 7, 2026, 11am at Osborn Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Curtis G. Williams
October 2, 1933 – February 1, 2026
Service: Friday, February 6, 2026, 11am at Centuries Memorial Park, Shreveport. 

George Lee Mckinney
June 6, 1927 — January 31, 2026
Service: Saturday, February 7, 2026, 11am at Winnfield Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Marie A. Moxley
April 13, 1967 – January 31, 2026
Service: Thursday, February 5, 2026, 11am at Centuries Memorial Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

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

Elijah Taylor Jr.
August 24, 1956 — January 30, 2026
Service: Friday, February 6, 2026, 1pm at Winnfield Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Christian Campbell
December 6, 2004 – January 29, 2026
Service: Saturday, February 7, 2026, 1pm at Good Samaritan Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Bette M. Hilton
December 19, 1947 – January 29, 2026
Service: Saturday, February 7, 2026, 11am at Centuries Memorial Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Beverly Collins
October 18, 1950 – January 28, 2026
Service: Saturday, February 7, 2026, 11am at Greater Hope Baptist Church, Shreveport.

Wilburn A. “Mickey” Crnkovic
March 12, 1933 — January 28, 2026
Service: Saturday, February 7, 2026, 10:30am at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, Shreveport. 

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. 

Robert Smith
March 12, 1957 – January 28, 2026
Service: Monday, February 9, 2026, 11am at Good Samaritan Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Lonnie Wilson
November 20, 1953 – January 28, 2026
Service: Saturday, February 7, 2026, 11am at Israelite Baptist Church, Plain Dealing. 

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

Tony Reed Watson
July 20, 1947 – January 27, 2026
Service: Saturday, February 7, 2026, 12pm at Living Hope of New Zion, Shreveport. 

Riley Godfrey
May 5, 1940 – January 27, 2026
Service: Saturday, February 7, 2026, 11am at Lake Bethlehem Cemetery, Shreveport. 

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

Stanley Wayne Armstrong
December 26, 1955 – January 26, 2026
Service: Saturday, February 7, 2026, 9am at Good Samaritan Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Rose Mary Ellis
March 24, 1930 – January 25, 2026
Service: Thursday, February 12, 2026, 12pm at Centuries Memorial Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

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

Glenda R. Bryant
March 23, 1944 – January 24, 2026
Service: Saturday, February 7, 2026, 1pm at Benevolent Funeral Home, 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. 

Mack Thomas, Jr.
April 29, 1930 – January 22, 2026
Service: Saturday, February 7, 2026, 11am at Good Samaritan Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

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. 
 
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: Saturday, 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. 
 
Dorothy Marie Woods
August 23, 1952 — January 18, 2026
Service: Monday, February 9, 2026, 12pm at Carver Memorial Park Cemetery, Shreveport. 
 
Osborn Jamison
October 22, 1932 – January 17, 2026
Service: Monday, February 9, 2026, 10:30am at Northwest Louisiana Veterans Cemetery, Keithville.
 
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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Notice of Death – February 2, 2026

Marianne Rains Singletary
July 18, 1930 – February 1, 2026
Service: Saturday, February 7, 2026, 11am at Osborn Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Curtis G. Williams
October 2, 1933 – February 1, 2026
Service: Friday, February 6, 2026, 11am at Centuries Memorial Park, Shreveport. 

Marie A. Moxley
April 13, 1967 – January 31, 2026
Service: Thursday, February 5, 2026, 11am at Centuries Memorial Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

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

Bette M. Hilton
December 19, 1947 – January 29, 2026
Service: Saturday, February 7, 2026, 11am at Centuries Memorial Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Wilburn A. “Mickey” Crnkovic
March 12, 1933 — January 28, 2026
Service: Saturday, February 7, 2026, 10:30am at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, Shreveport. 

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. 

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

Sybil Kelly
June 23, 1929 — January 26, 2026
Service: Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 11am 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. 
 
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: Saturday, 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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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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Notice of Death – January 29, 2026

James Alan Shannon, Sr.
October 4, 1946 — January 27, 2026
Service: Friday, January 30, 2026, 10am at Rose-Neath Funeral Home Southside, Shreveport. 

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

Phyllis M. Nelson
April 21, 1936 — January 24, 2026
Service: Friday, January 30, 2026, 12pm at Rose-Neath Funeral Home Southside, Shreveport. 

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

Marion Ramsel
July 9, 1930 – January 24, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 10am at St John Berchmans Cathedral, Shreveport. 

Janis S. Bickham
October 30, 1938 – January 22, 2026
Service: Friday, January 30, 2026, 11am at Centuries Memorial Park, Shreveport. 

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

Nancy Lucille Erwin
June 28, 1933 – January 22, 2026
Service: Friday, January 30, 2026, 10am at Osborn Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Janice Kay Conner
September 29, 1941 — January 21, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 12pm at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Bossier City.

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

Dr. Michael “Mickey” Ray Allen, Sr.
August 14, 1951 — January 20, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 2pm at Hana Baptist Church, Shreveport. 
 
Doris Hollingsworth Mosley
June 22, 1933 – January 20, 2026
Service: Monday, February 2, 2026, 10:30am at Northwest Louisiana Veterans Cemetery, Keithville. 
 
Jimmy Williams
August 21, 1958 – January 20, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 12pm at Galilee Baptist Church, Shreveport.
 
Carlee McCain Burch
July 16, 1966 — January 19, 2026
Service: Friday, February 6, 2026, 2pm at First Baptist Church’s Frost Chapel, Shreveport. 
 
Edward Doyle Jackson
February 3, 1954 – January 19, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 2pm at Shane’s Seafood & BBQ, Bossier City. 
 
Larry Williams
August 5, 1960 – January 19, 2026
Service: January 31, 2026, 12pm at New Bethel MBC, Shreveport.
 
Murrilline B. Bell
January 19, 1940 – January 18, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 11am at Good Samaritan Funeral Home, Shreveport. 
 
Ozeal Mayfield
January 18, 1934 – January 18, 2026
Service: Friday, February 6, 2026, 11am at Heavenly Gates Funeral Home, Shreveport.
 
Vera Mae Thomas-Phill
January 5, 1951 — January 18, 2026
Service: Friday, January 30, 2026, 12pm at Winnfield Funeral Home, Shreveport. 
 
Jerry G. Brown, Sr.
July 6, 1944 – January 17, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 11am at Heavenly Gates Funeral Home, Shreveport. 
 
Trudy Lynn Welch
January 19, 1971 – January 17, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 1pm at Amari’s Ballroom and Event Center, Shreveport. 
 
Melinda Roberson
June 16, 1972 – January 15, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 10am at New Bethel Baptist Church, Shreveport.
 
Judy Ann Taylor
June 19, 1954 — January 15, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 11am at Winnfield Funeral Home, Shreveport.
 
Anna Lee Wheeler
March 14, 2011 – January 15, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 2pm at WK Palmetto Clubhouse, Benton. 
 
Verdia Louis “Pee-Wee” Spates
August 6, 1938 – January 13, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 11am at Jerusalem Baptist Church, Koran.
 
Aaron Banks
March 3, 1950 – January 11, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 1pm at St. Paul United Methodist 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. 
 
Lindsay Clare Goodman
April 23, 1985 – December 29, 2025
Service: Open Door Bible Church, Bossier City. 
 
Charles “Eddie” Edwin Cannatella
March 12, 1954 – December 24, 2025
Service: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 10am at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, Shreveport. 
 
Eloise Bullock Gibson
March 25, 1941 – December 17, 2025
Service: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 11am at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Shreveport. 
 
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Notice of Death – January 28, 2026

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

Phyllis M. Nelson
April 21, 1936 — January 24, 2026
Service: Friday, January 30, 2026, 12pm at Rose-Neath Funeral Home Southside, Shreveport. 

Marion Ramsel
July 9, 1930 – January 24, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 10am at St John Berchmans Cathedral, Shreveport. 

Janis S. Bickham
October 30, 1938 – January 22, 2026
Service: Friday, January 30, 2026, 11am at Centuries Memorial Park, Shreveport. 

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

Nancy Lucille Erwin
June 28, 1933 – January 22, 2026
Service: Friday, January 30, 2026, 10am at Osborn Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Janice Kay Conner
September 29, 1941 — January 21, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 12pm at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Bossier City.

Dr. Michael “Mickey” Ray Allen, Sr.
August 14, 1951 — January 20, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 2pm at Hana Baptist Church, Shreveport. 
 
Sandra Jones Dean
August 29, 1949 — January 20, 2026
Service: Thursday, January 29, 2026, 11am at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Bossier City.
 
Doris Hollingsworth Mosley
June 22, 1933 – January 20, 2026
Service: Monday, February 2, 2026, 10:30am at Northwest Louisiana Veterans Cemetery, Keithville. 
 
George Morris Sorrell
September 16, 1935 — January 20, 2026
Service: Thursday, January 29, 2026, 2pm at Rose-Neath Funeral Home Southside, Shreveport. 
 
Edward Doyle Jackson
February 3, 1954 – January 19, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 2pm at Shane’s Seafood & BBQ, Bossier City. 
 
Murrilline B. Bell
January 19, 1940 – January 18, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 11am at Good Samaritan Funeral Home, Shreveport. 
 
Ozeal Mayfield
January 18, 1934 – January 18, 2026
Service: Friday, February 6, 2026, 11am at Heavenly Gates Funeral Home, Shreveport.
 
Vera Mae Thomas-Phill
January 5, 1951 — January 18, 2026
Service: Friday, January 30, 2026, 12pm at Winnfield Funeral Home, Shreveport. 
 
Jerry G. Brown, Sr.
July 6, 1944 – January 17, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 11am at Heavenly Gates Funeral Home, Shreveport. 
 
Trudy Lynn Welch
January 19, 1971 – January 17, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 1pm at Amari’s Ballroom and Event Center, Shreveport. 
 
Melinda Roberson
June 16, 1972 – January 15, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 10am at New Bethel Baptist Church, Shreveport.
 
Judy Ann Taylor
June 19, 1954 — January 15, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 11am at Winnfield Funeral Home, Shreveport.
 
Paul Avery Wadsworth
February 6, 1977 – January 15, 2026
Service: Thursday, January 29, 2026, 11am at Winnfield Funeral Home, Shreveport. 
 
Anna Lee Wheeler
March 14, 2011 – January 15, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 2pm at WK Palmetto Clubhouse, Benton. 
 
Verdia Louis “Pee-Wee” Spates
August 6, 1938 – January 13, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 11am at Jerusalem Baptist Church, Koran.
 
Aaron Banks
March 3, 1950 – January 11, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 1pm at St. Paul United Methodist 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. 
 
Lindsay Clare Goodman
April 23, 1985 – December 29, 2025
Service: Open Door Bible Church, Bossier City. 
 
Charles “Eddie” Edwin Cannatella
March 12, 1954 – December 24, 2025
Service: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 10am at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, Shreveport. 
 
Eloise Bullock Gibson
March 25, 1941 – December 17, 2025
Service: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 11am at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Shreveport. 
 
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Notice of Death – January 27, 2026

Marion Ramsel
July 9, 1930 – January 24, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 10am at St John Berchmans Cathedral, Shreveport. 

Janis S. Bickham
October 30, 1938 – January 22, 2026
Service: Friday, January 30, 2026, 11am at Centuries Memorial Park, Shreveport. 

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

Nancy Lucille Erwin
June 28, 1933 – January 22, 2026
Service: Friday, January 30, 2026, 10am at Osborn Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Louie “Mickey” Joiner Jr.
June 10, 1945 – January 22, 2026
Service: Wednesday, January 28, 2026, 11am at Calvary Baptist Church, Shreveport. 

Janice Kay Conner
September 29, 1941 — January 21, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 12pm at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Bossier City.

Modesto Guillen
February 24, 1943 – January 21, 2026
Service: Wednesday, January 28, 2026, 12pm at Centuries Memorial Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Dr. Michael “Mickey” Ray Allen, Sr.
August 14, 1951 — January 20, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 2pm at Hana Baptist Church, Shreveport. 
 
Sandra Jones Dean
August 29, 1949 — January 20, 2026
Service: Thursday, January 29, 2026, 11am at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Bossier City.
 
Doris Hollingsworth Mosley
June 22, 1933 – January 20, 2026
Service: Monday, February 2, 2026, 10:30am at Northwest Louisiana Veterans Cemetery, Keithville. 
 
Edward Doyle Jackson
February 3, 1954 – January 19, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 2pm at Shane’s Seafood & BBQ, Bossier City. 
 
Murrilline B. Bell
January 19, 1940 – January 18, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 11am at Good Samaritan Funeral Home, Shreveport. 
 
Juanita “Nita” Cawthon
September 2, 1926 – January 18, 2026
Service: Wednesday, January 28, 2026, 1pm at Forest Park Cemetery, Shreveport. 
 
Vera Mae Thomas-Phill
January 5, 1951 — January 18, 2026
Service: Friday, January 30, 2026, 12pm at Winnfield Funeral Home, Shreveport. 
 
Trudy Lynn Welch
January 19, 1971 – January 17, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 1pm at Amari’s Ballroom and Event Center, Shreveport. 
 
Melinda Roberson
June 16, 1972 – January 15, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 10am at New Bethel Baptist Church, Shreveport.
 
Judy Ann Taylor
June 19, 1954 — January 15, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 11am at Winnfield Funeral Home, Shreveport.
 
Paul Avery Wadsworth
February 6, 1977 – January 15, 2026
Service: Thursday, January 29, 2026, 11am at Winnfield Funeral Home, Shreveport. 
 
Anna Lee Wheeler
March 14, 2011 – January 15, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 2pm at WK Palmetto Clubhouse, Benton. 
 
Aaron Banks
March 3, 1950 – January 11, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 1pm at St. Paul United Methodist Church, Shreveport. 
 
Yusef Ahmed-Lasana
August 26, 1949 – January 8, 2026
Service: Wednesday, January 28, 2026, 12:30 p.m. at NWLA Veterans Cemetery, Keithville.
 
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. 
 
Lindsay Clare Goodman
April 23, 1985 – December 29, 2025
Service: Open Door Bible Church, Bossier City. 
 
Charles “Eddie” Edwin Cannatella
March 12, 1954 – December 24, 2025
Service: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 10am at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, Shreveport. 
 
Eloise Bullock Gibson
March 25, 1941 – December 17, 2025
Service: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 11am at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Shreveport. 
 
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Notice of Death – January 26, 2026

Janis S. Bickham
October 30, 1938 – January 22, 2026
Service: Friday, January 30, 2026, 11am at Centuries Memorial Park, Shreveport. 

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

Nancy Lucille Erwin
June 28, 1933 – January 22, 2026
Service: Friday, January 30, 2026, 10am at Osborn Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Louie “Mickey” Joiner Jr.
June 10, 1945 – January 22, 2026
Service: Wednesday, January 28, 2026, 11am at Calvary Baptist Church, Shreveport. 

Janice Kay Conner
September 29, 1941 — January 21, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 12pm at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Bossier City.

Modesto Guillen
February 24, 1943 – January 21, 2026
Service: Wednesday, January 28, 2026, 12pm at Centuries Memorial Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Dr. Michael “Mickey” Ray Allen, Sr.
August 14, 1951 — January 20, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 2pm at Hana Baptist Church, Shreveport. 
 
Sandra Jones Dean
August 29, 1949 — January 20, 2026
Service: Thursday, January 29, 2026, 11am at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Bossier City.

Doris Hollingsworth Mosley
June 22, 1933 – January 20, 2026
Service: Monday, February 2, 2026, 10:30am at Northwest Louisiana Veterans Cemetery, Keithville. 
 
Edward Doyle Jackson
February 3, 1954 – January 19, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 2pm at Shane’s Seafood & BBQ, Bossier City. 
 
Mary Helen Jamerson-Johns
June 12, 1944 – January 19, 2026
Service: Tuesday, January 27, 2026, 1pm at Light Hill Baptist Church, Shreveport.
 
Murrilline B. Bell
January 19, 1940 – January 18, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 11am at Good Samaritan Funeral Home, Shreveport. 
 
Juanita “Nita” Cawthon
September 2, 1926 – January 18, 2026
Service: Wednesday, January 28, 2026, 1pm at Forest Park Cemetery, Shreveport. 
 
Vera Mae Thomas-Phill
January 5, 1951 — January 18, 2026
Service: Friday, January 30, 2026, 12pm at Winnfield Funeral Home, Shreveport. 
 
Judy Ann Taylor
June 19, 1954 — January 15, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 11am at Winnfield Funeral Home, Shreveport.
 
Paul Avery Wadsworth
February 6, 1977 – January 15, 2026
Service: Thursday, January 29, 2026, 11am at Winnfield Funeral Home, Shreveport. 
 
Anna Lee Wheeler
March 14, 2011 – January 15, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 2pm at WK Palmetto Clubhouse, Benton. 
 
Aaron Banks
March 3, 1950 – January 11, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 1pm at St. Paul United Methodist Church, Shreveport. 
 
Alonzo Warren
February 20, 1972 – January 10, 2026
Service: Tuesday, January 27, 2026, 11am at Mount Olive Baptist Church, Greenwood.
 
Yusef Ahmed-Lasana
August 26, 1949 – January 8, 2026
Service: Wednesday, January 28, 2026, 12:30 p.m. at NWLA Veterans Cemetery, Keithville.
 
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. 
 
Lindsay Clare Goodman
April 23, 1985 – December 29, 2025
Service: Open Door Bible Church, Bossier City. 
 
Charles “Eddie” Edwin Cannatella
March 12, 1954 – December 24, 2025
Service: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 10am at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, Shreveport. 
 
Eloise Bullock Gibson
March 25, 1941 – December 17, 2025
Service: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 11am at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Shreveport. 
 
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Notice of Death – January 25, 2026

Janis S. Bickham
October 30, 1938 – January 22, 2026
Service: Friday, January 30, 2026, 11am at Centuries Memorial Park, Shreveport. 

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

Nancy Lucille Erwin
June 28, 1933 – January 22, 2026
Service: Friday, January 30, 2026, 10am at Osborn Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Louie “Mickey” Joiner Jr.
June 10, 1945 – January 22, 2026
Service: Wednesday, January 28, 2026, 11am at Calvary Baptist Church, Shreveport. 

Janice Kay Conner
September 29, 1941 — January 21, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 12pm at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Bossier City.

Modesto Guillen
February 24, 1943 – January 21, 2026
Service: Wednesday, January 28, 2026, 12pm at Centuries Memorial Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Dr. Michael “Mickey” Ray Allen, Sr.
August 14, 1951 — January 20, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 2pm at Hana Baptist Church, Shreveport. 
 
Sandra Jones Dean
August 29, 1949 — January 20, 2026
Service: Thursday, January 29, 2026, 11am at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Bossier City.

Edward Doyle Jackson
February 3, 1954 – January 19, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 2pm at Shane’s Seafood & BBQ, Bossier City. 

Juanita “Nita” Cawthon
September 2, 1926 – January 18, 2026
Service: Wednesday, January 28, 2026, 1pm at Forest Park Cemetery, Shreveport. 

Vera Mae Thomas-Phill
January 5, 1951 — January 18, 2026
Service: Friday, January 30, 2026, 12pm at Winnfield Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Judy Ann Taylor
June 19, 1954 — January 15, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 11am at Winnfield Funeral Home, Shreveport.

Paul Avery Wadsworth
February 6, 1977 – January 15, 2026
Service: Thursday, January 29, 2026, 11am at Winnfield Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Anna Lee Wheeler
March 14, 2011 – January 15, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 2pm at WK Palmetto Clubhouse, Benton. 

Aaron Banks
March 3, 1950 – January 11, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 1pm at St. Paul United Methodist Church, Shreveport. 

Yusef Ahmed-Lasana
August 26, 1949 – January 8, 2026
Service: Wednesday, January 28, 2026, 12:30 p.m. at NWLA Veterans Cemetery, Keithville.

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. 

Lindsay Clare Goodman
April 23, 1985 – December 29, 2025
Service: Open Door Bible Church, Bossier City. 

Charles “Eddie” Edwin Cannatella
March 12, 1954 – December 24, 2025
Service: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 10am at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, Shreveport. 

Eloise Bullock Gibson
March 25, 1941 – December 17, 2025
Service: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 11am at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

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Notice of Death – January 22, 2026

Janice Kay Conner
September 29, 1941 — January 21, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 12pm at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Bossier City.

Modesto Guillen
February 24, 1943 – January 21, 2026
Service: Wednesday, January 28, 2026, 12pm at Centuries Memorial Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Dr. Michael “Mickey” Ray Allen, Sr.
August 14, 1951 — January 20, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 2pm at Hana Baptist Church, Shreveport. 

Edward Doyle Jackson
February 3, 1954 – January 19, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 2pm at Shane’s Seafood & BBQ, Bossier City. 

Constance B. Altdoerffer
July 1, 1929 – January 18, 2026
Service: Friday, January 23, 2026, 11:30am at Osborn Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Juanita “Nita” Cawthon
September 2, 1926 – January 18, 2026
Service: Monday, January 26, 2026, 1pm at Forest Park Cemetery, Shreveport. 

Lucy M. Mayberry
December 18, 1955 – January 18, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 24, 2026, 11am at Heavenly Gates Funeral Home, Shreveport.

Anita Jane Bickham Phiffer
October 6, 1953 – January 16, 2026
Service: Friday, January 23, 2026, 11am at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Bossier City.

Nancy Brazzil Farmer
December 10, 1936 – January 15, 2026
Service: Friday, January 23, 2026, 11am at Forest Park East Cemetery, Shreveport. 

David E. Losey
March 6, 1949 – January 15, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 24, 2026, 11am at Rose Park Baptist Church, Shreveport. 

Melinda Roberson
June 16, 1972 – January 15, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 24, 2026, 1pm at New Bethel Baptist Church, Shreveport.

Anna Lee Wheeler
March 14, 2011 – January 15, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 2pm at WK Palmetto Clubhouse, Benton. 

Corean Davenport Housley
October 17, 1927 — January 13, 2026
Service: Friday, January 23, 2026, 1pm at Lincoln Memorial Park Cemetery, Shreveport. 

Roderick Daneil Knowles
July 4, 1971 – January 13, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 24, 2026, 11am at Our Lady Of The Blessed Sacrament Church, Shreveport. 

Lilton Greggs, Jr.
May 21, 1953 – January 12, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 24, 2026, 1pm at Heavenly Gates Funeral Home, Shreveport.

Aaron Banks
March 3, 1950 – January 11, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 1pm at St. Paul United Methodist Church, Shreveport. 

Jason Lamar Turnage
April 21, 1977 — January 11, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 24, 2026, 11am at Kilpatrick’s Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Alonzo Warren
February 20, 1972 – January 10, 2026
Service:  Saturday, January 24, 2026, 11am at Mount Olive Baptist Church, Greenwood.

Rosa Mae Milton
May 23, 1922 – January 9, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 24, 2026, 2pm at Morning Star Baptist Church, Shreveport. 

Yusef Ahmed-Lasana
August 26, 1949 – January 8, 2026
Service: Wednesday, January 28, 2026, 12:30 p.m. at NWLA Veterans Cemetery, Keithville.

First Lieutenant Kayla Graham
July 11, 2000 – January 8, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 24, 2026, 11am at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, Shreveport.

Harry Rivera
December 14, 1972 – January 7, 2026
Service: Friday, January 23, 2026, 1pm at Good Samaritan Funeral Home, Shreveport.

Margaret Ann Billson
November 23, 1941 – January 5, 2026
Service: Saturday, February 7, 2026, 1pm at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Bossier City. 

John Richard Craig
July 7, 1948 – January 4, 2026
Service: Friday, January 23, 2026, 9am at Centuries Memorial Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Reginald Van Dudley
April 19, 1965 – January 4, 2026
Service: Friday, January 23, 2026, 1pm at Stoner Hill Baptist Church, Shreveport. 

Willie Clearance Jackson, Jr.
December 24, 1945 – January 2, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 24, 2026, 12pm at Bilberry Park & Recreation, Shreveport.

Jarvus N. Bounds
December 11, 1941 – December 31, 2025
Service: Saturday, February 7, 2026, 12pm at Kingston Road Baptist Church, Shreveport. 

Roland H. Turner, Jr.
September 10, 1957 – December 31, 2025
Service: Saturday, January 24, 2026,

Davina DeSapio
June 29, 1967 – December 29, 2025
Service: Saturday, January 24, 2026, 2pm at Centuries Memorial Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Lindsay Clare Goodman
April 23, 1985 – December 29, 2025
Service: Open Door Bible Church, Bossier City. 

Charles “Eddie” Edwin Cannatella
March 12, 1954 – December 24, 2025
Service: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 10am at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, Shreveport. 

Eloise Bullock Gibson
March 25, 1941 – December 17, 2025
Service: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 11am at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

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Notice of Death – January 21, 2026

Edward Doyle Jackson
February 3, 1954 – January 19, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 2pm at Shane’s Seafood & BBQ, Bossier City. 

Louis S. Kelly
December 22, 1933 – January 19, 2026
Service: Thursday, January 22, 2026, 10am at Centuries Memorial Park, Shreveport. 

Sherman Dale Munds
November 16, 1936 – January 19, 2026
Service: Thursday, January 22, 2026, 2pm at Forest Park West Cemetery, Shreveport. 

Constance B. Altdoerffer
July 1, 1929 – January 18, 2026
Service: Friday, January 23, 2026, 11:30am at Osborn Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Juanita “Nita” Cawthon
September 2, 1926 – January 18, 2026
Service: Monday, January 26, 2026, 1pm at Forest Park Cemetery, Shreveport. 

Lucy M. Mayberry
December 18, 1955 – January 18, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 24, 2026, 11am at Heavenly Gates Funeral Home, Shreveport.

Brett Jacob Guillory
August 17, 1980 – January 16, 2026
Service: Thursday, January 22, 2026, 2pm at Rose-Neath Funeral Home Southside, Shreveport. 

Anita Jane Bickham Phiffer
October 6, 1953 – January 16, 2026
Service: Friday, January 23, 2026, 11am at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Bossier City.

Dewayne Pierce
August 9, 1964 – January 16, 2026
Service: Thursday, January 22, 2026, 11am at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Bossier City. 

Nancy Brazzil Farmer
December 10, 1936 – January 15, 2026
Service: Friday, January 23, 2026, 11am at Forest Park East Cemetery, Shreveport. 

David E. Losey
March 6, 1949 – January 15, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 24, 2026, 11am at Rose Park Baptist Church, Shreveport. 

Ronald “Ronnie” Wayne Mitchell
November 16, 1946 – January 15, 2026
Service: Thursday, January 22, 2026, 1pm at Forest Park West Cemetery, Shreveport. 

Melinda Roberson
June 16, 1972 – January 15, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 24, 2026, 1pm at New Bethel Baptist Church, Shreveport.

Anna Lee Wheeler
March 14, 2011 – January 15, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 2pm at WK Palmetto Clubhouse, Benton. 

Meeda Tomme Harrison
June 15, 1936 – January 13, 2026
Service: Thursday, January 22, 2026, 11am at University Church of Christ, Shreveport. 

Corean Davenport Housley
October 17, 1927 — January 13, 2026
Service: Friday, January 23, 2026, 1pm at Lincoln Memorial Park Cemetery, Shreveport. 

Roderick Daneil Knowles
July 4, 1971 – January 13, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 24, 2026, 11am at Our Lady Of The Blessed Sacrament Church, Shreveport. 

Lilton Greggs, Jr.
May 21, 1953 – January 12, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 24, 2026, 1pm at Heavenly Gates Funeral Home, Shreveport.

Aaron Banks
March 3, 1950 – January 11, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 1pm at St. Paul United Methodist Church, Shreveport. 

Jason Lamar Turnage
April 21, 1977 — January 11, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 24, 2026, 11am at Kilpatrick’s Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Alonzo Warren
February 20, 1972 – January 10, 2026
Service:  Saturday, January 24, 2026, 11am at Mount Olive Baptist Church, Greenwood.

Rosa Mae Milton
May 23, 1922 – January 9, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 24, 2026, 2pm at Morning Star Baptist Church, Shreveport. 

Yusef Ahmed-Lasana
August 26, 1949 – January 8, 2026
Service: Wednesday, January 28, 2026, 12:30 p.m. at NWLA Veterans Cemetery, Keithville.

First Lieutenant Kayla Graham
July 11, 2000 – January 8, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 24, 2026, 11am at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, Shreveport.

Harry Rivera
December 14, 1972 – January 7, 2026
Service: Friday, January 23, 2026, 1pm at Good Samaritan Funeral Home, Shreveport.

Margaret Ann Billson
November 23, 1941 – January 5, 2026
Service: Saturday, February 7, 2026, 1pm at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Bossier City. 

John Richard Craig
July 7, 1948 – January 4, 2026
Service: Friday, January 23, 2026, 9am at Centuries Memorial Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Reginald Van Dudley
April 19, 1965 – January 4, 2026
Service: Friday, January 23, 2026, 1pm at Stoner Hill Baptist Church, Shreveport. 

Willie Clearance Jackson, Jr.
December 24, 1945 – January 2, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 24, 2026, 12pm at Bilberry Park & Recreation, Shreveport.

Jarvus N. Bounds
December 11, 1941 – December 31, 2025
Service: Saturday, February 7, 2026, 12pm at Kingston Road Baptist Church, Shreveport. 

Roland H. Turner, Jr.
September 10, 1957 – December 31, 2025
Service: Saturday, January 24, 2026,

Davina DeSapio
June 29, 1967 – December 29, 2025
Service: Saturday, January 24, 2026, 2pm at Centuries Memorial Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Lindsay Clare Goodman
April 23, 1985 – December 29, 2025
Service: Open Door Bible Church, Bossier City. 

Charles “Eddie” Edwin Cannatella
March 12, 1954 – December 24, 2025
Service: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 10am at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, Shreveport. 

Eloise Bullock Gibson
March 25, 1941 – December 17, 2025
Service: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 11am at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

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Notice of Death – January 20, 2026

Edward Doyle Jackson
February 3, 1954 – January 19, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 2pm at Shane’s Seafood & BBQ, Bossier City. 

Louis S. Kelly
December 22, 1933 – January 19, 2026
Service: Thursday, January 22, 2026, 10am at Centuries Memorial Park, Shreveport. 

Constance B. Altdoerffer
July 1, 1929 – January 18, 2026
Service: Friday, January 23, 2026, 11:30am at Osborn Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Juanita “Nita” Cawthon
September 2, 1926 – January 18, 2026
Service: Monday, January 26, 2026, 1pm at Forest Park Cemetery, Shreveport. 

Brett Jacob Guillory
August 17, 1980 – January 16, 2026
Service: Thursday, January 22, 2026, 2pm at Rose-Neath Funeral Home Southside, Shreveport. 

Anita Jane Bickham Phiffer
October 6, 1953 – January 16, 2026
Service: Friday, January 23, 2026, 11am at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Bossier City.

Dewayne Pierce
August 9, 1964 – January 16, 2026
Service: Thursday, January 22, 2026, 11am at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Bossier City. 

Nancy Brazzil Farmer
December 10, 1936 – January 15, 2026
Service: Friday, January 23, 2026, 11am at Forest Park East Cemetery, Shreveport. 

David E. Losey
March 6, 1949 – January 15, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 24, 2026, 11am at Rose Park Baptist Church, Shreveport. 

Ronald “Ronnie” Wayne Mitchell
November 16, 1946 – January 15, 2026
Service: Thursday, January 22, 2026, 1pm at Forest Park West Cemetery, Shreveport. 

Anna Lee Wheeler
March 14, 2011 – January 15, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 2:30pm at WK Palmetto Clubhouse, Benton. 

Paul R. Quigley
May 19, 1941 – January 14, 2026
Service: Wednesday, January 21, 2026, 11am at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Bossier City.

Meeda Tomme Harrison
June 15, 1936 – January 13, 2026
Service: Thursday, January 22, 2026, 11am at University Church of Christ, Shreveport. 

Corean Davenport Housley
October 17, 1927 — January 13, 2026
Service: Friday, January 23, 2026, 1pm at Lincoln Memorial Park Cemetery, Shreveport. 

Roderick Daneil Knowles
July 4, 1971 – January 13, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 24, 2026, 11am at Our Lady Of The Blessed Sacrament Church, Shreveport. 

Lilton Greggs, Jr.
May 21, 1953 – January 12, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 24, 2026, 1pm at Heavenly Gates Funeral Home, Shreveport.

Jason Lamar Turnage
April 21, 1977 — January 11, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 24, 2026, 11am at Kilpatrick’s Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Rosa Mae Milton
May 23, 1922 – January 9, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 24, 2026, 2pm at Morning Star Baptist Church, Shreveport. 

Yusef Ahmed-Lasana
August 26, 1949 – January 8, 2026
Service: Wednesday, January 28, 2026, 12:30 p.m. at NWLA Veterans Cemetery, Keithville.

Margaret Ann Billson
November 23, 1941 — January 5, 2026
Service: Saturday, February 7, 2026, 1pm at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Bossier City. 

John Richard Craig
July 7, 1948 – January 4, 2026
Service: Friday, January 23, 2026, 9am at Centuries Memorial Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Reginald Van Dudley
April 19, 1965 – January 4, 2026
Service: Friday, January 23, 2026, 1pm at Stoner Hill Baptist Church, Shreveport. 

Willie Clearance Jackson, Jr.
December 24, 1945 – January 2, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 24, 2026, 12pm at Bilberry Park & Recreation, Shreveport.

Jarvus N. Bounds
December 11, 1941 – December 31, 2025
Service: Saturday, February 7, 2026, 12pm at Kingston Road Baptist Church, Shreveport. 

Roland H. Turner, Jr.
September 10, 1957 – December 31, 2025
Service: Saturday, January 24, 2026,

Davina DeSapio
June 29, 1967 – December 29, 2025
Service: Saturday, January 24, 2026, 2pm at Centuries Memorial Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Lindsay Clare Goodman
April 23, 1985 – December 29, 2025
Service: Open Door Bible Church, Bossier City. 

Charles “Eddie” Edwin Cannatella
March 12, 1954 – December 24, 2025
Service: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 10am at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, Shreveport. 

Eloise Bullock Gibson
March 25, 1941 – December 17, 2025
Service: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 11am at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

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Notice of Death – January 19, 2026

Louis S. Kelly
December 22, 1933 – January 19, 2026
Service: Thursday, January 22, 2026, 10am at Centuries Memorial Park, Shreveport. 

Constance B. Altdoerffer
July 1, 1929 – January 18, 2026
Service: Friday, January 23, 2026, 11:30am at Osborn Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Juanita “Nita” Cawthon
September 2, 1926 – January 18, 2026
Service: Monday, January 26, 2026, 1pm at Forest Park Cemetery, Shreveport. 

Anita Jane Bickham Phiffer
October 6, 1953 – January 16, 2026
Service: Friday, January 23, 2026, 11am at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Bossier City.

Dewayne Pierce
August 9, 1964 – January 16, 2026
Service: Thursday, January 22, 2026, 11am at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Bossier City. 

John E. Woodruff
June 19, 1939 – January 16, 2026
Service: Tuesday, January 20, 2026,

David E. Losey
March 6, 1949 – January 15, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 24, 2026, 11am at Rose Park Baptist Church, Shreveport. 

James W. Seals
October 16, 1936 – January 15, 2026
Service: Tuesday, January 20, 2026, 2pm at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Bossier City.

Anna Lee Wheeler
March 14, 2011 – January 15, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 2:30pm at WK Palmetto Clubhouse, Benton. 

Paul R. Quigley
May 19, 1941 – January 14, 2026
Service: Wednesday, January 21, 2026, 11am at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Bossier City.

Alma Ruth Taylor
December 24, 1933 – January 14, 2026
Service: Tuesday, January 20, 2026, 11am at Forest Park West Cemetery, Shreveport. 

Jack L. Huffman
December 22, 1945 – January 13, 2026
Service: Tuesday, January 20, 2026, 11am at Centuries Memorial Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Corean Davenport Housley
October 17, 1927 — January 13, 2026
Service: Friday, January 23, 2026, 1pm at Lincoln Memorial Park Cemetery, Shreveport. 

Roderick Daneil Knowles
July 4, 1971 – January 13, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 24, 2026, 11am at Our Lady Of The Blessed Sacrament Church, Shreveport. 

Lilton Greggs, Jr.
May 21, 1953 – January 12, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 24, 2026, 1pm at Heavenly Gates Funeral Home, Shreveport.

Sandra “Sandy” Stewart
September 14, 1948 — January 11, 2026
Service: Tuesday, January 20, 2026, 1pm at Westview Christian Church, Shreveport. 

Jason Lamar Turnage
April 21, 1977 — January 11, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 24, 2026, 11am at Kilpatrick’s Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Rosa Mae Milton
May 23, 1922 – January 9, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 24, 2026, 2pm at Morning Star Baptist Church, Shreveport. 

Yusef Ahmed-Lasana
August 26, 1949 – January 8, 2026
Service: Wednesday, January 28, 2026, 12:30 p.m. at NWLA Veterans Cemetery, Keithville.

Margaret Ann Billson
November 23, 1941 — January 5, 2026
Service: Saturday, February 7, 2026, 1pm at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Bossier City. 

John Richard Craig
July 7, 1948 – January 4, 2026
Service: Friday, January 23, 2026, 9am at Centuries Memorial Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Reginald Van Dudley
April 19, 1965 – January 4, 2026
Service: Friday, January 23, 2026, 1pm at Stoner Hill Baptist Church, Shreveport. 

Willie Clearance Jackson, Jr.
December 24, 1945 – January 2, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 24, 2026, 12pm at Bilberry Park & Recreation, Shreveport.

Jarvus N. Bounds
December 11, 1941 – December 31, 2025
Service: Saturday, February 7, 2026, 12pm at Kingston Road Baptist Church, Shreveport. 

Roland H. Turner, Jr.
September 10, 1957 – December 31, 2025
Service: Saturday, January 24, 2026,

Davina DeSapio
June 29, 1967 – December 29, 2025
Service: Saturday, January 24, 2026, 2pm at Centuries Memorial Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Lindsay Clare Goodman
April 23, 1985 – December 29, 2025
Service: Open Door Bible Church, Bossier City. 

Charles “Eddie” Edwin Cannatella
March 12, 1954 – December 24, 2025
Service: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 10am at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, Shreveport. 

Eloise Bullock Gibson
March 25, 1941 – December 17, 2025
Service: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 11am at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

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Notice of Death – January 18, 2026

John E. Woodruff
June 19, 1939 – January 16, 2026
Service: Tuesday, January 20, 2026,

David E. Losey
March 6, 1949 – January 15, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 24, 2026, 11am at Rose Park Baptist Church, Shreveport. 

James W. Seals
October 16, 1936 – January 15, 2026
Service: Tuesday, January 20, 2026, 2pm at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Bossier City.

Alma Ruth Taylor
December 24, 1933 – January 14, 2026
Service: Tuesday, January 20, 2026, 11am at Forest Park West Cemetery, Shreveport. 

Jack L. Huffman
December 22, 1945 – January 13, 2026
Service: Tuesday, January 20, 2026, 11am at Centuries Memorial Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Lilton Greggs, Jr.
May 21, 1953 – January 12, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 24, 2026, 1pm at Heavenly Gates Funeral Home, Shreveport.

Corean Davenport Housley
October 17, 1927 — January 13, 2026
Service: Friday, January 23, 2026, 1pm at Lincoln Memorial Park Cemetery, Shreveport. 

Roderick Daneil Knowles
July 4, 1971 – January 13, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 24, 2026, 11am at Our Lady Of The Blessed Sacrament Church, Shreveport. 

Rosa Mae Milton
May 23, 1922 – January 9, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 24, 2026, 2pm at Morning Star Baptist Church, Shreveport. 

Yusef Ahmed-Lasana
August 26, 1949 – January 8, 2026
Service: Wednesday, January 28, 2026, 12:30 p.m. at NWLA Veterans Cemetery, Keithville.

John Richard Craig
July 7, 1948 – January 4, 2026
Service: Friday, January 23, 2026, 9am at Centuries Memorial Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Reginald Van Dudley
April 19, 1965 – January 4, 2026
Service: Friday, January 23, 2026, 1pm at Stoner Hill Baptist Church, Shreveport. 

Willie Clearance Jackson, Jr.
December 24, 1945 – January 2, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 24, 2026, 12pm at Bilberry Park & Recreation, Shreveport.

Roland H. Turner, Jr.
September 10, 1957 – December 31, 2025
Service: Saturday, January 24, 2026,

Davina DeSapio
June 29, 1967 – December 29, 2025
Service: Saturday, January 24, 2026, 2pm at Centuries Memorial Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Lindsay Clare Goodman
April 23, 1985 – December 29, 2025
Service: Open Door Bible Church, Bossier City. 

Charles “Eddie” Edwin Cannatella
March 12, 1954 – December 24, 2025
Service: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 10am at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, Shreveport. 

Eloise Bullock Gibson
March 25, 1941 – December 17, 2025
Service: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 11am at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

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Notice of Death – January 15, 2026

Jack L Huffman
December 22, 1945 – January 13, 2026
Service: Tuesday, January 20, 2026, 11am at Centuries Memorial Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Lilton Greggs, Jr.
May 21, 1953 – January 12, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 24, 2026, 1pm at Heavenly Gates Funeral Home, Shreveport.

Corean Davenport Housley
October 17, 1927 — January 13, 2026
Service: Friday, January 23, 2026, 1pm at Lincoln Memorial Park Cemetery, Shreveport. 

Jimmy “Jim” Woodall (Putz)
March 18, 1941 – January 13, 2026
Service: Friday, January 16, 2026, 11am at Rose-Neath Funeral Home Southside, Shreveport. 

Thomas Gayle Wren
March 24, 1943 – January 13, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 17, 2026, 11am at First United Methodist Church, Shreveport. 

Dorothy Redmon Winzer
September 26, 1933 – January 12, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 17, 2026, 12pm at New Hope Baptist Church, Shreveport.

Shirley W. Brummett
September 11, 1935 – January 11, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 17, 2026, 12pm at Rose-Neath Funeral Home Southside, Shreveport. 

Charles Ray Duke, Jr.
December 7, 1957 – January 11, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 17, 2026, 12pm at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Bossier City. 

Daniel Clyde Keasler
July 5, 1955 – January 11, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 17, 2026, 11am at Broadmoor Baptist Church Memorial Chapel, Shreveport. 

Jerry Ann Hall Erwin
May 12, 1943 – January 10, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 17, 2026, 2pm at Rose-Neath Funeral Home Southside, Shreveport. 

Jack O. Waren
February 1, 1928 – January 10, 2026
Service: Friday, January 16, 2026, 11am at Centuries Memorial Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Yusef Ahmed-Lasana
August 26, 1949 – January 8, 2026
Service: Wednesday, January 28, 2026, 12:30 p.m. at NWLA Veterans Cemetery, Keithville.

Ruthie Black Long
March 25, 1966 – January 8, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 17, 2026, 11am at First Antioch Baptist Church, Rodessa.

Crystal Nicole Bryant
March 3, 1984 – January 7, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 17, 2026, 11am at United Outreach Church, Bossier City.

Marilyn Jack
July 25, 1959 – January 7, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 17, 2026, 11am at Lincoln Memorial Cemetery, Shreveport.

Billy Joe Douglas
July 26, 1945 – January 6, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 17, 2026, 11am at Winnfield Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Chester McClought
May 4, 1934 – January 6, 2026
Service: Friday, January 16, 2026, 11am at Winnfield Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Alberta Jones
September 14, 1950 – January 5, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 17, 2026, 1pm at New Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church, Rodessa. 

John Richard Craig
July 7, 1948 – January 4, 2026
Service: Friday, January 23, 2026, 9am at Centuries Memorial Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Reginald Van Dudley
April 19, 1965 – January 4, 2026
Service: Friday, January 23, 2026, 1pm at Stoner Hill Baptist Church, Shreveport. 

Jerry Sloan
July 11, 1949 – January 4, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 17, 2026, 11am at Canaan Baptist Church, Shreveport.

Willie Clearance Jackson, Jr.
December 24, 1945 – January 2, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 24, 2026, 12pm at Bilberry Park & Recreation, Shreveport.

Anna Maria Nobles
January 24, 1960 – January 2, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 17, 2026, 11am at Winnfield Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Mary Lucy Thomas
April 16, 1932 – January 2, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 17, 2026, 11am at Liberty CME Church, Keithville.

John Franklin Luck, Jr.
April 3, 1951 – December 30, 2025
Service: Friday, January 16, 2026, 4pm at East Ridge Country Club, Shreveport. 

Davina DeSapio
June 29, 1967 – December 29, 2025
Service: Saturday, January 24, 2026, 2pm at Centuries Memorial Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Charles “Eddie” Edwin Cannatella
March 12, 1954 – December 24, 2025
Service: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 10am at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, Shreveport. 

Helen West Walker
May 4, 1940 – December 24, 2025
Service: Saturday, January 17, 2026, 11am at Winnfield Funeral Home, Shreveport.

Jonnie Rae Richardson
January 16, 1935 – December 22, 2025
Service: Friday, January 16, 2026, 11am at Grawood Baptist Church, Keithville. 

James Robert Baker
September 26, 1955 – December 20, 2025
Service: Friday, January 16, 2026, 11am at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Eloise Bullock Gibson
March 25, 1941 – December 17, 2025
Service: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 11am at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Terrie Michelle Smith
June 11, 1966 – December 17, 2025
Service: Friday, January 16, 2026, 1pm at Centuries Memorial Funeral Home, Shreveport.

Gilbert L. Lawton
March 28, 1934 – December 15, 2025
Service: Saturday, January 17, 2026, 11:30am at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Shreveport. 

Richard Henry Wadsack
December 27, 1946 – November 24, 2025
Service: Saturday, January 17, 2026,

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Notice of Death – January 14, 2026

Jack L Huffman
December 22, 1945 – January 13, 2026
Service: Tuesday, January 20, 2026, 11am at Centuries Memorial Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Lilton Greggs, Jr.
May 21, 1953 – January 12, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 24, 2026, 1pm at Heavenly Gates Funeral Home, Shreveport.

Patrick “Spud” Ingram
April 16, 1963 – January 12, 2026
Service: Thursday, January 15, 2026, 1pm at Centuries Memorial Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

James Taylor Brown
June 14, 1953 – January 11, 2026
Service: Thursday, January 15, 2026, 11am at First Baptist Church, Keithville.

Charles Ray Duke, Jr.
December 7, 1957 – January 11, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 17, 2026, 12pm at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Bossier City. 

Jerry Ann Hall Erwin
May 12, 1943 – January 10, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 17, 2026, 2pm at Rose-Neath Funeral Home Southside, Shreveport. 

Jack O. Waren
February 1, 1928 – January 10, 2026
Service: Friday, January 16, 2026, 11am at Centuries Memorial Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Yusef Ahmed-Lasana
August 26, 1949 – January 8, 2026
Service: Wednesday, January 28, 2026, 12:30 p.m. at NWLA Veterans Cemetery, Keithville.

Ruthie Black Long
March 25, 1966 – January 8, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 17, 2026, 11am at First Antioch Baptist Church, Rodessa.

Alberta Jones
September 14, 1950 – January 2026
Service: Saturday, January 17, 2026, 1pm at New Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church, Rodessa. 

Crystal Nicole Bryant
March 3, 1984 – January 7, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 17, 2026, 11am at United Outreach Church, Bossier City.

Marilyn Jack
July 25, 1959 – January 7, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 17, 2026, 11am at Lincoln Memorial Cemetery, Shreveport.

Billy Joe Douglas
July 26, 1945 – January 6, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 17, 2026, 11am at Winnfield Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Chester McClought
May 4, 1934 – January 6, 2026
Service: Friday, January 16, 2026, 11am at Winnfield Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Mary Elizabeth Walker-Blalock
February 15, 1937 – January 5, 2026
Service: Thursday, January 15, 2026, 12pm at Our Lady Of The Blessed Sacrament Church, Shreveport. 

John Richard Craig
July 7, 1948 – January 4, 2026
Service: Friday, January 23, 2026, 9am at Centuries Memorial Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Reginald Van Dudley
April 19, 1965 – January 4, 2026
Service: Friday, January 23, 2026, 1pm at Stoner Hill Baptist Church, Shreveport. 

Nina Darlena Hicks
November 18, 1940 – January 4, 2026
Service: Thursday, January 15, 2026, 12pm at Rose-Neath Funeral Home Southside, Shreveport. 

Jerry Sloan
July 11, 1949 – January 4, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 17, 2026, 11am at Canaan Baptist Church, Shreveport.

Willie Clearance Jackson, Jr.
December 24, 1945 – January 2, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 24, 2026, 12pm at Bilberry Park & Recreation, Shreveport.

Anna Maria Nobles
January 24, 1960 – January 2, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 17, 2026, 11am at Winnfield Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Mary Lucy Thomas
April 16, 1932 – January 2, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 17, 2026, 11am at Liberty CME Church, Keithville.

John Franklin Luck, Jr.
April 3, 1951 – December 30, 2025
Service: Friday, January 16, 2026, 4pm at East Ridge Country Club, Shreveport. 

Davina DeSapio
June 29, 1967 – December 29, 2025
Service: Saturday, January 24, 2026, 2pm at Centuries Memorial Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Charles “Eddie” Edwin Cannatella
March 12, 1954 – December 24, 2025
Service: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 10am at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, Shreveport. 

Helen West Walker
May 4, 1940 – December 24, 2025
Service: Saturday, January 17, 2026, 11am at Winnfield Funeral Home, Shreveport.

Jonnie Rae Richardson
January 16, 1935 – December 22, 2025
Service: Friday, January 16, 2026, 11am at Grawood Baptist Church, Keithville. 

James Robert Baker
September 26, 1955 – December 20, 2025
Service: Friday, January 16, 2026, 11am at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Eloise Bullock Gibson
March 25, 1941 – December 17, 2025
Service: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 11am at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Terrie Michelle Smith
June 11, 1966 – December 17, 2025
Service: Friday, January 16, 2026, 1pm at Centuries Memorial Funeral Home, Shreveport.

Gilbert L. Lawton
March 28, 1934 – December 15, 2025
Service: Saturday, January 17, 2026, 11:30am at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Shreveport. 

Richard Henry Wadsack
December 27, 1946 – November 24, 2025
Service: Saturday, January 17, 2026,

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Notice of Death – January 13, 2026

Patrick “Spud” Ingram
April 16, 1963 – January 12, 2026
Service: Thursday, January 15, 2026, 1pm at Centuries Memorial Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

James Taylor Brown
June 14, 1953 – January 11, 2026
Service: Thursday, January 15, 2026, 11am at First Baptist Church, Keithville.

Charles Ray Duke, Jr.
December 7, 1957 – January 11, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 17, 2026, 12pm at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Bossier City. 

Jerry Ann Hall Erwin
May 12, 1943 – January 10, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 17, 2026, 2pm at Rose-Neath Funeral Home Southside, Shreveport. 

Jack O. Waren
February 1, 1928 – January 10, 2026
Service: Friday, January 16, 2026, 11am at Centuries Memorial Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Claudia “Dinah” P. Puckett
February 6, 1936 – January 8, 2026
Service: Wednesday, January 14, 2026, 10am at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Bossier City.

Bobbie Jo Swanson
September 30, 1971 – January 8, 2026
Service: Wednesday, January 14, 2026, 1pm at Forest Park West Cemetery, Shreveport. 

Alberta Jones
September 14, 1950 – January 2026
Service: Saturday, January 17, 2026, 1pm at New Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church, Rodessa. 

Billy Joe Douglas
July 26, 1945 – January 6, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 17, 2026, 11am at Winnfield Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Chester McClought
May 4, 1934 – January 6, 2026
Service: Friday, January 16, 2026, 11am at Winnfield Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Mary Elizabeth Walker-Blalock
February 15, 1937 – January 5, 2026
Service: Thursday, January 15, 2026, 12pm at Our Lady Of The Blessed Sacrament Church, Shreveport. 

John Richard Craig
July 7, 1948 – January 4, 2026
Service: Friday, January 23, 2026, 9am at Centuries Memorial Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Reginald Van Dudley
April 19, 1965 – January 4, 2026
Service: Friday, January 23, 2026, 1pm at Stoner Hill Baptist Church, Shreveport. 

Nina Darlena Hicks
November 18, 1940 – January 4, 2026
Service: Thursday, January 15, 2026, 12pm at Rose-Neath Funeral Home Southside, Shreveport. 

Anna Maria Nobles
January 24, 1960 – January 2, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 17, 2026, 11am at Winnfield Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

John Franklin Luck, Jr.
April 3, 1951 – December 30, 2025
Service: Friday, January 16, 2026, 4pm at East Ridge Country Club, Shreveport. 

Davina DeSapio
June 29, 1967 – December 29, 2025
Service: Saturday, January 24, 2026, 2pm at Centuries Memorial Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Charles “Eddie” Edwin Cannatella
March 12, 1954 – December 24, 2025
Service: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 10am at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, Shreveport. 

Helen West Walker
May 4, 1940 – December 24, 2025
Service: Saturday, January 17, 2026, 11am at Winnfield Funeral Home, Shreveport.

Jonnie Rae Richardson
January 16, 1935 – December 22, 2025
Service: Friday, January 16, 2026, 11am at Grawood Baptist Church, Keithville. 

James Robert Baker
September 26, 1955 – December 20, 2025
Service: Friday, January 16, 2026, 11am at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Eloise Bullock Gibson
March 25, 1941 – December 17, 2025
Service: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 11am at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Terrie Michelle Smith
June 11, 1966 – December 17, 2025
Service: Friday, January 16, 2026, 1pm at Centuries Memorial Funeral Home, Shreveport.

Gilbert L. Lawton
March 28, 1934 – December 15, 2025
Service: Saturday, January 17, 2026, 11:30am at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Shreveport. 

Richard Henry Wadsack
December 27, 1946 – November 24, 2025
Service: Saturday, January 17, 2026,

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Notice of Death – January 12, 2026

Travis Larry Gilley
August 22, 1944 – January 11, 2026
Service: Tuesday, January 13, 2026, 1pm at Centuries Memorial Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Jerry Ann Hall Erwin
May 12, 1943 – January 10, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 17, 2026, 2pm at Rose-Neath Funeral Home Southside, Shreveport. 

Carolyn Leroy Leon
March 19, 1943 – January 10, 2026
Service: Tuesday, January 13, 2026, 12pm at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Shreveport.

Claudia “Dinah” P. Puckett
February 6, 1936 — January 8, 2026
Service: Wednesday, January 14, 2026, 10am at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Bossier City.

Bobbie Jo Swanson
September 30, 1971 – January 8, 2026
Service: Wednesday, January 14, 2026, 1pm at Forest Park West Cemetery, Shreveport. 

Alberta Jones
September 14, 1950 – January 2026
Service: Saturday, January 17, 2026, 1pm at New Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church, Rodessa. 

Billy Joe Douglas
July 26, 1945 – January 6, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 17, 2026, 11am at Winnfield Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Chester McClought
May 4, 1934 – January 6, 2026
Service: Friday, January 16, 2026, 11am at Winnfield Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Mary Elizabeth Walker-Blalock
February 15, 1937 – January 5, 2026
Service: Thursday, January 15, 2026, 12pm at Our Lady Of The Blessed Sacrament Church, Shreveport. 

John Richard Craig
July 7, 1948 – January 4, 2026
Service: Friday, January 23, 2026, 9am at Centuries Memorial Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Reginald Van Dudley
April 19, 1965 – January 4, 2026
Service: Friday, January 23, 2026, 1pm at Stoner Hill Baptist Church, Shreveport. 

Cameron Eugene Cason
August 5, 2003 – January 3, 2026
Service: Tuesday, January 13, 2026, 3pm at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Bossier City.

Anna Maria Nobles
January 24, 1960 – January 2, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 17, 2026, 11am at Winnfield Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

John Franklin Luck, Jr.
April 3, 1951 – December 30, 2025
Service: Friday, January 16, 2026, 4pm at East Ridge Country Club, Shreveport. 

Helen West Walker
May 4, 1940 – December 24, 2025
Service: Saturday, January 17, 2026, 11am at Winnfield Funeral Home, Shreveport.

Jonnie Rae Richardson
January 16, 1935 – December 22, 2025
Service: Friday, January 16, 2026, 11am at Grawood Baptist Church, Keithville. 

James Robert Baker
September 26, 1955 – December 20, 2025
Service: Friday, January 16, 2026, 11am at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Gilbert L. Lawton
March 28, 1934 – December 15, 2025
Service: Saturday, January 17, 2026, 11:30am at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Shreveport. 

Richard Henry Wadsack
December 27, 1946 – November 24, 2025
Service: Saturday, January 17, 2026,

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Notice of Death – January 11, 2026

Alberta Jones
September 14, 1950 – January 2026
Service: Saturday, January 17, 2026, 1pm at New Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church, Rodessa. 

Mary Elizabeth Walker-Blalock
February 15, 1937 – January 5, 2026
Service: Thursday, January 15, 2026, 12pm at Our Lady Of The Blessed Sacrament Church, Shreveport. 

Reginald Van Dudley
April 19, 1965 – January 4, 2026
Service: Friday, January 23, 2026, 1pm at Stoner Hill Baptist Church, Shreveport. 

Cameron Eugene Cason
August 5, 2003 – January 3, 2026
Service: Tuesday, January 13, 2026, 3pm at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Bossier City.

Lottie McGuire
June 13, 1935 – January 2, 2026
Service: Monday, January 12, 2026, 2pm at Centuries Memorial Park, Shreveport. 

Anna Maria Nobles
January 24, 1960 – January 2, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 17, 2026, 11am at Winnfield Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

John Franklin Luck, Jr.
April 3, 1951 – December 30, 2025
Service: Friday, January 16, 2026, 4pm at East Ridge Country Club, Shreveport. 

Helen West Walker
May 4, 1940 – December 24, 2025
Service: Saturday, January 17, 2026, 11am at Winnfield Funeral Home, Shreveport.

Jonnie Rae Richardson
January 16, 1935 – December 22, 2025
Service: Friday, January 16, 2026, 11am at Grawood Baptist Church, Keithville. 

James Robert Baker
September 26, 1955 – December 20, 2025
Service: Friday, January 16, 2026, 11am at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Gilbert L. Lawton
March 28, 1934 – December 15, 2025
Service: Saturday, January 17, 2026, 11:30am at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Shreveport. 

Richard Henry Wadsack
December 27, 1946 – November 24, 2025
Service: Saturday, January 17, 2026,

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Notice of Death – January 8, 2026

Berlyn R. Puckett
July 11, 1938 – January 8, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 10, 2026, 11am at Centuries Memorial Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Virginia Merle Dean
November 24, 1934 – January 6, 2026
Service: Friday, January 9, 2026, 11am at Blanchard Church of Christ, Shreveport. 

William Lane Stephenson IV
January 17, 1979 – January 6, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 10, 2026, 11am at Osborn Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Bernice Smith Rawls
March 10, 1932 – January 5, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 10, 2026, 1pm at Israelite Baptist Church, Plain Dealing. 

Stephen Prudhomme
? – January 4, 2026
Service: Friday, January 9, 2026, 11am at Aulds Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Cameron Eugene Cason
August 5, 2003 – January 3, 2026
Service: Tuesday, January 13, 2026, 3pm at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Bossier City.

Rhonda “Lulu” Byrnes Kincaid
April 14, 1955 – January 3, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 10, 2026, 11am at Rose-Neath Funeral Home Southside, Shreveport. 

Steven Ray Sterner
July 23, 1957 – January 3, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 10, 2026, 11am at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Shreveport.

Lucien Henson, Jr.
November 10, 1942 – January 2, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 10, 2026, 11am at New Covenant Missionary Baptist Church, Shreveport. 

Arthur Greysteel Hooper
September 14, 1936 – January 2, 2026
Service: Friday, January 9, 2026,

Lola Faye Marks
August 13, 1950 – January 2, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 10, 2026, 11am at New Covenant Church of God, Shreveport.

Lottie McGuire
June 13, 1935 – January 2, 2026
Service: Monday, January 12, 2026, 2pm at Centuries Memorial Park, Shreveport. 

Anna Maria Nobles
January 24, 1960 – January 2, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 17, 2026, 11am at Winnfield Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Willie Mae Ambler
January 12, 1944 – January 1, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 10, 2026, 1pm at Heavenly Gates Funeral Home, Shreveport.

Thelma Clark Brown
September 5, 1940 – January 1, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 10, 2026, 11am at Morning Star Baptist Church, Shreveport.

Diana Edison Adair
November 24, 1949 – December 31, 2025
Service: Sunday, January 11, 2026, 2pm at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Bossier City.

Deacon Charles Ray Law
October 21, 1968 – December 30, 2025
Service: Saturday, January 10, 2026, 1pm at Tabernacle Baptist Church, Shreveport.

John Franklin Luck, Jr.
April 3, 1951 – December 30, 2025
Service: Friday, January 16, 2026, 4pm at East Ridge Country Club, Shreveport. 

Oscar Melvin Wagar
May 17, 1943 – December 30, 2025
Service: Friday, January 9, 2026, 2pm at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Bossier City.

Barbara Ann Mattingly Fowler
July 12, 1941 – December 26, 2025
Service: Friday, January 9, 2026, 10:30am at Centuries Memorial Park, Shreveport. 

Robert Henderson
January 1, 1942 – December 24, 2025
Service: Saturday, January 10, 2026, 12pm at Fairview Baptist Church, Elm Grove.

Jonnie Rae Richardson
January 16, 1935 – December 22, 2025
Service: Friday, January 16, 2026, 11am at Grawood Baptist Church, Keithville. 

Joseph Player
March 21, 1947 – December 21, 2025
Service: Saturday, January 10, 2026, 11am at Heavenly Gates Funeral Home, Shreveport.

James Robert Baker
September 26, 1955 – December 20, 2025
Service: Friday, January 16, 2026, 11am at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Nan Martin Colgin
August 26, 1930 – December 18, 2025
Service: Saturday, January 10, 2026, 1pm at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Shreveport. 

Otis Lee Dunn, Jr.
August 29, 1947 – December 18, 2025
Service: Friday, January 9, 2026, 11am at Shady Grove # 2 Baptist Church, Shreveport.

Gilbert L. Lawton
March 28, 1934 – December 15, 2025
Service: Saturday, January 17, 2026, 11:30am at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Shreveport. 

William “Bill” Goodwill
August 31, 1954 – December 12, 2025
Service: Saturday, January 10, 2026, 2pm at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Fred Norman Lamb
May 12, 1959 – November 29, 2025
Service: Saturday, January 10, 2026, 11:30am at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Shreveport. 

Richard Henry Wadsack
December 27, 1946 – November 24, 2025
Service: Saturday, January 17, 2026,

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