LaWeitta D. Young

Funeral services for LaWeitta D. Young, 60, will be held on Monday, July 10, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 2201 Airline Dr., Bossier City, Louisiana. Burial will follow at the Rose-Neath Cemetery in Bossier City, Louisiana. A visitation will be held on July 10, 2023 from 1:00 p.m. until the time of service. Officiating the service will be Reverend Andrew Brewster.

LaWeitta was born on January 11, 1963, to Arthur and Billie DuVall in Commerce, Texas, and passed away on Thursday, July 6, 2023, in Shreveport, Louisiana.

LaWeitta was a longtime resident of Benton and lived there with her husband of 17 years, Jim. She enjoyed sitting on the porch and enjoying the outdoors every chance she could. She loved her family and animals more than anything. She was a very charismatic woman that never met a stranger and was always up for having a good time.

LaWeitta was preceded in death by her father, Arthur DuVall. She is survived by her mother, Billie DuVall; brothers, Terry and Kenneth Landers, Chris DuVall and wife, Vickie and Rowdy DuVall; sister, LaTreia Cannon; husband, Jim Young; daughter, Linzy Cooper and husband, Joe; stepchildren, Brandy, Randy and Michelle Young; nine grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.

Honoring LaWeitta as pallbearers will be Jeff Lee, Joe Mitchell, Logan Mitchell, Jorge Ozuna, Jeremy Preas and Shannon Worley. Serving as honorary pallbearer will be Randy Young.

LaWeitta was loved greatly and will be missed dearly by all her friends and family.