Funeral services for Raleigh Lehane Myers, 84, will be held Tuesday, November 16, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Arcadia. Officiating will be Brother Jeff Hoffman. The family will receive visitors prior to the service at 12:00 p.m. Interment will follow at Woodard Cemetery in Taylor, Louisiana.
Raleigh was born on August 23, 1937, in Castor, Louisiana to Delbert Sidney and Vera Inez Wood Myers and passed away November 12, 2021, in Shreveport, Louisiana. Raleigh was a member of First Baptist Church in Arcadia. He worked for Entergy as a lineman and retired after 42 years. He was an avid hunter and fisherman and enjoyed camping at the lake. Raleigh loved spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren. He was a loving father and grandfather and will be greatly missed by all.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Delbert and Vera Myers; wife, Peggy Myers; in-laws, Dee and Juanita Smith and Jack Coussons; brothers, Sidney, Jerald, Huey, Francis and sister, Lynda. Raleigh is survived by his son Terry Myers (Brittney); grandchildren, Sarah Myers (Chris), and Tess Myers; great grandchildren, Bayln and Emma Cummings; three sisters, Betty, Dottie, and Cynthia; cousin, Jack Spring (Lucinda); sister-in-law, Mabel Coussons and many other nieces, nephews and family and friends.