Zachary Wayne Methvien

Zachary Wayne Methvien, 65, of Stonewall, LA met his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on December 4. 2025, after a courageous battle with Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. He was preceded in death by his parents, John Earl and Rita Arnaud Methvien.

A visitation will be held on Friday, December 12, 2025, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 2500 Southside Drive, in Shreveport, LA.

A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, December 13, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. at Frierson Baptist Church located at 299 East St. in Frierson, LA 71027, with Bro. Mel Campbell officiating. Food and fellowship will follow after the service.

Wayne is survived by his wife of 41 years, Debbie Garner Methvien, and daughter, Shelby Methvien McRae (Colin). He is survived by his sister, Connie Donovan (Gary); niece, Kelli Doyal (Cade); nephews, Kyle Turnage (Jamie), Jason Turnage; nieces and nephews, Landri, Drake, Peyton, Lane and James.

Wayne worked for the City of Shreveport for 33 years, his only job, and was able to retire and enjoy life at age 51.

Wayne's love of sports started at a very young age. He always played baseball and football. HIs dad, John Methvien, coached him at a younger age on many of his baseball teams.

Wayne was known city wide for his athletic abilities. In 1979 he received a scholarship from Centenary College in baseball and played under Coach James Farrar. He was being watched by scouts from Boston and Cincinnati when he had a knee injury one weekend playing basketball for fun and his chances of going to a minor league farm team were cut short.

Wayne went on to play for numerous softball teams in the Shreveport-Bossier area. While playing on the Home Depot traveling team, they went on to win a World Championship in softball.

Wayne umpired softball and worked football games at Evangel Christian Academy for many years. He also loved to read, loved history, and sports recruiting. He loved all of his dogs he had, Toby, Ronnie, and Dakota.

The family would like to extend their thanks to Dr. Cingam at LSU Oschner, Dr. Malireddy at WK Cancer Center, Dr. Masters at WK Cancer Center, and Dr. Nebu Koshy at Baylor Scott & White in Dallas, for all of their care and compassion for the last four years. A big thanks to his hospice nurse, Renee Sugg.

The family asked that donations be made to the Jerry Jones Hope House, 210 N. Hall Street, Dallas, TX 75226 or the American Cancer Society.