Funeral services celebrating the life of Bobby Darin Smith, 84, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 20, 2022, at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 2201 Airline Drive, Bossier City, Louisiana. Visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. until the time of service. Officiating the service will be Wesley Smith.
Bobby was born on November 20, 1938, in Haynesville, Louisiana, to...
A Memorial Service for Bobby Allen Vaughn, Jr., 40, will be held on Monday, December 19, 2022 at 10:30 a.m. at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 2500 Southside Dr., Shreveport, Louisiana. A visitation will be held Sunday, December 18, 2022 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Officiating the service will be Brother Tommy Allen.Bobby was born on May...
Teresa Darlene Merritt was born in Shreveport, Louisiana at the P&S Hospital August 26, 1961, and left this earthly home to go to her eternal home on December 14, 2022, in Minden, Louisiana. Jesus and all of her family and friends are waiting with outstretched arms to walk on the streets of gold and abide with joy, happiness, and...
A Requiem Mass for Kenneth Walter Bruce, 52, will be held at 2:00 p.m at St. Ann's Catholic Church at 2264 Highway 171, Stonewall, Louisiana, celebrated by Rev. Mark Franklin, KHS. A visitation will be held at the church at 1:00 p.m. before the service. Burial will follow at St. Ann’s Cemetery.
Kenneth Walter Bruce went to be...
Walter Edward Smithey Sr. was born in Heflin, Louisiana on June 12, 1928 to O.J. Smithey Sr. and Arie Yates Smithey. He went to be with his Heavenly Father on Tuesday, December 13, 2022.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife of 48 years, Anna Fowler Smithey; three brothers and two sisters.
He is survived by his son,...
Wanda Sue Baker, 64, went to meet her Lord and Savior on Monday, December 12, 2022 in Shreveport, Louisiana. Wanda was born on October 26, 1958 to Travis Lee Baker, Sr. and Mary Ann Byrd Baker in Shreveport, Louisiana. There will be a graveside service at Blanchard Memorial Gardens in Blanchard, Louisiana at a later date. Wanda was a resident...
Thomas Andrew Groce III, age 60, of Converse, Louisiana, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 11, 2022. He was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and follower of Christ. Thomas, known to his family and friends as Trey, was born on October 27, 1962, in Shreveport, Louisiana to the late Loretta Rabon Groce of Converse, Louisiana, and the...
A Memorial Service Celebrating the Life of Douglas “Doug” Vincent Mantia, 58, will be held at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, December 18, 2022, at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 2201 Airline Drive, Bossier City, Louisiana. Visitation will be held from 2:00 p.m. until the time of service. Officiating the service will be Monsignor Rothell Price.
Doug was born July 23, 1964, in Dayton,...
Evelyn was born on April 5, 1925 in Cotton Valley, Louisiana to Mazie Bell Crye and James G. McLemore and passed away on Saturday, December 10, 2022 in Shreveport, Louisiana.Evelyn attended Barrett Elementary School, Linwood School for Girls, and Byrd High School in Shreveport, as well as Vivian High School. She married J.D. Reed on April 24, 1943. They had...
A Memorial Service to Celebrate the Life of Freddie “Fred” Joe Smith will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 21, 2022, at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 2201 Airline Drive, Bossier City, Louisiana. Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service. Following the service at 2:00 p.m. will be an inurnment at Northwest Louisiana Veterans Cemetery, 7970...
A going home service celebrating the life of Juanita Mangham, 85, will be held at 2:00 PM, Friday, December 16, 2022, at Kilpatrick’s Rose-Neath Funeral Home Coushatta chapel with Bro. Waylan Cloud officiating. Interment will follow in the Springville Cemetery in Coushatta, LA. The family will receive friends from 1:00 PM prior to service time at the funeral...
Richard John Broussard, 78, of Claiborne Parish, Louisiana died Saturday, December 10, 2022 surrounded by family under the canopy of his beloved woodland following a battle with cancer. Born in New Orleans, Rick is survived by his wife of forty-three years, Christine Sampson Broussard, son Ben J. Broussard (Nathalie Nord), Sandra Broussard (sister in-law), and many nieces, nephews, and...
Graveside services for Julia S. Williamson will be held Wednesday, December 14, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. at Pleasant Valley Cemetery in Minden, Louisiana.
Julia was born September 21, 1935, in Spearsville, Louisiana and entered into rest December 10, 2022, in Minden, Louisiana. She was a member of Pleasant Valley United Methodist Church and was retired from Bell South Telephone...
Funeral services for Jimmie H. Hardee will be held Thursday, December 15, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. at Pleasant Hill Methodist Church in Pleasant Hill, Louisiana. Visitation will be held Wednesday, December 14, 2022 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 943 Polk St. Mansfield, Louisiana. Burial will be held at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Pleasant Hill, Louisiana....
Jewel Marie Brantley Thornton passed away peacefully Saturday, December 10, 2022, at the age of 90. She is survived by her son, Doug and his wife Denise, cousin Walter Lee, grand-nieces Sharon Yates, Debbie Rushing and her husband Ray. She is preceded in death by her husband Frank M. Thornton, Jr., son Donald E. Thornton, parents Henry Brantley and Lena...
Ruby Mae Bailey, born July 31, 1926, and passed away Friday, December 9, 2022. She was born and lived in Minden, Louisiana, most of her 96 years.
Ruby was employed for many years as bookkeeper for both the A&P Grocery and Robinsons’ Shoe stores. She surprised us all when she became a successful Amway cosmetic salesperson. She was a...
A visitation honoring the life of Bruce Allen Stone, 61, will be held on Sunday, December 18, 2022 at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 2500 Southside Drive, Shreveport, Louisiana from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.Bruce was born on March 28, 1961 to Phyllis and Earl Stone in Anderson, Indiana and passed away on Friday, December 9, 2022 in Shreveport.Bruce loved his family...
Funeral services honoring the life of Eldridge Tombleson, Jr. will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, December 16, 2022 at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 1815 Marshall Street, Shreveport, Louisiana. Officiating the service will be Dr. Brian D. Prucey with Brother Kert Zortman of Elm Grove Baptist Church, assisting. Visitation will be held Thursday, December 15, 2022 from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00...
A graveside service for Marvin Coffman will be held at 1:00 p.m. at Bissell Chapel Cemetery, Bissell Cemetery Rd, New Hope, Arkansas on Tuesday, December 13, 2022. A visitation will be held at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 2500 Southside Dr., Shreveport, Louisiana on Monday, December 12, 2022 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Officiating the service will be Reverend Joe Ray...
Funeral services for Rubie “Allene” Eakin, 89, will be held on Sunday, December 11, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. at Gloster Baptist Church, 6928 Highway 5, Gloster, Louisiana. Burial will follow at Gloster Cemetery. A visitation will be held on Sunday, December 11, 2022 beginning at 1:00 p.m. until the start of the funeral at 2:00 p.m. Officiating the service...