Debra Leann Ayres
August 25, 2025
Funeral services for Debra Leann Ayres, 57, will be held on Friday, September 5, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 2500 Southside Dr., Shreveport, Louisiana. Burial will follow at Forest Park West Cemetery, 4000 Meriwether Rd. in Shreveport. A visitation will be held Friday, September 5, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. until the time of service.
Debra was born on...
William Andrew Yarbrough, Jr.
August 25, 2025
William Andrew Yarbrough, Jr. passed away on August 25, 2025, at the age of 57. A celebration of his life will be held at 3:30 p.m. at Kilpatrick’s Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 1815 Marshall Street in Shreveport, Louisiana, with visitation beginning at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, September 6, 2025.
Born on February 15, 1968, Andrew was a lifelong resident of Belcher and...
Carol Trexler Harvill
August 25, 2025
On Sept. 15, 2025, family and friends will gather to celebrate the life of beloved spouse, mother, granny and caregiver Carol Trexler Harvill. Carol was On born March 25, 1967, in Barksdale AFB and joined the Lord on August 25, 2025, after a short battle with cancer.
Those who knew Carol best remember her as loving caregiver of her children, grandchildren,...
Billy Frank Edwards
August 25, 2025
Billy Frank Edwards was born November 15, 1960 in Hobbs New Mexico to Billy & Joyce Edwards. He is proudly called pawpaw also Old hound dog, favorite son n law, & frilly bank just to mention a few. Billy passed on August 25, 2025 in Minden, LA.
Billy is survived by his daughters: Lace edwards, Amber & husband Jonathan Taylor. Grandchildren:...
Alton McCann
August 25, 2025
It is with heavy hearts that we say goodbye to a good man, Alton Perry McCann. Alton was born on April 9, 1956 to Ralph and Mary Elizabeth McCann, and he departed this world August 25, 2025 at the age of 69. For his family and friends, that departure was too soon.
Alton lived in Minden and graduated from Minden High...
William C. "W.C." Dick
August 25, 2025
Funeral services celebrating the life of W. C. Dick will be held Thursday, August 28, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. at Rose Neath Funeral Home Chapel in Minden, Louisiana. Interment will follow at Cotton Valley Cemetery in Cotton Valley, Louisiana. The family will receive friends Wednesday, August 27, 2025, from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. at Rose Neath Funeral Home in Minden.
W.C....
Betty Josephine LeFevre Formby
August 24, 2025
Betty Josephine LeFevre Formby Benton, LA – Funeral services for Betty Formby, 94, will be held on Saturday, August 30, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. at Word of Faith Christian Fellowship, 1013 Gould Dr., Bossier City, Louisiana, with Pastor Johnny Banks officiating. A graveside service will be held earlier that morning at 10:00 a.m. at Rose-Neath Cemetery, 5185 Swan Lake Road,...
Gene Patrick Hughes
August 24, 2025
Gene Patrick Hughes, 75 of Minden was born on February 7, 1950, in Victoria, Texas to Billie M. Hughes and Mildred Walker Hughes. He left this earth for his heavenly home on August 24, 2025, in Shreveport, Louisiana. He was a technician for AT&T and retired after over 30 years of service.
Gene was preceded in death by his wife Brenda,...
Stanley Currier Hoyt
August 24, 2025
Stanley Hoyt Jr., 88, of Shreveport, Louisiana passed away peacefully on August 24, 2025.
Born in 1936, Stanley lived a long full life marked by love, service, and adventure. In 1963, Stanley married the love of his life, Mary, with whom he shared over five decades of marriage. Together they raised their son, Stanley Hoyt, III and built a family rooted...
George Pugh, Jr.
August 24, 2025
A Graveside Service for George Pugh, Jr., 92, will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 27, 2025, at Stonewall Cemetery in Stonewall, Louisiana. Brother Mike Hawkins will officiate the service.
George was born on May 13, 1933, in Coushatta, Louisiana, to George Tiny Pugh, Sr. and Mattie Pugh. He passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 24, 2025.
George shared 72...
Madge "Eileen" Huckabay
August 23, 2025
Madge "Eileen" Huckabay, age 68, of Tyler, Texas, passed away on August 23, 2025. She was born on May 18, 1957, in Shreveport, Louisiana, to William Edward and Shirley June Huckabay.
A graveside service celebrating Madge’s life will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, September 5, 2025, at Forest Park East Cemetery, 3700 St. Vincent Ave., Shreveport, LA 71103.
Eileen was...
Arvis "Al" Harper
August 23, 2025
Arvis “Al” Harper, 90, of Shreveport, Louisiana passed away August 23, 2025. He was born October 16, 1934 in Heflin, Louisiana to Simmey and Laura Harper.
Al was devoted to his beloved wife, Patsy Harper, with whom he shared 54 wonderful years of marriage. A family man through and through, he took great pride in his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, always...
Dorothy Jones McDonald Brasfield
August 23, 2025
Services for Dorothy Jones McDonald Brasfield will be held Wednesday, August 27, at 10:00 am at Pinecroft Baptist Church, 8002 Jewella Avenue in Shreveport, LA with visitation at 9:00 am. Officiating will be Dr. Steve Pettey and Dr. Dustie Dunn. Burial will follow at 12:00, noon at Mt. Olivet Baptist Church, Stanley, LA.
Dorothy passed away August 23, 2025, after a...
James "Jimmy" Weathy
August 22, 2025
Funeral services for James “Jimmy” Weathy, 80, will be Wednesday, August 27, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 307 Hammond St., Zwolle, Louisiana. A visitation will be held Tuesday, August 26, 2025 from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 9891 Texas Hwy, Many, Louisiana with a Rosary at 6:00 p.m. Officiating the service will...
Judy Bardwell Gates
August 22, 2025
Our beloved Judy Bardwell Gates passed away August 22, 2025. She was born September 27, 1941, in Shreveport to William Oscar Bardwell and Margaret Elizabeth Woolley Bardwell.
Judy graduated from Fair Park High School in Shreveport, Louisiana, where she attended from 1959 to 1962. She was also part of the first class of the Mollie E. Webb School for the Deaf,...
Bruce DeWayne Addison
August 21, 2025
Bruce DeWayne Addison, age 44, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, August 21, 2025, in Shreveport, Louisiana.
Bruce was born in Shreveport to Jackie Bruce and Evon Addison. He was a devoted son, brother, uncle, and friend who brought warmth and compassion to all who knew him. Before his health declined in May 2020 due to cancer,...
William Osler Huckabay Jr. CAPT U.S.N. (Ret.)
August 21, 2025
Funeral services for William Osler Huckabay Jr. CAPT U.S.N. (Ret.) will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 27, 2025 at First Baptist Church, 543 Ockley Dr., Shreveport, Louisiana. A visitation will be held in the Parlor from 1:00 p.m. until time of service. A graveside service will be held at 4:00 p.m. at Springville Cemetery in Coushatta, Louisiana....
Linda Sue Martin Bower
August 20, 2025
Linda Sue Martin Bower, beloved daughter, sister, wife, mother, and Mimi, passed away on August 20, 2025, at the age of 66.
Born on January 5, 1959, in Texarkana, Arkansas, Linda devoted her life to caring for others. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Northwestern University in Shreveport, Louisiana, and went on to serve her community with compassion...
Jayne Evalani (Blackstad) Spangler
August 20, 2025
Jayne Evalani (Blackstad) Spangler
November 11, 1962 — August 20, 2025
Jayne Evalani (Blackstad) Spangler, 62, of Bossier City, LA, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 20, 2025.
The daughter of Robert (Bob) Nawai Blackstad and Ruth Hannah (Jones) Blackstad was born in Wichita, KS, on November 11, 1962. Jayne attended elementary school in Wichita before moving to Kirksville in 1973. She graduated...
Donald Ray Whitfield, Sr.
August 20, 2025
Donald Ray Whitfield, Sr., 90, of Shreveport, Louisiana, passed away peacefully on August 20, 2025, in his hometown. Born on August 5, 1935, in Shreveport, Don lived a full and meaningful life devoted to faith, family, and service.
He is survived by his three loving children, daughter Tracey Whitfield Rhodes, son Donald R. Whitfield, Jr., and son David A. Whitfield and...