Wanda "Susie" Jelks

Wanda "Susie" Jelks

February 21, 2025

Funeral services for Wanda “Susie” Jelks, 67, will be held on Wednesday, February 26, 2025, at 12:00 p.m. at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 2500 Southside Dr. Shreveport, LA. Burial will follow at Holly Springs Cemetery, Holly Springs Road, off LA-507 in Martin, Louisiana. The Rosary will be held on Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. followed by the visitation until the time of...

Elaine Longino Cloud

Elaine Longino Cloud

February 20, 2025

A graveside service for Elaine Longino Cloud, 83, will be held on Friday, February 28, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. at Rose-Neath Cemetery, 5185 Swan Lake Rd., Bossier City, Louisiana. Officiating the service will be Reverend Andrew Brewster.

Elaine Longino Cloud, a loving wife and mother, passed away peacefully in her sleep after a lengthy illness. She was born on June 285,...

Martha Blanche Hollis Alexander

Martha Blanche Hollis Alexander

February 20, 2025

A memorial service celebrating the life of Martha Blanche Alexander will be held Saturday, March 8, 2025, with visitation beginning at 9:00 a.m. and service at 11:00 a.m. at First Baptist Church West Chapel in Minden, Louisiana with Bro. Bill Crider officiating. Inurnment will follow at Gardens of Memory in Minden, Louisiana.

Martha was born on September 15, 1929, in Bernice,...

Mary Vivian Lee

Mary Vivian Lee

February 20, 2025

Funeral services for Mary Vivian Lee, 97, will be held on Tuesday, February 25, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 2201 Airline Dr., Bossier City, Louisiana. Burial will follow at the Spring Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, 275 Springhill Church Rd., Ringgold, Louisiana. A visitation will be held on Monday, February 24, 2025, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m....

Robert Sammy Bayles

Robert Sammy Bayles

February 20, 2025

A Funeral service celebrating the life of Robert “Sammy” Sampson Bayles, 71, will be held at 12:00 pm, Monday, February 24,2025, at Rose-Neath Funeral Home 943 Polk Street Mansfield, Louisiana with Bro. Chad Hardbarger officiating. Interment will follow in Pelican Cemetery at Pelican, Louisiana. The family will receive friends from 10:00 am until 12:00 pm service time Monday, February 24,...

Fernando Bermudez

Fernando Bermudez

February 19, 2025



Fernando “Mr. B” Bermudez passed away on Wednesday, February 19, 2025, after a short but intense battle with cancer. He was 87. 

Married to Cecilia Bermudez for 65 years, Dad was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. He was born on September 26, 1937, and raised in El Paso, Texas. He was a graduate of Bowie High School, where he...

Bruce J. Ponthieux, Sr.

Bruce J. Ponthieux, Sr.

February 19, 2025

Bruce Ponthieux, Sr., of Marksville, passed away on Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at the St. Frances Cabrini Hospital in Alexandria.

Those left to cherish his memory are his sons, Jamie Ponthieux (Betty) of Marksville and Bruce Ponthieux, Jr. of Marksville; sisters, Phyllis Ponthieux of Kenner, Barbara Dauzart of Simmesport, Linda Dauzat (Freddie) of Marksville, Donna Ponthieux of Marksville, and Elaine Ponthieux...

Deborah L. Edwards

Deborah L. Edwards

February 19, 2025

Deborah L. Edwards, born December 9, 1964, in Shreveport, Louisiana and went to be with the Lord February 19, 2025, in Minden, Louisiana.

She was preceded in dearth by her father, Clinton Griffin, grandparents, Tom and Helen Griffin and Ralph and Bernice Barnes, and mother-in-law, Joyce Edwards.

She is survived by her husband, Billy Edwards of Minden; mother, Judy Wooten (Tommy) of...

Elizabeth Baxter

Elizabeth Baxter

February 18, 2025

A memorial service for Elizabeth Baxter, 69, will be held on Saturday, March 1, 2025, at 3:00 p.m. at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 2201 Airline Dr., Bossier City, Louisiana. A visitation will be held from 2:00 p.m. until the time of service. A repass will be held at 5:30 p.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints...

Cecil D. Guice

Cecil D. Guice

February 18, 2025

Funeral services for Cecil D. Guice will be held Friday, February 21, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. at West Lake Baptist Church in Doyline, Louisiana with visitation beginning at 10:00 a.m. Officiating will be Bro. Joseph Gillentine. Interment will follow at West Lake Cemetery under the direction of Rose Neath Funeral Home in Minden, Louisiana.

Cecil was born March 7, 1957, in...

Judy Pearl Sibley Lary

Judy Pearl Sibley Lary

February 18, 2025

 Judy Pearl Sibley Lary, 75, of Midland, TX went to be with her Lord and Savior on February 18, 2025. Born on September 18, 1949, in Natchitoches, LA, to Walter Cecil and Jewel Pennington Sibley, Judy grew up in Minden, LA, graduating from Minden High School in 1967. She continued her education at Northwestern State University, Natchitoches. On August 9,...

William "Bill" Paul Reyenga

William "Bill" Paul Reyenga

February 17, 2025

William Paul Reyenga passed away on Monday, February 17, 2025. William “Bill” was born in Emmett, Arkansas on April 18, 1935.

Bill attended C.E. Byrd High School, Centenary College of Louisiana and Louisiana Tech University. He was a business owner of several successful businesses. 

He was preceded in death by his parents, William D. Reyenga and Harriet T. Reyenga; brother, Charles R....

Robert Andrew Germany

Robert Andrew Germany

February 17, 2025

Robert Andrew Germany, of Benton, Louisiana, passed away on Monday February 17th after a brief illness. Robert “Bob” was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on April 5, 1937.

Internationally known in the plywood industry, he worked for Teco/Timberco for 45 years (1961-2005), developing plywood clients in the United States, Canada, Chile, Brazil, Finland, and China. Robert participated in the first seminar...

Gay Lynn Marchand Jones

Gay Lynn Marchand Jones

February 17, 2025

A Mass of Christian Burial for Gay Lynn Marchand Jones will be held at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Shreveport, Louisiana at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, February 21, 2025, with Father Duane Trombetta officiating. 

A reception will be held at Shreveport Club immediately after the funeral Mass.

Private interment will follow at a later time.

Gay Lynn was born September 29, 1949, in Alexandria,...

Claudine Mizell

Claudine Mizell

February 17, 2025

A graveside service for Mrs. Claudine Mizell, 82, will be held on Tuesday, February 18, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. at Mt. Freedom Baptist Cemetery, 3800 Marthaville Rd., Many, Louisiana. Officiating the service will be Brother Cyle Clayton.

Claudine was born on June 21, 1942 to Arthur Samuel Armour and Addie Daughterty Armour in Converse, Louisiana and passed away on Monday, February...

Sheila Lawrence

Sheila Lawrence

February 16, 2025

Born January 1941 in Brooklyn, NY to Pearl and Albert (AL) Winer. Unafraid to go beyond limits of the ordinary, Sheila was a woman whose outsized spirit, humor, and love of life touched many. A "Glamour Queen" in her youth, she was a beautiful, spiritual person of deep feeling who would not hesitate to share what was on her mind. 

Sheila’s...

Linda Norene Griffith Springer

Linda Norene Griffith Springer

February 16, 2025

Funeral services for Linda Norene Griffith Springer, 85, will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 22, 2025 at Mooringsport United Methodist Church, 221 Lake St., Mooringsport, Louisiana. A visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Friday, February 21, 2025 at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 1815 Marshall St., Shreveport, Louisiana. Burial will be held in Memorial Gardens...

Carol Ann Bremer

Carol Ann Bremer

February 15, 2025

In Loving Memory of an Extraordinary Mother, Nurse, and Friend:  

Carol Ann Bremer, forever remembered as a radiant light and gentle soul, passed peacefully into the arms of her Savior on Saturday, February 15, 2025, at the age of 78. 

Carol was a coal miner’s daughter, born in the rugged hills of Lake, West Virginia, in 1946. She grew up in a...

Peggy June Arnold Roper

Peggy June Arnold Roper

February 15, 2025

Peggy June Arnold Roper, 86, of Greenwood, Louisiana, born June 10, 1938, in Gladewater, Texas, lost her battle with her last illness on February 15, 2025.Peggy was preceded in death by her beloved husband, James H. Roper whom she missed every day; her parents, James A. and Jessie Wilson Arnold; sister, Ione Gilbert Antley; and brothers, James V., Curtis, and...

Rebecca "Becky" Heard McConathy

Rebecca "Becky" Heard McConathy

February 15, 2025

Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!" – Matthew 25:21 

Rebecca “Becky” Heard McConathy entered Heaven’s gates on February 15, 2025. She was born in Converse, LA on September 20, 1945, to Douglas and Vivian Heard of Many, LA....