Marilyn Gordon Frith
October 5, 2025
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, October 8th, at First Baptist Church of Mansfield for Marilyn Gordon Frith, age 88, who passed away peacefully on October 5th at the home of her daughter. Marilyn was born on March 1, 1937, in Alexandria, Louisiana, to Frank and Birdie Hedrick Gordon. At the time of her birth, floodwaters in...
Thomas Julian Bell
October 5, 2025
Thomas Julian Bell, from Shreveport, LA, was born on June 14, 1942, and went to be with his Lord and Savior on October 5, 2025, at the age of 83. If you ever spent a day with Thomas, you’d quickly learn a few things about him; he loved his family, the Lord, his land, his airplanes, and he loved the...
Carole W. Neely
October 5, 2025
“to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord” 2 Corinthians 5:8
Carole Waurynne Hurley Neely stepped from this earth and into the arms of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on October 5, 2025, at 6:00 a.m. Carole was born on February 12, 1934, in Minden, LA to the late Alwyn Doyle Hurley and Dorothy Lee...
Pat Carter Hamm Kihneman
October 4, 2025
Pat was born in Bienville Parish, Louisiana, on April 11, 1928. She passed away peacefully on October 4, 2025, in Bossier City, Louisiana, at the age of 97.
She was raised in Gibsland, Louisiana, and attended Louisiana Tech and later moved to Shreveport, Louisiana. After raising two children she worked at the United States Post Office until retirement.
During her long life,...
Susan "Sue" Elizabeth Schloss
October 4, 2025
A Memorial Service for Susan “Sue” Elizabeth Schloss, 84, will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, October 20, 2025 at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 1815 Marshall St., Shreveport, Louisiana. A visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. until time of service. Officiating the service will be Reverend Barbara Jarrell.
Sue was born on June 25, 1941 in Cleveland, Ohio to Bill...
Vivian Claudia LaCour Dillard
October 3, 2025
Vivian Claudia LaCour Dillard was born in Bermuda, Louisiana, on August 25, 1953, to the parentage of James LaCour and Emma Tousant LaCour. She was preceded in death by her father, James LaCour; mother, Emma Tousant; sister, Delsine Tousant; and a baby brother, Steven LaCour.
Vivian was affectionately known by many special nicknames, each given by those who deeply loved and...
Charles Alvin Hall
October 3, 2025
Funeral services for Charles "Cowboy" Hall, 88, will be held on Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. at Bethany Baptist Church, 10043 Hwy. 79, Bethany, Louisiana. Burial will follow at Providence Baptist Church Cemetery in Spring Ridge, Louisiana. A visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. until the time of service at the church. Officiating the service will be...
Patrick Mitchell Norris
October 3, 2025
Funeral services for Patrick Mitchell Norris, 74, will be held on Monday, October 13, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 2500 Southside Dr., Shreveport, Louisiana. Burial will follow at 1:30 p.m. at the Northwest Louisiana Veterans Cemetery in Keithville, Louisiana. A visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the service. Rev. Everett Aaron will...
Earl Fitzgerald Lavalais
October 3, 2025
A funeral service for Earl Fitzgerald Lavalais, of Mansura, will begin at 11:00am on Tuesday, October 21, 2025 at Our Lady of Prompt Succor Catholic Church in Mansura. The visitation will begin at 8:00am until 10:30am on Tuesday, October 21, 2025 at the Kilpatrick’s Rose-Neath Funeral Home Chapel in Marksville. A rosary prayer service will be recited at 10:00am on...
Sandra Fay Johnson
October 2, 2025
Honoring her clear wishes, a graveside service for Sandra “Sandy” Johnson, 88, will be held on Saturday, October 18, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. at Rose-Neath Cemetery, 5185 Swan Lake Rd., Bossier City, Louisiana, with Pastor Donnie Wilkinson officiating.
Sandy was born on December 21, 1936, to Quincy Monroe and Elise Gallien Johnson in Cotton Valley, Louisiana, and passed away on Thursday,...
Riley "Miles" Gilbert, III
October 2, 2025
A memorial service for Riley Miles Gilbert, III, 61, will be held on Monday, October 13, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. at Winner’s Circle Church, 8000 E. Texas St., Bossier City, Louisiana, at Louisiana Downs. Officiating the service will be Pastor Jimmy Sistrunk.
Miles was born on February 5, 1964, to Riley Miles Gilbert, Jr., and Dorothy Parish Gilbert in Washington, D.C.,...
Mary Lynn Cook
October 2, 2025
Services honoring the life of Mrs. Mary Lynn Cook will be held on Monday, October 6, 2025, at 10:30 a.m. at Mt. Mariah Church with Rev. Perry Anderson and Christopher Cook officiating. The burial will follow services at Mt. Mariah Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Sunday, from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Rose-Neath Funeral Home in Arcadia.
Mary Lynn...
Jody G. O'Bier
October 1, 2025
Jody G. O'Bier was born August 5, 1965, to the union of Don and Ninaette O'Bier in Monroe, LA and departed this life in Emerson, AR on Wednesday, October 1, 2025. He dedicated his life to his family. Jody loved his parents more than life itself. He was very intelligent and could do anything his mind thought up. Jody was...
Patrick Yancey Bryant
October 1, 2025
Patrick Yancey Bryant passed away peacefully on October 1st, 2025 at Heritage Manor – Stratmore in Shreveport, LA following complications from a lengthy battle with diabetic renal disease and congestive heart failure. Pat was born in Little Rock, Arkansas on December 25, 1958, the “little brother for Christmas” that his older sister Paula had asked for. In 1966, his family...
Alice Henderson Sistrunk
October 1, 2025
Alice Christine Henderson Sistrunk, a lifelong resident of Shreveport, Louisiana, passed away peacefully on October 1, 2025, at the age of 89. She was born on April 25, 1936, in Shreveport to Arch Cates Henderson and Lois Turner Henderson.
Alice grew up in Converse, Louisiana, and graduated from El Dorado High School. She loved flowers, gardening, and cooking, and was especially...
Marilyn Hooper Downs
October 1, 2025
A Memorial Service celebrating the life of Marilyn Hooper Downs will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 11, 2025 at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 943 Polk St., Mansfield, Louisiana. A visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. until time of service.
Marilyn was born to W.C. and Adell May Hooper on May 15, 1945 in Mansfield, Louisiana.
She was preceded in...
Ruth Nelda Nelson Wilson
October 1, 2025
Funeral services for Ruth Nelda Nelson Wilson, 93, will be held on Friday, October 3, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 2500 Southside Dr., Shreveport, Louisiana. Burial will follow at Centuries Memorial Park Cemetery, 8801 Mansfield Rd. in Shreveport. A visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. until the start of the service. Officiating will be Rev. Billy...
Bob Allen Luton, Jr.
October 1, 2025
A graveside service for Bob Allen Luton, Jr., 78, will be held on Friday, October 3, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. at Fort Jesup Cemetery, 199 Geoghagan Rd., Many, Louisiana. Officiating the service will be Brother Buster Jordan.
Bob was born on December 1, 1946 to Bob Luton, Sr. and Marguerite Luton in El Paso, Texas and passed away on Wednesday, October...
Peyton Chase Peevy
September 30, 2025
Peyton Chase Peevy, 31, passed from this life on Tuesday, September 30, 2025, following a traumatic brain injury and courageously giving the gift of life through organ donation. Born on December 14, 1993, Peyton entered and departed this world in the same facility, a place that witnessed both his first breath and his final act of selflessness.
He was preceded in...
Johnny R. Giddings
September 29, 2025
A visitation for Johnny R. Giddings will be held Thursday, October 2, 2025, from 9:00 until 11:00 A.M. at Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church in Doyline, Louisiana with a graveside service to follow at Pilgrims Rest Baptist Church Cemetery with military rites. Officiating will be Bro. Gavin Spinney.
Johnny was born July 2, 1949, in Shreveport, Louisiana and entered into rest September...