We remember with love the life of Jaylen Alyne Grimes, our Jaybird, a radiant and compassionate young lady who passed away on September 28, 2025, at the age of 17. Though her time with us was far too short, Jaylen was full of love, creativity and passion which was seen and felt by all who met her.
Jaylen was born on...
John Lucas Cocchiara died peacefully on September 28, 2025, at 86 years old. He was born on September 16, 1939, in New Orleans and was raised there by his parents Joseph and Rose DiLeo Cocchiara. He attended Tulane University and Tulane University School of Medicine. He married Bonnie Sue Harris in 1960.
John started his medical practice as a general surgeon...
A Memorial Service for Carol A. Meyer, 81, will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 2, 2025, at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 2500 Southside Dr., Shreveport, Louisiana. Rev. Andrew Brewster will officiate the service. Visitation will take place prior to the service, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the funeral home.
Carol was born on February 8, 1944, in...
Ann Nakayama Davis, age 95, passed away peacefully on September 27, 2025, in Birmingham, Alabama. Ann was preceded in death by her parents, John K. and Tome M. Nakayama, and her seven siblings and their spouses.
Ann was born on June 22, 1930, in Doña Ana, New Mexico, and moved to central Louisiana in 1947, where she spent the next 75...
A Memorial Service for Ann Louise Mauterer Todd, 82, will be held on Wednesday, October 1, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 2500 Southside Dr., Shreveport, Louisiana. A visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. until the time of service. Officiating will be Rev. Willis Dear.Ann was born on August 12, 1943, in New Orleans, Louisiana to Louis...
A funeral service for Linda “Toni” Estes, 76, will be held on Friday, October 3, 2025, at 12:00 p.m. at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 2201 Airline Dr., Bossier City, Louisiana. Burial will follow at Rose-neath Cemetery in Bossier City. A visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. until the time of the service. Officiating the service will be Cheryl Nelson.
Toni was...
A funeral service for Mark Louis Bostwick, 60, will be held on Sunday, October 5, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 2201 Airline Dr., Bossier City, Louisiana. Burial will follow at Blanchard Memorial Cemetery in Blanchard, Louisiana. A visitation will be held on Saturday, October 4, 2025, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Rose-Neath in Bossier City....
A funeral service for Connie Hauk Wilson, 92, will be held on Thursday, October 2, 2025, at 12:00 p.m. at Airline Baptist Church, 4007 Airline Dr., Bossier City, Louisiana. Burial will follow at Hill Crest Memorial Park Cemetery in Haughton, Louisiana. A visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the service. Officiating the service will be...
Surrounded by family, Marietta Marguerite Richmond Loyd peacefully departed this life to her heavenly home on September 26, 2025, at the age of 86. She was a devoted mother, cherished grandmother and great-grandmother, and faithful Christian. Marguerite was born the fifth of ten children to Eli and Beulah Richmond on July 2, 1939, in Oakdale, Louisiana. She was raised in...
Gloria Joyce Pearson Wiley
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Gloria Joyce Pearson Wiley born to George and Myrtle Pearson in Bryceland, La. She attended Minden High School graduating in 1953. She worked for the Bell Telephone Company and was a seamstress at Singer Sewing Service before retiring then owned and operated Webster Sewing Service in Minden for 10 years but went back to work years later...
Funeral services for Hixie Althia Hayes, 83, will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 1, 2025 at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 1815 Marshall St., Shreveport, Louisiana. A visitation will be held from 12:00 p.m. until time of service. A burial will be held at Old Blanchard Cemetery in Blanchard, Louisiana. Officiating the service will be Brother Clay Fuqua.
Hixie was...
Dennis K. Beckman passed away peacefully at home under hospice and his sister Deb’s care in Shreveport, Louisiana on September 25, 2025 after 82 years of adventure here on Earth. Even during 3 years of living with bone cancer, he never gave up on finding joy and living life to the fullest.
Dennis was born October 11, 1942 in Lafayette, Louisiana...
A funeral service for MSG (Ret.) Leonard “Rusty” LeBouef, 89, will be held on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 2201 Airline Dr., Bossier City, Louisiana. A graveside service will follow at Northwest Louisiana Veterans Cemetery, 7970 Mike Clark Rd., Keithville, Louisiana, at 1:30 p.m. A visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. until the...
A memorial service for Jimmy Winns, of Marksville, will begin at 11:00am on Saturday, October 4, 2025 at the Kilpatrick's Rose-Neath Funeral Home Chapel in Marksville with Deacon Ken Primeaux officiating. A visitation will begin at 9:00am until time of service.
Jimmy Anthony Winns, age 66, passed away on Thursday, September 25, 2025 at his residence in Marksville surrounded by family...
Katie Suzanne Olive, born January 9, 1975, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, September 25, 2025, at the age of 50.
Katie will be laid to rest at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Many, Louisiana, on Thursday, October 2, 2025, at 2:00 p.m.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Gail and Kenneth Olive, and her brother Frank Wynn,...
Born in Springfield, Missouri, on March 2, 1958, a date proudly shared with Dr. Seuss, Elaine made birthdays an event to remember. Every year, her birthday was celebrated with joy, laughter, and the kind of whimsy that would have made Dr. Seuss himself smile.
She grew up in Christmas, Florida, a place as full of magic as she was. Her life...
Glenda Gail Johnson (née Roth) passed away on Wednesday, September 24, 2025, following a lengthy illness. A private celebration of Gail’s life will be held in the near future for extended family and close friends.
Ms. Johnson grew up in South Louisiana and Baton Rouge, but relocated to Minden in 1964 when her spouse James M. Johnson returned to his hometown...
A graveside service for Ruben Clayton Boyter, 86, will be held on Monday, September 29, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. at Forest Park West Cemetery, 4000 Meriwether Rd., Shreveport, Louisiana. A visitation will be held Sunday, September 28, 2025 from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 2500 Southside Dr., Shreveport, Louisiana. Officiating the service will be Rev. Murry...
Funeral services for Angie Suzanne “Suzie” Linder, 71, will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, September 29, 2025 at St. Pius X Catholic Church, 4300 N. Market St., Shreveport, Louisiana. A visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 28, 2025 at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 1815 Marshall St., Shreveport, Louisiana. Burial will be held...
A Funeral service celebrating the life of Helen Janette Fowler, 85, will be held at 12:00 p.m., Saturday, October 4, 2025, at Union Springs Baptist Church with Bro. Linnie Lindsay and Bro. Paul Warren officiating. Interment will follow at Union Springs Cemetery in Converse, Louisiana. A visitation will held from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. service time Saturday, October 4,...