Linda Ree Blakely

Linda Ree Blakely

January 19, 2019

Visitation for Linda Ree Wynn Blakely, 79, of Shreveport, LA will be held from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. Saturday, January 26, 2019 at Rose-Neath Southside Chapel with a memorial service following at 4:00 p.m. Officiating will be Dr. Murry Hodge. A private burial by immediate family will be held at a later date in New Ramah Cemetery, Haynesville, LA. Ms....

Tom Joe Vaughn

Tom Joe Vaughn

January 19, 2019

SHREVEPORT, LA - A Graveside Service for Tom Joe Vaughn, 90, will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, January 25, 2019, at Mt. Zion Cemetery, Minden, LA. Officiating will be Rev. Donny Durr, of Broadmoor Baptist Church, Shreveport, LA. The family will receive friends from 5:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. Thursday, January 24, 2019 at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 1815 Marshall...

James R. Smith

James R. Smith

January 19, 2019

SHREVEPORT, LA - James R. "Jim" Smith, 78, passed away Saturday, January 19, 2019 after a short illness. Services will be held at 12:30 p.m. on Friday, January 25, 2019 at Rose-Neath Funeral Home Chapel, 1815 Marshall Street, Shreveport, LA. The family will receive friends from 11:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. prior the the service at Rose-Neath. Jim was born...

Gerald W. Simpson

Gerald W. Simpson

January 18, 2019

Minden, LA Funeral services for Gerald W. Simpson will be held Thursday, January 24, 2019 at 1 p.m. at Rose-Neath Funeral Home chapel in Minden, Louisiana with Tim Greer officiating. Interment will follow at Mt. Zion Cemetery in Minden, Louisiana. The family will receive friends from 5 until 7 p.m. Wednesday, January 23, 2019 at Rose-Neath Funeral Home in Minden....

Josiah Clifton Williams, Jr.

Josiah Clifton Williams, Jr.

January 18, 2019

Private graveside services will be held for Josiah Clifton (Clif) Williams, Jr. on Tuesday, January 22, 2019 at Forest Park East Cemetery with Dr. Murry Hodge officiating. Clif, 92, passed away peacefully on January 18, 2019 after a brief illness. Clif was a decorated War Veteran serving in the Navy during World War II and the Korean Conflict. After serving...

Jennifer Butler

Jennifer Butler

January 17, 2019

Shreveport, LA - Jennifer Butler was granted her angel wings on January 17, 2019. She was born September 17, 1969 in Bossier City, LA. Her final days were spent surrounded by family and friends that Jen had touched during her beautiful life. Jen attended CBARC, Shreve Island Elementary, and Lakeshore and was also a member of the Louisiana Special Olympics...

Sue Ellen Pearson

Sue Ellen Pearson

January 17, 2019

Sue Ellen Russell Ford Pearson, of Amite Louisiana passed away January 17, 2019 at the age of 70; after a long battle with cancer. She was the daughter of Shelby Oscar Russell and Elizabeth Hyde Russell Stevens. She leaves behind her husband Craig Pearson, one daughter Tracye Ford, three sons Hoyt Ford, Russell (Rusty) Ford and Lonnie O'Dell (Dell) Ford...

Ruth Atkins

Ruth Atkins

January 17, 2019

SHREVEPORT, LA - Ruth Knighton Atkins passed away at Willis-Knighton hospital in Shreveport on January 17, 2019 after a brief struggle with pneumonia. She hosted family and friends in her hospital room for several days until her illness weakened her to a level that she could no longer entertain guests. Ruth was born to Dr. James Edward and Louis Powell...

Dale L. Ward

Dale L. Ward

January 16, 2019

Minden, LA It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Dale L. Ward on January 16, 2019 after a short illness. Born to coach, he was a fierce patriot, retired Vietnam Army Veteran, devoted father, husband, and family man. Anyone that met Dale was immediately taken by his charm and infectious sense of humor. Dale was born...

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Orie "O.C." Clinton, Jr.

Orie "O.C." Clinton, Jr.

January 16, 2019

Funeral services for Orie Clifton Clinton, Jr., 76, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, January 20, 2019 at Rose-Neath Southside Chapel with Bro. Dave McKinney and Mr. Jack Meek officiating. Interment will follow at Forest Park West Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. until service time at the funeral home. O.C. was born December 7, 1942 in...

Elizabeth Nan Fields

Elizabeth Nan Fields

January 16, 2019

Gibsland - Funeral services will be held for Elizabeth Nan Merritt Fields, at 2:00 p.m., on Saturday, January 19, 2019, at First Baptist Church of Gibsland. Rev. Orvell Bryant, Rev. Bob Jameson, and Rev. Don Mabry will officiate. Interment will follow at Mt. Lebanon Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. on Friday, at Gibsland First Baptist...

Goldie Therase Wood

Goldie Therase Wood

January 14, 2019

Shreveport, LA - A memorial service for Goldie Therase Wood will be 6:30 p.m. Thursday, January 17, 2019 at North Shreve Baptist Church. Officiating will be Rev. Cecil Marr. Goldie was born in Pascagoula, MS to Ray and Almeda Krebs on August 12, 1938 and passed away January 14, 2019 in Bossier City, LA. Goldie was a homemaker and a...

John M. Hay

John M. Hay

January 14, 2019

Funeral services for John M. Hay, 97, will be held at 12:00 p.m. Thursday, January 17, 2019 at Rose-Neath Southside Chapel with Dr. Chad Hardbarger officiating. Burial with military honors will follow at Forest Park West Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. until service time at the funeral home. John was born July 31, 1921 in Decatur, TX...

Myla Whittington

Myla Whittington

January 13, 2019

Services for Myla Isgate Whittington will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, January 16, 2019 at Rose-Neath Bossier Chapel. Officiating will be Rev. Matt Rawle. Interment will follow at Rose-Neath Cemetery. Visitation will be prior to the service Wednesday beginning at 10 a.m. at Rose-Neath Bossier. Myla was born September 23, 1942 in Lake Charles, LA to James and Kathleen Isgate and...

TSgt. Jessie Til Johnson (USAF Ret.)

TSgt. Jessie Til Johnson (USAF Ret.)

January 13, 2019

Graveside services for Jessie Tilman Johnson will be 1:30 p.m. at Strange Cemetery, Readhimer, LA on Friday, January 18, 2019. Visitation will be Friday from 10 a.m. until 12 noon at Rose-Neath Funeral Home in Bossier City, LA. Til was born December 13, 1932 in Goldonna, LA and passed away January 13, 2019 in Bossier City, LA. He retired from...

Irene Smith

Irene Smith

January 13, 2019

Bossier City, LA - Services for Irene Howard Smith will be 10 a.m. Thursday, January 17, 2019 at Rose-Neath Bossier Chapel. Officiating will be Rev. Harrell Shelton, Interment will be at the Northwest Louisiana Veterans Cemetery, Keithville, LA at 1 p.m. Visitation will be at Rose-Neath Bossier from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. on Wednesday, January 16, 2019. Irene was...

Shelley Beth Willard

Shelley Beth Willard

January 13, 2019

Graveside services for Shelley Beth Birtcher Willard, 47, will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, January 18, 2019 at Memorial Park Cemetery in Longview, TX. Shelley was born March 18, 1971 in Bossier City, LA. She attended college at Johnson and Whales University in Rhode Island and worked in Eldorado, AR as a police officer, in hotel management, and travel...

Joe Kenneth Lawler

Joe Kenneth Lawler

January 13, 2019

SHREVEPORT, LA - 'Born To Serve' Joe Kenneth Lawler left for his Heavenly home on Sunday, January 13, 2019 at 6:06 p.m. surrounded by his family, following a lengthy battle with lymphoma, at the age of 88. The funeral will be held at the NorthPoint United Methodist Church on Wednesday, January 16, 2019 at 10:00 a.m., with Rev. Bill Foster...

James Allen Baird, Jr.

James Allen Baird, Jr.

January 12, 2019

BEARDON, AR: A great man Mr. James Allen Baird, Jr., 87, from another time passed away Saturday, January 12, 2019, with his devoted wife by his side. Born on a hot day in Haynesville, Louisiana on August 5, 1931, to Lucile Bailey Baird and James Allen Baird, Sr., and known to his closest friends as Jimmy, he was a silent,...