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
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...
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
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
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
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
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.)
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
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
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
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.
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,...
David Lawrence Bedard
January 12, 2019
BOSSIER CITY, LA - David Lawrence Bedard passed away January 12, 2019, at the Northwest Louisiana War Veterans Home in Bossier City, Louisiana, surrounded by his loving family. David was born in Gilmer, Texas on February 14, 1946, and resided in Shreveport for 38 years. He attended Northwestern State University where he was a first team member of the, 1966-68...
Sharon Hicks Priest
January 12, 2019
Dubberly, LA Graveside services for Sharon Hicks Priest will be held Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at 2 p.m. at Brushwood Cemetery in Dubberly, Louisiana with Rev. Barry Carter officiating. The family will receive friends from 5 until 7 Monday, January 14, 2019 at Rose-Neath Funeral Home in Minden, Louisiana. Sharon was born May 22, 1953 in Minden, Louisiana and entered...
Willie Vee Steele
January 11, 2019
Funeral services for Willie Bolton Steele, 65, will be held at 1:00 p.m. Monday, January 14, 2019 at Rose-Neath Southside Chapel with Rev. Chris Hough officiating. Interment will follow at Forest Park West Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Sunday, January 13, 2019 at the funeral home. Willie was born July 3, 1953 in Natchitoches, LA...
Rev. Richard J. Lombard
January 11, 2019
A beloved senior priest of the Diocese of Shreveport, Reverend Richard John Lombard was received into paradise on Friday, January 11, 2019. Born to Denis and Mary Ellen Barry Lombard on November 9, 1927, in Killatty, Ballyhooly County Cork, Ireland. Fr. Lombard attended Myross Wood Scholasticate Seminary in County Cork and was ordained to the priesthood on December 20, 1953....
Robert Brossette
January 11, 2019
Funeral Mass for Robert "Dee" Brossette, 84, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at St. Joseph Catholic Church with Father Matthew Long officiating. Interment will follow at Forest Park East Cemetery. Rosary will be held at 4:30 p.m. Monday, January 14, 2019 at Rose-Neath Southside Chapel and visitation will follow from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Dee...
Linda Simpson
January 10, 2019
Minden, LA Graveside services for Linda Simpson will be held Monday, January 14, 2019 at 2 p.m. at Tulip Cemetery in Athens Louisiana under the direction of Rose-Neath Funeral Home in Minden, Louisiana. Officiating will be Rev. Brian Mercer. Linda was born April 19, 1959 in Bossier City, Louisiana and entered into rest January 10, 2019 in Minden, Louisiana. Linda...
Janet Wise
January 9, 2019
Graveside services for Janet Wise, 76, will be held at 12:00 p.m. Saturday, January 12, 2019 at Forest Park West Cemetery with Rev. John Harp officiating. Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Friday, January 11, 2019 at Rose-Neath Southside. Janet was born March 28, 1942 in Bienville, LA and went to be with the Lord on January...