Judith “Judy” Jeanette DeSoto
May 24, 1941 – December 17, 2025
Service: Monday, December 22, 2025, 1pm at Rush Funeral Home, Pineville.
May 24, 1941 – December 17, 2025
Service: Monday, December 22, 2025, 1pm at Rush Funeral Home, Pineville.
Col. (retired) Michael Lee “Mike” Wood
January 14, 1951 – December 17, 2025
Service: Tuesday, December 23, 2025, 10am at St. Clair Baptist Church, Boyce.
January 14, 1951 – December 17, 2025
Service: Tuesday, December 23, 2025, 10am at St. Clair Baptist Church, Boyce.
Willie Rosenthal McGinnis, Jr.
September 5, 1975 – December 16, 2025
Service: Friday, December 26, 2025, 11am at New Birth Fellowship Baptist, Alexandria.
Service: Friday, December 26, 2025, 11am at New Birth Fellowship Baptist, Alexandria.
Debra Gail Thomas
June 28, 1955 – December 15, 2025
Service: Saturday, January 3, 2026, 11am at Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church, Alexandria.
June 28, 1955 – December 15, 2025
Service: Saturday, January 3, 2026, 11am at Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church, Alexandria.
Antonio “Crusty” Martinez Nichols
May 24, 1995 – December 12, 2025
Service: Monday, December 22, 2025, 11am at Mt. Hermon Baptist Church, Lena.
May 24, 1995 – December 12, 2025
Service: Monday, December 22, 2025, 11am at Mt. Hermon Baptist Church, Lena.
Billie Ruth Still Sherwood
October 11, 1938 – December 9, 2025
Service: Saturday, January 10, 2026, 11am at Hixson Brothers Funeral Home, Pineville.
October 11, 1938 – December 9, 2025
Service: Saturday, January 10, 2026, 11am at Hixson Brothers Funeral Home, Pineville.
Janet Tassin Hoyt
May 23, 1961 – December 1, 2025
Service: Saturday, January 17, 2026, 11am at St. Martin Catholic Church, Lecompte.
May 23, 1961 – December 1, 2025
Service: Saturday, January 17, 2026, 11am at St. Martin Catholic Church, Lecompte.
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