Notice of Death – February 2, 2026

Doris Parker Deville
July 16, 1941 – February 1, 2026
Service: Saturday, February 7, 2026, 1pm at Rush Funeral Home, Pineville.

Sarah Ann Mitchell
May 26, 1940 – January 31, 2026
Service: Thursday, February 5, 2026, 1pm at Lamourie Baptist Church, Lecompte. 

Estelle Elizabeth Cripps
January 6, 1940 – January 30, 2026
Service: Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 1pm at Church of Pentecost, Ball. 

Dorothy Annette Aymond
October 7, 1946 – January 29, 2026
Service: Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 11am at New Hope Free Methodist Church, Deville. 

Sarah Butler Holt Marbs
October 8, 1938 – January 28, 2026
Service: Saturday, February 7, 2026, 2pm at Garden of Memories, Alexandria.

Don Descant
November 29, 1950 – January 26, 2026
Service: Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 11am at Kramer Funeral Home, Alexandria.

Rebecca Anne McKee
December 29, 1982 – January 26, 2026
Service: Saturday, February 7, 2026, 10am at St. Claire Baptist Church, Boyce. 

Shirley Ann Johnson
June 3, 1935 – January 25, 2026
Service: Friday, February 6, 2026, 12pm at Kramer Funeral Home, Alexandria.

Thelma Jacob Washington
June 7, 1936 – January 24, 2026
Service: Saturday, February 7, 2026, 11am at Mt. Triumph Baptist Church, Alexandria. 

Kimberly “Kimmy” Lyn Barbera Blair
December 28, 1979 – January 23, 2026
Service: Wednesday, February 4, 2026, 11am at Our Lady of Prompt Succor Catholic Church, Alexandria. 

Dorothy Lee Williams Allen Stewart
October 4, 1932 – January 23, 2026
Service: Saturday, February 7, 2026, 11am at Calvary Tabernacle, Alexandria. 

Stephon Schency Kelly, Jr.
February 27, 1988 – January 22, 2026
Service: Friday, February 6, 2026, 11am at New Scott Olly Baptist Church, Alexandria. 

Richard Madeo
December 10, 1942 – January 2026
Service: TBA

Hugh Allen Hendricks
October 26, 1963 – December 24, 2025
Service: Saturday, February 7, 2026, 4pm at Solomon Lodge #221 F&AM, Pineville. 

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