Donald Ray Fountain
November 12, 1940 – February 10, 2026
Service: Saturday, February 14, 2026, 10am at Philadelphia Baptist Church, Deville.
Malcolm Ray Burlew
July 25, 1933 – February 9, 2026
Service: Friday, February 13, 2026, 12pm at Deville Church of God, Deville.
Willie Jean L.H. Ebey
July 29, 1937 – February 9, 2026
Service: Friday, February 13, 2026, 9am at Centerpoint Pentecostal Church, Deville.
Carolyn Deville McCann
May 2, 1950 – February 9, 2026
Service: Monday, February 16, 2026, 2:30pm at St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery, Deville.
Imogene Powlett Percy
September 29, 1945 – February 9, 2026
Service: Friday, February 13, 2026, 11am at Our Lady of Prompt Succor Catholic Church, Alexandria.
Joseph Lawrence Despino
November 13, 1939 – February 8, 2026
Service: Friday, February 13, 2026, 11am at St. Rita Catholic Church, Alexandria.
Gary Ray Paul
July 1, 1963 – February 8, 2026
Service: Thursday, February 12, 2026, 10am at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Ball.
Sheila O’Connell Thorpe
March 19, 1937 – February 8, 2026
Service: Thursday, February 12, 2026, 1pm at G. A. Mangun Center, Alexandria.
Robin Earl Bonnette
August 10, 1956 – February 6, 2026
Service: Thursday, February 12, 2026, 11am at Hixson Brothers Funeral Home, Alexandria.
Virginia “Toni” Copeland
November 19, 1938 – February 6, 2026
Service: Friday, February 13, 2026, 1pm at Rush Funeral Home, Pineville.
Geri Duncan
April 16, 1952 – February 5, 2026
Service: Thursday, February 12, 2026, 2pm at Rush Funeral Home, Pineville.
Darla Smith
June 6, 1962 – February 5, 2026
Service: Saturday, February 14, 2026, 2pm at Philadelphia Horseshoe Baptist Church, Alexandria.
Gary B. Morrow
March 19, 1946 – February 4, 2026
Service: Sunday, February 15, 2026, 2pm at Hixson Brothers Funeral Home, Pineville.
Janet Claire Hill
May 10, 1954 – February 3, 2026
Service: Saturday, February 21, 2026, 2pm at Rush Funeral Home, Pineville.
Ada Kathleen Bush Paulk
August 17, 1947 – February 3, 2026
Service: Saturday, February 21, 2026, 11am at Holloway Baptist Church, Deville.
Malcolm Keith Veal
August 28, 1961 – February 3, 2026
Service: Friday, February 20, 2026, 11am at Winnfield Funeral Home, Alexandria.
Betty Jean Brown
February 9, 1948 – February 2, 2026
Service: Thursday, February 19, 2026, 2:30pm at Sunrise Cemetery, Woodworth.
Cleveland Johnson
October 12, 1952 – January 26, 2026
Service: Saturday, February 21, 2026, 11am at Winnfield Funeral Home, Alexandria.
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