Manuela Padron Hawayek
October 5, 1935 – May 29, 2026
Service: Friday, June 5, 2026, 1pm at Gallagher Funeral Home, Ball. 

Ginger Gail Rister Phillips
June 5, 1948 – May 29, 2026
Service: Thursday, June 4, 2026, 11am at Hwy 1 Church Of God, Lena. 

Carolyn Williamson VanGossen
December 18, 1943 – May 29, 2026
Service: Thursday, June 4, 2026, 10am at Hixson Brothers Funeral Home, Alexandria.

Mary Derbonne Hastings
November 9, 1946 – May 28, 2026
Service: Tuesday, June 2, 2026, 10am at Hixson Brothers Funeral Home, Pineville.

Eugene Harper Bryant
April 16, 1939 – May 27, 2026
Service: Tuesday, June 2, 2026, 10am at Philadelphia Baptist Church, Deville. 

Paul Anthony Cloud
September 9, 1957 – May 27, 2026
Service: Tuesday, June 2, 2026, 2pm at Rush Funeral Home, Glenmora.

Belinda Jo Hamilton Johnson
May 13, 1952 – May 27, 2026
Service: Saturday, June 13, 2026, 12pm at Second Evening Star Baptist Church, Alexandria. 

Charles “Andrew” Richards
December 6, 1994 – May 27, 2026
Service: Wednesday, June 3, 2026, 1pm at Hixson Brothers Funeral Home, Alexandria.

Janice Marie Wilcox
September 21, 1944 – May 26, 2026
Service: Monday, June 1, 2026, 12pm at Gallagher Funeral Home, Ball. 

Dwight Auward Sayes
August 29, 1927 – May 24, 2026
Service: Saturday, June 6, 2026, 11am at Hixson Brothers Funeral Home, Alexandria.

Norma Seidl Reed
July 22, 1940 – May 14, 2026
Service: Saturday, June 6, 2026, 10am at Pineville Christian Church, Pineville. 

Virginia “Jenny” McCartney
January 31, 1951 – May 13, 2026
Service: Saturday, June 20, 2026, 10am at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Alexandria. 

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