Mazie Ann West
May 11, 1931 – January 7, 2026
Service: Friday, January 9, 2026, 11am at Gallagher Funeral Home, Ball.
Jay L. Barber, Jr.
January 6, 1955 – January 6, 2026
Service: Monday, January 12, 2026, 10am at River Outreach Church, Pineville.
Reba Jolene Hester
April 24, 1944 – January 6, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 10, 2026, 2pm at St. Clair Baptist Church, Boyce.
Sandra Josephine Sveizkas Daniel
October 2, 1941 – January 5, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 10, 2026, 10am at Sts. Francis and Anne Catholic Church, Deville.
Katie Mae Smith Gilder
December 6, 1934 – January 4, 2026
Service: Friday, January 16, 2026, 11am at Alexandria National Cemetery, Pineville.
Wayne Edward Ryan
April 10, 1948 – January 4, 2026
Service: Monday, January 12, 2026, 11am at Calvary Baptist Church, Alexandria.
Gary Blaine Tillman
February 19, 1960 – January 3, 2026
Visitation: Thursday, January 8, 2026, 5:00-7:00 pm at Hixson Brothers Funeral Home, Alexandria.
Graveside Service: Friday, January 9, 2026, 10:00am; Mimosa-Pines Cemetery, Sulphur, LA.
James Gladden Willis
March 20, 1927 – January 2, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 10, 2026, 11am at Kramer & Son Funeral Home, Alexandria.
Hans Wright, Jr.
December 14, 1941 – January 2, 2026
Service: Saturday, January 10, 2026, 11am at Winnfield Funeral Home, Alexandria.
Charles Ray Harvey, Jr.
August 8, 1968 – December 31, 2025
Service: Saturday, January 17, 2026, 11am at True Vine Missionary Baptist Church, Alexandria.
Rosie Lee Hollingsworth Bobb
September 26, 1942 – December 30, 2025
Service: Saturday, January 10, 2026, 11am at True Vine Missionary Baptist Church, Alexandria.
Maxine Price Grass
December 25, 1929 – December 26, 2025
Service: Friday, January 9, 2026, 2pm at St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, Alexandria.
Robert Charles Yindra
June 5, 1977 – December 26, 2025
Service: Friday, January 9, 2026, 1pm at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Ball.
Billie Ruth Still Sherwood
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.
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