Alvin Bruce Perkins
February 6, 1938 – April 9, 2026
Service: Saturday, April 18, 2026, 11am at First Baptist Church, Pineville.

Sis. Thetus Tenney
December 22, 1934 – April 9, 2026
Service: Monday, April 13, 2026, 1pm at G A Mangun Center, Alexandria. 

Robert “Bob” W. Sylvia
May 3, 1937 – April 8, 2026
Service: Monday, April 13, 2026, 10:30am at St. Rita Catholic Church, Alexandria. 

William Kirkland “Kirk” Key
July 27, 1934 – April 7, 2026
Service: Monday, April 13, 2026, 12pm at Hixson Brothers Funeral Home, Pineville.

Melissa Alayne Lowe
September 20, 1978 – April 7, 2026
Service: Tuesday, April 14, 2026, 10am at Magnolia Funeral Home, Alexandria.

Emily Marie Story
August 30, 1939 – April 7, 2026
Service: Monday, April 13, 2026, 10am at Rush Funeral Home, Pineville.

Turner Eugene Yancey
September 15, 1958 – April 7, 2026
Service: Sunday, April 19, 2026, 5pm at St. Clair Baptist Church, Boyce.

Za’Niyah Ja’Nell Boyd
April 15, 2014 – April 1, 2026
Service: Saturday, April 18, 2026, 11am at Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church, Alexandria. 

Lyle Bufkin
October 29, 1937 – March 31, 2026
Service: Monday, April 13, 2026, 11am at Greenwood Memorial Park, Pineville.

Concetta Sotile Fiorenza
July 21, 1924 – March 11, 2026
Service: Friday, May 15, 2026, 10am at Our Lady Of Prompt Succor Catholic Church, Alexandria.

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Sis. Thetus Tenney
December 22, 1934 – April 9, 2026
Service: Monday, April 13, 2026, 1pm at G A Mangun Center, Alexandria. 

Robert “Bob” W. Sylvia
May 3, 1937 – April 8, 2026
Service: Monday, April 13, 2026, 10:30am at St. Rita Catholic Church, Alexandria. 

William Kirkland “Kirk” Key
July 27, 1934 – April 7, 2026
Service: Monday, April 13, 2026, 12pm at Hixson Brothers Funeral Home, Pineville.

Laura Kersh Lesneski
January 21, 1943 – April 7, 2026
Service: Saturday, April 11, 2026, 12pm at Hixson Brothers Funeral Home, Alexandria.

Melissa Alayne Lowe
September 20, 1978 – April 7, 2026
Service: Tuesday, April 14, 2026, 10am at Magnolia Funeral Home, Alexandria.

Emily Marie Story
August 30, 1939 – April 7, 2026
Service: Monday, April 13, 2026, 10am at Rush Funeral Home, Pineville.

Linda Sellers Lones
February 23, 1952 – April 3, 2026
Service: Saturday, April 11, 2026, 10am at Gallagher Funeral Home, Ball. 

Linda Gale McCann
November 3, 1953 – April 3, 2026
Service: Friday, April 10, 2026, 10am at Chapel of Rush Funeral Home, Pineville.

Floyd Alvin “Buddy” Bass
November 2, 1967 – April 2, 2026
Service: Saturday, April 11, 2026, 10am at Humble Baptist Church, Glenmora.

Za’Niyah Ja’Nell Boyd
April 15, 2014 – April 1, 2026
Service: Saturday, April 18, 2026, 11am at Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church, Alexandria. 

Lyle Bufkin
October 29, 1937 – March 31, 2026
Service: Monday, April 13, 2026, 11am at Greenwood Memorial Park, Pineville.

Melvin Herbert Walker
July 31, 1934 – March 31, 2026
Service: Saturday, April 11, 2026, 1pm at Our Lady Of Prompt Succor Catholic Church, Alexandria.

Gloria “Glo” Davison-Newton
June 12, 1952 – March 24, 2026
Service: Sunday, April 12, 2026, 1pm at Winnfield Funeral Home, Alexandria.

Myrtis Patricia Jones Breda
September 6, 1938 – March 20, 2026
Service: Saturday, April 11, 2026, 11am at True Vine Baptist Church, Alexandria. 

John Calvit Edwards
April 25, 1953 – March 18, 2026
Service: Saturday, April 11, 2026, 1pm at Amiable Baptist Church, Glenmora. 

Concetta Sotile Fiorenza
July 21, 1924 – March 11, 2026
Service: Friday, May 15, 2026, 10am at Our Lady Of Prompt Succor Catholic Church, Alexandria.

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Laura Kersh Lesneski
January 21, 1943 – April 7, 2026
Service: Saturday, April 11, 2026, 12pm at Hixson Brothers Funeral Home, Alexandria.

Emily Marie Story
August 30, 1939 – April 7, 2026
Service: Monday, April 13, 2026, 10am at Rush Funeral Home, Pineville.

Joseph Clinton Rachal
January 11, 1944 – April 5, 2026
Service: Thursday, April 9, 2026, 11am at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Deville. 

Linda Sellers Lones
February 23, 1952 – April 3, 2026
Service: Saturday, April 11, 2026, 10am at Gallagher Funeral Home, Ball. 

Linda Gale McCann
November 3, 1953 – April 3, 2026
Service: Friday, April 10, 2026, 10am at Chapel of Rush Funeral Home, Pineville.

Za’Niyah Ja’Nell Boyd
April 15, 2014 – April 1, 2026
Service: Saturday, April 18, 2026, 11am at Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church, Alexandria. 

Lyle Bufkin
October 29, 1937 – March 31, 2026
Service: Monday, April 13, 2026, 11am at Greenwood Memorial Park, Pineville.

Melvin Herbert Walker
July 31, 1934 – March 31, 2026
Service: Saturday, April 11, 2026, 1pm at Our Lady Of Prompt Succor Catholic Church, Alexandria.

James Dewayne Wilson
December 31, 1963 – March 25, 2026
Service: Thursday, April 9, 2026, 11am at Mt. Hermon Baptist Church, Lena. 

Gloria “Glo” Davison-Newton
June 12, 1952 – March 24, 2026
Service: Sunday, April 12, 2026, 1pm at Winnfield Funeral Home, Alexandria.

Myrtis Patricia Jones Breda
September 6, 1938 – March 20, 2026
Service: Saturday, April 11, 2026, 11am at True Vine Baptist Church, Alexandria. 

John Calvit Edwards
April 25, 1953 – March 18, 2026
Service: Saturday, April 11, 2026, 1pm at Amiable Baptist Church, Glenmora. 

Concetta Sotile Fiorenza
July 21, 1924 – March 11, 2026
Service: Friday, May 15, 2026, 10am at Our Lady Of Prompt Succor Catholic Church, Alexandria.

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Joseph Clinton Rachal
January 11, 1944 – April 5, 2026
Service: Thursday, April 9, 2026, 11am at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Deville. 

Linda Sellers Lones
February 23, 1952 – April 3, 2026
Service: Saturday, April 11, 2026, 10am at Gallagher Funeral Home, Ball. 

Linda Gale McCann
November 3, 1953 – April 3, 2026
Service: Friday, April 10, 2026, 10am at Chapel of Rush Funeral Home, Pineville.

Arthur “Carl” Ahrens
May 27, 1943 – April 2, 2026
Service: Wednesday, April 8, 2026, 11am at St. James Episcopal Church, Alexandria.

Robert Dale Bennett, Sr.
July 5, 1946 – April 2, 2026
Service: Wednesday, April 8, 2026, 10am at Gallagher Funeral Home, Ball. 

Dr. Patsy King Barber
November 1, 1926 – April 1, 2026
Service: Wednesday, April 8, 2026, 11am at Kramer & Son Funeral Home, Alexandria.

Za’Niyah Ja’Nell Boyd
April 15, 2014 – April 1, 2026
Service: Saturday, April 18, 2026, 11am at Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church, Alexandria. 

Melvin Herbert Walker
July 31, 1934 – March 31, 2026
Service: Saturday, April 11, 2026, 1pm at Our Lady Of Prompt Succor Catholic Church, Alexandria.

Greg Havard
June 16, 1963 – March 28, 2026
Service: Wednesday, April 8, 2026, 1pm at Rush Funeral Home, Pineville.

Winnie Starnes Roberts
March 2, 1935 – March 28, 2026
Service: Wednesday, April 8, 2026, 11am at Hixson Brothers Funeral Home, Pineville.

James Dewayne Wilson
December 31, 1963 – March 25, 2026
Service: Thursday, April 9, 2026, 11am at Mt. Hermon Baptist Church, Lena. 

Gloria “Glo” Davison-Newton
June 12, 1952 – March 24, 2026
Service: Sunday, April 12, 2026, 1pm at Winnfield Funeral Home, Alexandria.

Myrtis Patricia Jones Breda
September 6, 1938 – March 20, 2026
Service: Saturday, April 11, 2026, 11am at True Vine Baptist Church, Alexandria. 

John Calvit Edwards
April 25, 1953 – March 18, 2026
Service: Saturday, April 11, 2026, 1pm at Amiable Baptist Church, Glenmora. 

Concetta Sotile Fiorenza
July 21, 1924 – March 11, 2026
Service: Friday, May 15, 2026, 10am at Our Lady Of Prompt Succor Catholic Church, Alexandria.

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Joseph Clinton Rachal
January 11, 1944 – April 5, 2026
Service: Thursday, April 9, 2026, 11am at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Deville. 

Linda Sellers Lones
February 23, 1952 – April 3, 2026
Service: Saturday, April 11, 2026, 10am at Gallagher Funeral Home, Ball. 

Linda Gale McCann
November 3, 1953 – April 3, 2026
Service: Friday, April 10, 2026, 10am at Chapel of Rush Funeral Home, Pineville.

Arthur “Carl” Ahrens
May 27, 1943 – April 2, 2026
Service: Wednesday, April 8, 2026, 11am at St. James Episcopal Church, Alexandria.

Robert Dale Bennett, Sr.
July 5, 1946 – April 2, 2026
Service: Wednesday, April 8, 2026, 10am at Gallagher Funeral Home, Ball. 

Dr. Patsy King Barber
November 1, 1926 – April 1, 2026
Service: Wednesday, April 8, 2026, 11am at Kramer & Son Funeral Home, Alexandria.

Za’Niyah Ja’Nell Boyd
April 15, 2014 – April 1, 2026
Service: Saturday, April 18, 2026, 11am at Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church, Alexandria. 

Collin Michael LaCaze
August 20, 2009 – April 1, 2026
Service: Tuesday, April 7, 2026, 11am at St. Rita’s Catholic Church, Alexandria.

Melvin Herbert Walker
July 31, 1934 – March 31, 2026
Service: Saturday, April 11, 2026, 1pm at Our Lady Of Prompt Succor Catholic Church, Alexandria.

John Morgan Brewer
January 28, 1943 – March 30, 2026
Service: Tuesday, April 7, 2026, 11am at St. James Episcopal Church, Alexandria.

Terri Lynn McGinty
July 26, 1957 – March 30, 2026
Service: Tuesday, April 7, 2026, 3pm at Magnolia Funeral Home, Alexandria.

Greg Havard
June 16, 1963 – March 28, 2026
Service: Wednesday, April 8, 2026, 1pm at Rush Funeral Home, Pineville.

Winnie Starnes Roberts
March 2, 1935 – March 28, 2026
Service: Wednesday, April 8, 2026, 11am at Hixson Brothers Funeral Home, Pineville.

James Dewayne Wilson
December 31, 1963 – March 25, 2026
Service: Thursday, April 9, 2026, 11am at Mt. Hermon Baptist Church, Lena. 

Myrtis Patricia Jones Breda
September 6, 1938 – March 20, 2026
Service: Saturday, April 11, 2026, 11am at True Vine Baptist Church, Alexandria. 

John Calvit Edwards
April 25, 1953 – March 18, 2026
Service: Saturday, April 11, 2026, 1pm at Amiable Baptist Church, Glenmora. 

Concetta Sotile Fiorenza
July 21, 1924 – March 11, 2026
Service: Friday, May 15, 2026, 10am at Our Lady Of Prompt Succor Catholic Church, Alexandria.

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Arthur “Carl” Ahrens
May 27, 1943 – April 2, 2026
Service: Wednesday, April 8, 2026, 11am at St. James Episcopal Church, Alexandria.

Robert Dale Bennett, Sr.
July 5, 1946 – April 2, 2026
Service: Wednesday, April 8, 2026, 10am at Gallagher Funeral Home, Ball. 

Dr. Patsy King Barber
November 1, 1926 – April 1, 2026
Service: Wednesday, April 8, 2026, 11am at Kramer & Son Funeral Home, Alexandria.

Za’Niyah Ja’Nell Boyd
April 15, 2014 – April 1, 2026
Service: Saturday, April 18, 2026, 11am at Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church, Alexandria. 

Collin Michael LaCaze
August 20, 2009 – April 1, 2026
Service: Tuesday, April 7, 2026, 11am at St. Rita’s Catholic Church, Alexandria.

Melvin Herbert Walker
July 31, 1934 – March 31, 2026
Service: Saturday, April 11, 2026, 1pm at Our Lady Of Prompt Succor Catholic Church, Alexandria.

John Morgan Brewer
January 28, 1943 – March 30, 2026
Service: Tuesday, April 7, 2026, 11am at St. James Episcopal Church, Alexandria.

Terri Lynn McGinty
July 26, 1957 – March 30, 2026
Service: Tuesday, April 7, 2026, 3pm at Magnolia Funeral Home, Alexandria.

Greg Havard
June 16, 1963 – March 28, 2026
Service: Wednesday, April 8, 2026, 1pm at Rush Funeral Home, Pineville.

James Dewayne Wilson
December 31, 1963 – March 25, 2026
Service: Thursday, April 9, 2026, 11am at Mt. Hermon Baptist Church, Lena. 

Myrtis Patricia Jones Breda
September 6, 1938 – March 20, 2026
Service: Saturday, April 11, 2026, 11am at True Vine Baptist Church, Alexandria. 

John Calvit Edwards
April 25, 1953 – March 18, 2026
Service: Saturday, April 11, 2026, 1pm at Amiable Baptist Church, Glenmora. 

Concetta Sotile Fiorenza
July 21, 1924 – March 11, 2026
Service: Friday, May 15, 2026, 10am at Our Lady Of Prompt Succor Catholic Church, Alexandria.

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Robert Dale Bennett, Sr.
July 5, 1946 – April 2, 2026
Service: Wednesday, April 8, 2026, 10am at Gallagher Funeral Home, Ball. 

Judy Arlene Littleton
July 29, 1950 – March 31, 2026
Service: Friday, April 3, 2026, 10am at Gallagher Funeral Home, Ball. 

Melvin Herbert Walker
July 31, 1934 – March 31, 2026
Service: Saturday, April 11, 2026, 1pm at Our Lady Of Prompt Succor Catholic Church, Alexandria.

John Morgan Brewer
January 28, 1943 – March 30, 2026
Service: Tuesday, April 7, 2026, 11am at St. James Episcopal Church, Alexandria.

Terri Lynn McGinty
July 26, 1957 – March 30, 2026
Service: Tuesday, April 7, 2026, 3pm at Magnolia Funeral Home, Alexandria.

Charles Raymond Erwin
September 14, 1942 – March 29, 2026
Service: Saturday, April 4, 2026, 10am at Main Street Mission, Pineville.

Greg Havard
June 16, 1963 – March 28, 2026
Service: Wednesday, April 8, 2026, 1pm at Rush Funeral Home, Pineville.

Rita Gayle Byrd
October 11, 1964 – March 27, 2026
Service: Saturday, April 4, 2026, 11am at True Believers, Alexandria. 

Margie Nell Lucas
March 1, 1952 – March 25, 2026
Service: Friday, April 3, 2026, 10am at Kramer & Son Funeral Home, Alexandria.

James Dewayne Wilson
December 31, 1963 – March 25, 2026
Service: Thursday, April 9, 2026, 11am at Mt. Hermon Baptist Church, Lena. 

Myrtis Patricia Jones Breda
September 6, 1938 – March 20, 2026
Service: Saturday, April 11, 2026, 11am at True Vine Baptist Church, Alexandria. 

John Calvit Edwards
April 25, 1953 – March 18, 2026
Service: Saturday, April 11, 2026, 1pm at Amiable Baptist Church, Glenmora. 

Concetta Sotile Fiorenza
July 21, 1924 – March 11, 2026
Service: Friday, May 15, 2026, 10am at Our Lady Of Prompt Succor Catholic Church, Alexandria.

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Judy Arlene Littleton
July 29, 1950 – March 31, 2026
Service: Friday, April 3, 2026, 10am at Gallagher Funeral Home, Ball. 

Kay Paul
September 14, 1959 – March 31, 2026
Service: Thursday, April 2, 2026, 1pm at Longview Baptist Church, Deville. 

John Morgan Brewer
January 28, 1943 – March 30, 2026
Service: Tuesday, April 7, 2026, 11am at St. James Episcopal Church, Alexandria.

Charles Raymond Erwin
September 14, 1942 – March 29, 2026
Service: Saturday, April 4, 2026, 10am at Main Street Mission, Pineville.

Daniel Craig Jenkins
February 4, 1956 – March 29, 2026
Service: Thursday, April 2, 2026, 12pm at Hixson Brothers Funeral Home, Pineville.

Greg Havard
June 16, 1963 – March 28, 2026
Service: Wednesday, April 8, 2026, 1pm at Rush Funeral Home, Pineville.

Rita Gayle Byrd
October 11, 1964 – March 27, 2026
Service: Saturday, April 4, 2026, 11am at True Believers, Alexandria. 

Margie Nell Lucas
March 1, 1952 – March 25, 2026
Service: Friday, April 3, 2026, 10am at Kramer & Son Funeral Home, Alexandria.

Jewel McDole
November 12, 1940 – March 24, 2026
Service: Thursday, April 2, 2026, 10am at Greenwood Memorial Park, Pineville.

John Calvit Edwards
April 25, 1953 – March 18, 2026
Service: Saturday, April 11, 2026, 1pm at Amiable Baptist Church, Glenmora. 

Concetta Sotile Fiorenza
July 21, 1924 – March 11, 2026
Service: Friday, May 15, 2026, 10am at Our Lady Of Prompt Succor Catholic Church, Alexandria.

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John Morgan Brewer
January 28, 1943 – March 30, 2026
Service: Tuesday, April 7, 2026, 11am at St. James Episcopal Church, Alexandria.

Charles Raymond Erwin
September 14, 1942 – March 29, 2026
Service: Saturday, April 4, 2026, 10am at Main Street Mission, Pineville.

Daniel Craig Jenkins
February 4, 1956 – March 29, 2026
Service: Thursday, April 2, 2026, 12pm at Hixson Brothers Funeral Home, Pineville.

Dr. Samuel Harper Tinsley
November 21, 1940 – March 29, 2026
Service: Wednesday, April 1, 2026, 1pm at The Edge Free Methodist Church, Pineville. 

Greg Havard
June 16, 1963 – March 28, 2026
Service: Wednesday, April 8, 2026, 1pm at Rush Funeral Home, Pineville.

Hope Richard Sansing
October 25, 1929 – March 28, 2026
Service: Wednesday, April 1, 2026, 3pm at Our Lady Of Prompt Succor Catholic Church, Alexandria.

Rita Gayle Byrd
October 11, 1964 – March 27, 2026
Service: Saturday, April 4, 2026, 11am at True Believers, Alexandria. 

Larry Smith
August 16, 1951 – March 26, 2026
Service: Wednesday, April 1, 2026, 1pm at Rush Funeral Home, Pineville.

Mamie Denham
February 21, 1962 – March 25, 2026
Service: Wednesday, April 1, 2026, 10am at First United Methodist Church, Lecompte.

Margie Nell Lucas
March 1, 1952 – March 25, 2026
Service: Friday, April 3, 2026, 10am at Kramer & Son Funeral Home, Alexandria.

Jewel McDole
November 12, 1940 – March 24, 2026
Service: Thursday, April 2, 2026, 10am at Greenwood Memorial Park, Pineville.

John Calvit Edwards
April 25, 1953 – March 18, 2026
Service: Saturday, April 11, 2026, 1pm at Amiable Baptist Church, Glenmora. 

Concetta Sotile Fiorenza
July 21, 1924 – March 11, 2026
Service: Friday, May 15, 2026, 10am at Our Lady Of Prompt Succor Catholic Church, Alexandria.

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Charles Raymond Erwin
September 14, 1942 – March 29, 2026
Service: Saturday, April 4, 2026, 10am at Main Street Mission, Pineville.

Daniel Craig Jenkins
February 4, 1956 – March 29, 2026
Service: Thursday, April 2, 2026, 12pm at Hixson Brothers Funeral Home, Pineville.

Dr. Samuel Harper Tinsley
November 21, 1940 – March 29, 2026
Service: Wednesday, April 1, 2026, 1pm at The Edge Free Methodist Church, Pineville. 

Greg Havard
June 16, 1963 – March 28, 2026
Service: Wednesday, April 8, 2026, 1pm at Rush Funeral Home, Pineville.

Leonard Emile “Cooter” Portier
February 19, 1952 – March 28, 2026
Service: Tuesday, March 31, 2026, 11am at Hixson Brothers Funeral Home, Pineville.

Hope Richard Sansing
October 25, 1929 – March 28, 2026
Service: Wednesday, April 1, 2026, 3pm at Our Lady Of Prompt Succor Catholic Church, Alexandria.

Susan Diane Chelette Reed
February 11, 1956 – March 27, 2026
Service: Tuesday, March 31, 2026, 1pm at Gallagher Funeral Home, Ball. 

Larry Smith
August 16, 1951 – March 26, 2026
Service: Wednesday, April 1, 2026, 1pm at Rush Funeral Home, Pineville.

Kevin Paul Barrett
September 4, 1970 – March 25, 2026
Service: Saturday, March 28, 2026, 11am at Big Island Memorial Gardens, Deville. 

Mamie Denham
February 21, 1962 – March 25, 2026
Service: Wednesday, April 1, 2026, 10am at First United Methodist Church, Lecompte.

Margie Nell Lucas
March 1, 1952 – March 25, 2026
Service: Friday, April 3, 2026, 10am at Kramer & Son Funeral Home, Alexandria.

Jewel McDole
November 12, 1940 – March 24, 2026
Service: Thursday, April 2, 2026, 10am at Greenwood Memorial Park, Pineville.

John Calvit Edwards
April 25, 1953 – March 18, 2026
Service: Saturday, April 11, 2026, 1pm at Amiable Baptist Church, Glenmora. 

Concetta Sotile Fiorenza
July 21, 1924 – March 11, 2026
Service: Friday, May 15, 2026, 10am at Our Lady Of Prompt Succor Catholic Church, Alexandria.

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Daniel Craig Jenkins
February 4, 1956 – March 29, 2026
Service: Thursday, April 2, 2026, 12pm at Hixson Brothers Funeral Home, Pineville.

Susan Diane Chelette Reed
February 11, 1956 – March 27, 2026
Service: Tuesday, March 31, 2026, 1pm at Gallagher Funeral Home, Ball. 

Larry Smith
August 16, 1951 – March 26, 2026
Service: Wednesday, April 1, 2026, 1pm at Rush Funeral Home, Pineville.

Mamie Denham
February 21, 1962 – March 25, 2026
Service: Wednesday, April 1, 2026, 10am at First United Methodist Church, Lecompte.

Jewel McDole
November 12, 1940 – March 24, 2026
Service: Thursday, April 2, 2026, 10am at Greenwood Memorial Park, Pineville.

Brenda Jean Overall
May 24, 1965 – March 23, 2026
Service: Monday, March 30, 2026, 11am at Gallagher Funeral Home, Ball. 

Rubye Riddle
June 15, 1934 – March 22, 2026
Service: Monday, March 30, 2026, 10:30am at Amiable Baptist Church, Glenmora. 

John Calvit Edwards
April 25, 1953 – March 18, 2026
Service: Saturday, April 11, 2026, 1pm at Amiable Baptist Church, Glenmora. 

Concetta Sotile Fiorenza
July 21, 1924 – March 11, 2026
Service: Friday, May 15, 2026, 10am at Our Lady Of Prompt Succor Catholic Church, Alexandria.

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Kay Lynn Dubrock
September 7, 1949 – March 24, 2026
Service: Friday, March 27, 2026, 1pm at Rush Funeral Home, Glenmora.

Michael Gerard Laurent
June 7, 1968 – March 24, 2026
Service: Saturday, March 28, 2026, 11am at Our Lady Of Prompt Succor Catholic Church, Alexandria.

Jewel McDole
November 12, 1940 – March 24, 2026
Service: Thursday, April 2, 2026, 10am at Greenwood Memorial Park, Pineville.

Retired Sheriff William Earl Hilton
October 12, 1945 – March 23, 2026
Service: Friday, March 27, 2026, 12pm at Calvary Baptist Church, Alexandria. 

Brenda Jean Overall
May 24, 1965 – March 23, 2026
Service: Monday, March 30, 2026, 11am at Gallagher Funeral Home, Ball. 

Sadie Laverne Vandevelde
January 16, 1948 – March 23, 2026
Service: Friday, March 27, 2026, 2pm at Rush Funeral Home, Pineville.

Thelma Moran Neal
March 10, 1936 – March 22, 2026
Service: Saturday, March 28, 2026, 11am at Pineland Baptist Church, Clifton. 

Rubye Riddle
June 15, 1934 – March 22, 2026
Service: Monday, March 30, 2026, 10:30am at Amiable Baptist Church, Glenmora. 

Randy Victor Stephens
December 27, 1949 – March 21, 2026
Service: Saturday, March 28, 2026, 1pm at Gallagher Funeral Home, Ball. 

John Calvit Edwards
April 25, 1953 – March 18, 2026
Service: Saturday, April 11, 2026, 1pm at Amiable Baptist Church, Glenmora. 

Richard Wayne Lemoine
June 12, 1950 – March 18, 2026
Service: Friday, March 27, 2026, 10am at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Ball. 

Jerry James Landers
April 15, 1948 – March 17, 2026
Service: Saturday, March 28, 2026, 12pm at Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church, Alexandria. 

Mattie Simmons Harris
May 11, 1927 – March 17, 2026
Service: Saturday, March 28, 2026, 11am at St. John Baptist Church, Lecompte.

Concetta Sotile Fiorenza
July 21, 1924 – March 11, 2026
Service: Friday, May 15, 2026, 10am at Our Lady Of Prompt Succor Catholic Church, Alexandria.

Cherry Lea Hopson James
July 5, 1952 – February 28, 2026
Service: Saturday, March 28, 2026, 1pm at Hixson Brothers Funeral Home, Alexandria.

James Paul Clark
March 18, 1938 – February 21, 2026
Service: Saturday, March 28, 2026, 3pm at Emanuel Baptist Church, Alexandria. 

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Kay Lynn Dubrock
September 7, 1949 – March 24, 2026
Service: Friday, March 27, 2026, 1pm at Rush Funeral Home, Glenmora.

Jewel McDole
November 12, 1940 – March 24, 2026
Service: Thursday, April 2, 2026, 10am at Greenwood Memorial Park, Pineville.

Retired Sheriff William Earl Hilton
October 12, 1945 – March 23, 2026
Service: Friday, March 27, 2026, 12pm at Calvary Baptist Church, Alexandria. 

Brenda Jean Overall
May 24, 1965 – March 23, 2026
Service: Monday, March 30, 2026, 11am at Gallagher Funeral Home, Ball. 

Sadie Laverne Vandevelde
January 16, 1948 – March 23, 2026
Service: Friday, March 27, 2026, 2pm at Rush Funeral Home, Pineville.

Thelma Moran Neal
March 10, 1936 – March 22, 2026
Service: Saturday, March 28, 2026, 11am at Pineland Baptist Church, Clifton. 

Rubye Riddle
June 15, 1934 – March 22, 2026
Service: Monday, March 30, 2026, 10:30am at Amiable Baptist Church, Glenmora. 

Johnnie Paul Wiley
October 21, 1967 – March 22, 2026
Service: Thursday, March 26, 2026, 6pm at Gallagher Funeral Home, Ball. 

Don Louis Allen
July 17, 1939 – March 21, 2026
Service: Thursday, March 26, 2026, 1pm at Hixson Brothers Funeral Home, Alexandria.

Randy Victor Stephens
December 27, 1949 – March 21, 2026
Service: Saturday, March 28, 2026, 1pm at Gallagher Funeral Home, Ball. 

Calvin Henry Watts, Sr.
March 16, 1939 – March 21, 2026
Service: Thursday, March 26, 2026, 1pm at Rush Funeral Home, Pineville.

Bernice Wooley
June 1, 1936 – March 20, 2026
Service: Thursday, March 26, 2026, 11am at Pentecostals of Alexandria- G.A. Mangun Center, Alexandria.

Cecil Kolin Belgard
June 16, 1943 – March 18, 2026
Service: Thursday, March 26, 2026, 11am at Longview Baptist Church, Deville. 

John Calvit Edwards
April 25, 1953 – March 18, 2026
Service: Saturday, April 11, 2026, 1pm at Amiable Baptist Church, Glenmora. 

Richard Wayne Lemoine
June 12, 1950 – March 18, 2026
Service: Friday, March 27, 2026, 10am at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Ball. 

Jerry James Landers
April 15, 1948 – March 17, 2026
Service: Saturday, March 28, 2026, 12pm at Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church, Alexandria. 

Mattie Simmons Harris
May 11, 1927 – March 17, 2026
Service: Saturday, March 28, 2026, 11am at St. John Baptist Church, Lecompte.

Concetta Sotile Fiorenza
July 21, 1924 – March 11, 2026
Service: Friday, May 15, 2026, 10am at Our Lady Of Prompt Succor Catholic Church, Alexandria.

Cherry Lea Hopson James
July 5, 1952 – February 28, 2026
Service: Saturday, March 28, 2026, 1pm at Hixson Brothers Funeral Home, Alexandria.

James Paul Clark
March 18, 1938 – February 21, 2026
Service: Saturday, March 28, 2026, 3pm at Emanuel Baptist Church, Alexandria. 

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Retired Sheriff William Earl Hilton
October 12, 1945 – March 23, 2026
Service: Friday, March 27, 2026, 12pm at Calvary Baptist Church, Alexandria. 

Sadie Laverne Vandevelde
January 16, 1948 – March 23, 2026
Service: Friday, March 27, 2026, 2pm at Rush Funeral Home, Pineville.

Thelma Moran Neal
March 10, 1936 – March 22, 2026
Service: Saturday, March 28, 2026, 11am at Pineland Baptist Church, Clifton. 

Johnnie Paul Wiley
October 21, 1967 – March 22, 2026
Service: Thursday, March 26, 2026, 6pm at Gallagher Funeral Home, Ball. 

Don Louis Allen
July 17, 1939 – March 21, 2026
Service: Thursday, March 26, 2026, 1pm at Hixson Brothers Funeral Home, Alexandria.

Randy Victor Stephens
December 27, 1949 – March 21, 2026
Service: Saturday, March 28, 2026, 1pm at Gallagher Funeral Home, Ball. 

Calvin Henry Watts, Sr.
March 16, 1939 – March 21, 2026
Service: Thursday, March 26, 2026, 1pm at Rush Funeral Home, Pineville.

John Richey Guillot, Sr.
November 30, 1936 – March 20, 2026
Service: Wednesday, March 25, 2026, 11am at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church, Pineville. 

Bernice Wooley
June 1, 1936 – March 20, 2026
Service: Thursday, March 26, 2026, 11am at Pentecostals of Alexandria- G.A. Mangun Center, Alexandria.

Cecil Kolin Belgard
June 16, 1943 – March 18, 2026
Service: Thursday, March 26, 2026, 11am at Longview Baptist Church, Deville. 

John Calvit Edwards
April 25, 1953 – March 18, 2026
Service: Saturday, April 11, 2026, 1pm at Amiable Baptist Church, Glenmora. 

Richard Wayne Lemoine
June 12, 1950 – March 18, 2026
Service: Friday, March 27, 2026, 10am at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Ball. 

Bennye David
November 6, 1951 – March 17, 2026
Service: Wednesday, March 25, 2026, 5pm at Magnolia Funeral Home, Alexandria.

Jerry James Landers
April 15, 1948 – March 17, 2026
Service: Saturday, March 28, 2026, 12pm at Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church, Alexandria. 

Mattie Simmons Harris
May 11, 1927 – March 17, 2026
Service: Saturday, March 28, 2026, 11am at St. John Baptist Church, Lecompte.

Paul Edward Huffman
November 17, 1951 – March 16, 2026
Service: Wednesday, March 25, 2026, 10am at Rush Funeral Home, Pineville.

Concetta Sotile Fiorenza
July 21, 1924 – March 11, 2026
Service: Friday, May 15, 2026, 10am at Our Lady Of Prompt Succor Catholic Church, Alexandria.

Cherry Lea Hopson James
July 5, 1952 – February 28, 2026
Service: Saturday, March 28, 2026, 1pm at Hixson Brothers Funeral Home, Alexandria.

James Paul Clark
March 18, 1938 – February 21, 2026
Service: Saturday, March 28, 2026, 3pm at Emanuel Baptist Church, Alexandria. 

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John Richey Guillot, Sr.
November 30, 1936 – March 20, 2026
Service: Wednesday, March 25, 2026, 11am at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church, Pineville. 

Lillian May Tinsley
June 11, 1942 – March 19, 2026
Service: Tuesday, March 24, 2026, 2pm at Hixson Brothers Funeral Home, Pineville.

Cecil Kolin Belgard
June 16, 1943 – March 18, 2026
Service: Thursday, March 26, 2026, 11am at Longview Baptist Church, Deville. 

John Calvit Edwards
April 25, 1953 – March 18, 2026
Service: Saturday, April 11, 2026, 1pm at Amiable Baptist Church, Glenmora. 

Richard Wayne Lemoine
June 12, 1950 – March 18, 2026
Service: Friday, March 27, 2026, 10am at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Ball. 

Bennye David
November 6, 1951 – March 17, 2026
Service: Wednesday, March 25, 2026, 5pm at Magnolia Funeral Home, Alexandria.

Concetta Sotile Fiorenza
July 21, 1924 – March 11, 2026
Service: Friday, May 15, 2026, 10am at Our Lady Of Prompt Succor Catholic Church, Alexandria.

James Paul Clark
March 18, 1938 – February 21, 2026
Service: Saturday, March 28, 2026, 3pm at Emanuel Baptist Church, Alexandria. 

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James “J.P.” Patrick James Jr.
November 15, 1934 – March 19, 2026
Service: Monday, March 23, 2026, 11am at First Baptist Church, Lecompte.

Lillian May Tinsley
June 11, 1942 – March 19, 2026
Service: Tuesday, March 24, 2026, 2pm at Hixson Brothers Funeral Home, Pineville.

Richard Wayne Lemoine
June 12, 1950 – March 18, 2026
Service: Friday, March 27, 2026, 10am at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Ball. 

Bennye David
November 6, 1951 – March 17, 2026
Service: Wednesday, March 25, 2026, 5pm at Magnolia Funeral Home, Alexandria.

Concetta Sotile Fiorenza
July 21, 1924 – March 11, 2026
Service: Friday, May 15, 2026, 10am at Our Lady Of Prompt Succor Catholic Church, Alexandria.

James Paul Clark
March 18, 1938 – February 21, 2026
Service: Saturday, March 28, 2026, 3pm at Emanuel Baptist Church, Alexandria. 

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Bennye David
November 6, 1951 – March 17, 2026
Service: Wednesday, March 25, 2026, 5pm at Magnolia Funeral Home, Alexandria.

Rev. Bennie Hollingsworth
July 24, 1940 – March 16, 2026
Service: Friday, March 20, 2026, 10am at Hosanna Baptist Church, Ball. 

Anne Fitzgerald
December 20, 1941 – March 15, 2026
Service: Friday, March 20, 2026, 3pm at Trinity Episcopal Cemetery, Cheneyville.

Barbara Ann Smith Wells
October 2, 1942 – March 14, 2026
Service: Friday, March 20, 2026, 2pm at Hixson Brothers Funeral Home, Pineville.

Wendell Wayne Young
July 31, 1938 – March 14, 2026
Service: Saturday, March 21, 2026, 1pm at Gallagher Funeral Home, Ball. 

Charles Brown, Jr.
July 22, 1959 – March 13, 2026
Service: Friday, March 20, 2026, 11am at St. Mark Chapel, Alexandria. 

Irma Janice Manzer
July 21, 1930 – March 13, 2026
Service: Saturday, March 21, 2026, 1pm at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Ball.

Elizabeth “Mike” Vizcarrondo
April 5, 1932 – February 12, 2026
Service: Saturday, March 21, 2026, 11am at Gallagher Funeral Home, Ball. 

Concetta Sotile Fiorenza
July 21, 1924 – March 11, 2026
Service: Friday, May 15, 2026, 10am at Our Lady Of Prompt Succor Catholic Church, Alexandria.

Mary Hajek Nugent
October 7, 1923 – March 11, 2026
Service: Saturday, March 21, 2026, 11am at Hixson Brothers Funeral Home, Alexandria.

Daniel Wayne O’Reagan
December 20, 1930 – March 9, 2026
Service: Friday, March 20, 2026, 2pm at First Baptist Church, Pineville.

Paul Lawrence Dunbar Williams
June 27, 1935 – March 9, 2026
Service: Saturday, March 21, 2026, 11am at Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church, Alexandria. 

Anita Louise Wooley
September 25, 1936 – March 9, 2026
Service: Friday, March 20, 2026, 2pm at Gallagher Funeral Home, Ball. 

Charles Francois Gaiennie Jr.
November 16, 1940 – March 7, 2026
Service: Friday, March 20, 2026, 11:30am at St. Martin Catholic Church, Lecompte.

Arah Kathleen “Kay” Harville
October 25, 1943 – March 7, 2026
Service: Saturday, March 21, 2026, 1pm at First United Methodist Church, Pineville. 

James Paul Clark
March 18, 1938 – February 21, 2026
Service: Saturday, March 28, 2026, 3pm at Emanuel Baptist Church, Alexandria. 

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Wayne Morris
November 15, 1950 – March 17, 2026
Service: Thursday, March 19, 2026, 10am at Butter Cemetery, Forest Hill. 

Rev. Bennie Hollingsworth
July 24, 1940 – March 16, 2026
Service: Friday, March 20, 2026, 10am at Hosanna Baptist Church, Ball. 

Anne Fitzgerald
December 20, 1941 – March 15, 2026
Service: Friday, March 20, 2026, 3pm at Trinity Episcopal Cemetery, Cheneyville.

Marvin Claude Parish
July 4, 1935 – March 14, 2026
Service: Thursday, March 19, 2026, 2pm at Gallagher Funeral Home, Ball. 

Barbara Ann Smith Wells
October 2, 1942 – March 14, 2026
Service: Friday, March 20, 2026, 2pm at Hixson Brothers Funeral Home, Pineville.

Wendell Wayne Young
July 31, 1938 – March 14, 2026
Service: Saturday, March 21, 2026, 1pm at Gallagher Funeral Home, Ball. 

Charles Brown, Jr.
July 22, 1959 – March 13, 2026
Service: Friday, March 20, 2026, 11am at St. Mark Chapel, Alexandria. 

Elizabeth “Mike” Vizcarrondo
April 5, 1932 – February 12, 2026
Service: Saturday, March 21, 2026, 11am at Gallagher Funeral Home, Ball. 

Concetta Sotile Fiorenza
July 21, 1924 – March 11, 2026
Service: Friday, May 15, 2026, 10am at Our Lady Of Prompt Succor Catholic Church, Alexandria.

Mary Hajek Nugent
October 7, 1923 – March 11, 2026
Service: Saturday, March 21, 2026, 11am at Hixson Brothers Funeral Home, Alexandria.

Maria Consuelo Andrade Zarate
October 12, 1939 – March 11, 2026
Service: Thursday, March 19, 2026, 2pm at St. Louis Catholic Church, Glenmora. 

Daniel Wayne O’Reagan
December 20, 1930 – March 9, 2026
Service: Friday, March 20, 2026, 2pm at First Baptist Church, Pineville.

Paul Lawrence Dunbar Williams
June 27, 1935 – March 9, 2026
Service: Saturday, March 21, 2026, 11am at Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church, Alexandria. 

Anita Louise Wooley
September 25, 1936 – March 9, 2026
Service: Friday, March 20, 2026, 2pm at Gallagher Funeral Home, Ball. 

Charles Francois Gaiennie Jr.
November 16, 1940 – March 7, 2026
Service: Friday, March 20, 2026, 11:30am at St. Martin Catholic Church, Lecompte.

Arah Kathleen “Kay” Harville
October 25, 1943 – March 7, 2026
Service: Saturday, March 21, 2026, 1pm at First United Methodist Church, Pineville. 

James Paul Clark
March 18, 1938 – February 21, 2026
Service: Saturday, March 28, 2026, 3pm at Emanuel Baptist Church, Alexandria. 

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Rev. Bennie Hollingsworth
July 24, 1940 – March 16, 2026
Service: Friday, March 20, 2026, 10am at Hosanna Baptist Church, Ball. 

Anne Fitzgerald
December 20, 1941 – March 15, 2026
Service: Friday, March 20, 2026, 3pm at Trinity Episcopal Cemetery, Cheneyville.

Marvin Claude Parish
July 4, 1935 – March 14, 2026
Service: Thursday, March 19, 2026, 2pm at Gallagher Funeral Home, Ball. 

Rev. Joseph Lindell Sharp, Sr.
February 9, 1939 – March 14, 2026
Service: Wednesday, March 18, 2026, 11am at Rush Funeral Home, Pineville.

Barbara Ann Smith Wells
October 2, 1942 – March 14, 2026
Service: Friday, March 20, 2026, 2pm at Hixson Brothers Funeral Home, Pineville.

Wendell Wayne Young
July 31, 1938 – March 14, 2026
Service: Saturday, March 21, 2026, 1pm at Gallagher Funeral Home, Ball. 

Charles Brown, Jr.
July 22, 1959 – March 13, 2026
Service: Friday, March 20, 2026, 11am at St. Mark Chapel, Alexandria. 

Deborah Ann Clifton
July 28, 1968 – March 13, 2026
Service: Wednesday, March 18, 2026, 11am at Pineland Baptist Church, Clifton. 

Emily Suzanne Oates
April 8, 1990 – March 13, 2026
Service: Wednesday, March 18, 2026, 11am at G.A. Mangun Center, Alexandria. 

Cody Lane Collins
October 6, 1984 – March 12, 2026
Service: Wednesday, March 18, 2026, 11am at Gallagher Funeral Home, Ball. 

Elizabeth “Mike” Vizcarrondo
April 5, 1932 – February 12, 2026
Service: Saturday, March 21, 2026, 11am at Gallagher Funeral Home, Ball. 

Concetta Sotile Fiorenza
July 21, 1924 – March 11, 2026
Service: Friday, May 15, 2026, 10am at Our Lady Of Prompt Succor Catholic Church, Alexandria.

Mary Hajek Nugent
October 7, 1923 – March 11, 2026
Service: Saturday, March 21, 2026, 11am at Hixson Brothers Funeral Home, Alexandria.

Maria Consuelo Andrade Zarate
October 12, 1939 – March 11, 2026
Service: Thursday, March 19, 2026, 2pm at St. Louis Catholic Church, Glenmora. 

Daniel Wayne O’Reagan
December 20, 1930 – March 9, 2026
Service: Friday, March 20, 2026, 2pm at First Baptist Church, Pineville.

Paul Lawrence Dunbar Williams
June 27, 1935 – March 9, 2026
Service: Saturday, March 21, 2026, 11am at Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church, Alexandria. 

Anita Louise Wooley
September 25, 1936 – March 9, 2026
Service: Friday, March 20, 2026, 2pm at Gallagher Funeral Home, Ball. 

Charles Francois Gaiennie Jr.
November 16, 1940 – March 7, 2026
Service: Friday, March 20, 2026, 11:30am at St. Martin Catholic Church, Lecompte.

Arah Kathleen “Kay” Harville
October 25, 1943 – March 7, 2026
Service: Saturday, March 21, 2026, 1pm at First United Methodist Church, Pineville. 

James Paul Clark
March 18, 1938 – February 21, 2026
Service: Saturday, March 28, 2026, 3pm at Emanuel Baptist Church, Alexandria. 

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Anne Fitzgerald
December 20, 1941 – March 15, 2026
Service: Friday, March 20, 2026, 3pm at Trinity Episcopal Cemetery, Cheneyville.

Reverend Joseph Lindell Sharp, Sr.
February 9, 1939 – March 14, 2026
Service: Wednesday, March 18, 2026, 11am at Rush Funeral Home, Pineville.

Wendell Wayne Young
July 31, 1938 – March 14, 2026
Service: Saturday, March 21, 2026, 1pm at Gallagher Funeral Home, Ball. 

Deborah Ann Clifton
July 28, 1968 – March 13, 2026
Service: Wednesday, March 18, 2026, 11am at Pineland Baptist Church, Clifton. 

Emily Suzanne Oates
April 8, 1990 – March 13, 2026
Service: Wednesday, March 18, 2026, 11am at G.A. Mangun Center, Alexandria. 

Cody Lane Collins
October 6, 1984 – March 12, 2026
Service: Wednesday, March 18, 2026, 11am at Gallagher Funeral Home, Ball. 

Elizabeth “Mike” Vizcarrondo
April 5, 1932 – February 12, 2026
Service: Saturday, March 21, 2026, 11am at Gallagher Funeral Home, Ball. 

Concetta Sotile Fiorenza
July 21, 1924 – March 11, 2026
Service: Friday, May 15, 2026, 10am at Our Lady Of Prompt Succor Catholic Church, Alexandria.

Mary Hajek Nugent
October 7, 1923 – March 11, 2026
Service: Saturday, March 21, 2026, 11am at Hixson Brothers Funeral Home, Alexandria.

Vickie Lynn Clifton
November 16, 1956 – March 10, 2026
Service: Tuesday, March 17, 2026, 11am at Gallagher Funeral Home, Ball. 

Daniel Wayne O’Reagan
December 20, 1930 – March 9, 2026
Service: Friday, March 20, 2026, 2pm at First Baptist Church, Pineville.

Paul Lawrence Dunbar Williams
June 27, 1935 – March 9, 2026
Service: Saturday, March 21, 2026, 11am at Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church, Alexandria. 

Anita Louise Wooley
September 25, 1936 – March 9, 2026
Service: Friday, March 20, 2026, 2pm at Gallagher Funeral Home, Ball. 

Charles Francois Gaiennie Jr.
November 16, 1940 – March 7, 2026
Service: Friday, March 20, 2026, 11:30am at St. Martin Catholic Church, Lecompte.

Arah Kathleen “Kay” Harville
October 25, 1943 – March 7, 2026
Service: Saturday, March 21, 2026, 1pm at First United Methodist Church, Pineville. 

James Paul Clark
March 18, 1938 – February 21, 2026
Service: Saturday, March 28, 2026, 3pm at Emanuel Baptist Church, Alexandria. 

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Deborah Ann Clifton
July 28, 1968 – March 13, 2026
Service: Wednesday, March 18, 2026, 11am at Pineland Baptist Church, Clifton. 

Cody Lane Collins
October 6, 1984 – March 12, 2026
Service: Wednesday, March 18, 2026, 11am at Gallagher Funeral Home, Ball. 

Elizabeth “Mike” Vizcarrondo
April 5, 1932 – February 12, 2026
Service: Saturday, March 21, 2026, 11am at Gallagher Funeral Home, Ball. 

Bernell Fletcher Kile
August 20, 1938 – March 11, 2026
Service: Monday, March 16, 2026, 12pm at Rush Funeral Home, Pineville.

Vickie Lynn Clifton
November 16, 1956 – March 10, 2026
Service: Tuesday, March 17, 2026, 11am at Gallagher Funeral Home, Ball. 

Daniel Wayne O’Reagan
December 20, 1930 – March 9, 2026
Service: Friday, March 20, 2026, 2pm at First Baptist Church, Pineville.

Paul Lawrence Dunbar Williams
June 27, 1935 – March 9, 2026
Service: Saturday, March 21, 2026, 11am at Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church, Alexandria. 

Anita Louise Wooley
September 25, 1936 – March 9, 2026
Service: Friday, March 20, 2026, 2pm at Gallagher Funeral Home, Ball. 

Charles Francois Gaiennie Jr.
November 16, 1940 – March 7, 2026
Service: Friday, March 20, 2026, 11:30am at St. Martin Catholic Church, Lecompte.

Arah Kathleen “Kay” Harville
October 25, 1943 – March 7, 2026
Service: Saturday, March 21, 2026, 1pm at First United Methodist Church, Pineville. 

Harold Keith Wells
September 22, 1958 – March 3, 2026
Service: Monday, March 16, 2026, 11am at The Citadel Church, Alexandria. 

James Paul Clark
March 18, 1938 – February 21, 2026
Service: Saturday, March 28, 2026, 3pm at Emanuel Baptist Church, Alexandria. 

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Bernell Fletcher Kile
August 20, 1938 – March 11, 2026
Service: Monday, March 16, 2026, 12pm at Rush Funeral Home, Pineville.

Robert “Bennie” Edgar Poe, Jr.
October 20, 1935 – March 11, 2026
Service: Saturday, March 14, 2026, 2pm at Hope Baptist Church, Alexandria.

Almeta Sarah Wallace Bonnette
March 3, 1935 – March 9, 2026
Service: Friday, March 13, 2026, 11am at Big Hammock Baptist Church, Hineston. 

Judy Kay Despino
September 9, 1946 – March 9, 2026
Service: Friday, March 13, 2026, 11am at Kramer Funeral Home, Alexandria.

Betty Nell Foster
January 23, 1937 – March 9, 2026
Service: Friday, March 13, 2026, 2pm at Hixson Brothers Funeral Home, Pineville.

Bobbye Jean Hunter
June 20, 1957 – March 9, 2026
Service: Friday, March 13, 2026, 2pm at Rush Funeral Home, Pineville.

Lou Ann Monceaux
September 8, 1951 – March 9, 2026
Service: Friday, March 13, 2026, 10am at St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, Alexandria. 

Daniel Wayne O’Reagan
December 20, 1930 – March 9, 2026
Service: Friday, March 20, 2026, 2pm at First Baptist Church, Pineville.

Michael Henri Shelton
November 10, 1947 – March 9, 2026
Service: Friday, March 13, 2026, 1pm at Journey Church, Pineville. 

Anita Louise Wooley
September 25, 1936 – March 9, 2026
Service: Friday, March 20, 2026, 2pm at Gallagher Funeral Home, Ball. 

Daniel Alvin Sharp
May 29, 1949 – March 8, 2026
Service: Friday, March 13, 2026, 11am at Gallagher Funeral Home, Ball. 

Henry Lee Butler
September 18, 1944 – March 7, 2026
Service: Saturday, March 14, 2026, 2pm at Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church, Alexandria. 

Charles Francois Gaiennie Jr.
November 16, 1940 – March 7, 2026
Service: Friday, March 20, 2026, 11:30am at St. Martin Catholic Church, Lecompte.

Arah Kathleen “Kay” Harville
October 25, 1943 – March 7, 2026
Service: Saturday, March 21, 2026, 1pm at First United Methodist Church, Pineville. 

Dorothy Mae Hammond Dorsey
January 6, 1938 – March 6, 2026
Service: Saturday, March 14, 2026, 10am at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, Alexandria. 

Robert Dale Suttles
April 10, 1961 – March 5, 2026
Service: Friday, March 13, 2026, 12pm at Hixson Brothers Funeral Home, Alexandria

Evelyn Williams Mitchell
September 10, 1932 – March 3, 2026
Service: Saturday, March 14, 2026, 11am at Edgefield Missionary Baptist Church, Cheneyville. 

Harold Keith Wells
September 22, 1958 – March 3, 2026
Service: Monday, March 16, 2026, 11am at The Citadel Church, Alexandria. 

Timothy Lee Byrd
August 30, 1973 – February 26, 2026
Service: Saturday, March 14, 2026, 1pm at Hixson Brothers Funeral Home, Pineville.

James Paul Clark
March 18, 1938 – February 21, 2026
Service: Saturday, March 28, 2026, 3pm at Emanuel Baptist Church, Alexandria. 

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