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Bart Joseph Fazio

Bart Joseph Fazio

Sep 13, 2023

Bart Joseph Fazio, 52, of Rosepine, LA, passed from this life on Wednesday, September 13, 2023.

Bart attended DeRidder schools from kindergarten through high school, graduating in 1990. He moved to Baton Rouge to further his education and was a proud graduate of Louisiana State University. His degree in mechanical engineering led...

William Carl Burk

William Carl Burk

Sep 10, 2023

William Carl Burk, 72, of DeRidder, LA, passed from this life on Sunday, September 10, 2023.

Those left to cherish his memory are his son, Carl Burk and Shelia of DeRidder, LA; brothers, Jerry Burk, Jimmy Burk; sister, Vicky Haidle; grandchildren, Diandra Scroggins, Treasure Chase, Morgan Rodrigue, Alex Goodman; great grandchildren, Xander,...

Jeremy Givens-James

Jeremy Givens-James

Sep 2, 2023

Jeremy Vaughn Givens-James,35, of Eunice, LA, passed from this life on Saturday, September 2, 2023.

Jeremy loved his family and friends dearly. He had a smile that lit up the room and to know him was to love him. Jeremy was very competitive and a hard worker. He started working in the...

Mitzi Thompson

Mitzi Thompson

Aug 31, 2023

Mitzi Yvonne Nix Thompson of Rosepine, LA, went to be with her Lord and Savior, at the age of 91, on Thursday, August 31, 2023 at the Woodlands Nursing Home in Leesville, LA.

Mitzi also known as “Wolf”, MeMaw and Aunt Mitzi loved people and never met a stranger. Her life revolved...

George Gilbert Martin

George Gilbert Martin

Aug 31, 2023

George Gilbert Martin, 87, of Cumming, GA, formally of New Orleans, LA, passed from this life on Thurs, August, 31, 2023.

George was the first born of six children, to blind parents, on Nov 15, 1935. His father left home when he was just a teenager, and he stepped up to the...

Arlene Ruth Thomas Cooley

Arlene Ruth Thomas Cooley

Aug 29, 2023

Arlene Ruth Thomas Cooley, 91, of DeRidder, LA, went to be with her Lord, Monday, August 29th, 2023, passing peacefully in her sleep.

Arlene was a member of New Life Baptist Church. She and TJ owned and operated Cooley’s Drive Inn until they retired. Arlene was a member of the Beauregard parish...

Rickey Joe Boggs

Rickey Joe Boggs

Aug 29, 2023

Rickey Joe Boggs, 69, of Dry Creek, LA, passed from this life on Tuesday, August 29, 2023.

Rickey loved watching sports, drinking a good cup of Community coffee and most of all spending time with his family. He loved his grandchildren dearly. He worked for fifty-one years in the forestry field. He...

Rosemary Evans

Rosemary Evans

Aug 28, 2023

Rosemary Virginia Brown Evans, 94, of Rosepine, LA, passed from this life on Monday, August 28, 2023.

Those left to cherish her memory are her daughter, Patricia Yancey of Rosepine, LA; brother, Raymond Brown of Rosepine, LA; sister-in-law, Elaine Evans Alston of DeRidder, LA; grandchildren, David Yancey and Mayna of DeRidder, LA,...

Vada Mae Smith Foshee

Vada Mae Smith Foshee

Aug 28, 2023

Vada Mae Smith Foshee, 93, of DeRidder, LA, passed from this life on Monday, August 28, 2023.

Those left to cherish her memory are her sisters, Louella Woodard, Delores Cooley, both of DeRidder, LA; daughter-in-law, Donna Foshee of DeRidder, LA; grandchildren, Christopher(Charee)Foshee, Justin(Kylie) Foshee, Brittney(Neil) Foshee, Norman(Brooke) Foshee; great grandchildren, Amorah, Amoni,...

John Wesley Gordon

John Wesley Gordon

Aug 17, 2023

John Wesley Gordon, 75, of DeRidder, LA, passed from this life on Thursday, August 17, 2023.

Those left to cherish his memory are his loving wife of thirty-three years, Faye Gordon of DeRidder, LA; sons, Marvin Gordon and Pat of Brooklyn, NY, Tyrone Fields of DeRidder, LA; brothers, Joseph Crawford, Jeffery Crawford,...

Donald Carlson, Sr.

Donald Carlson, Sr.

Aug 17, 2023

Donald Boyd Carlson, Sr., 76, of Merryville, LA, passed from this life on Thursday, August 17, 2023.

Donald Carlson, Sr. was born on December 20, 1946 in Tarboro, NC. He joined the U.S. Navy after completing high school and during his time in the U. S. Navy, he met the love of...

Durwood Eugene Williams

Durwood Eugene Williams

Aug 11, 2023

Durwood Eugene Williams, 52, of DeRidder, LA, passed from this life on Friday, August 11, 2023.

Those left to cherish his memory are his loving wife, Kristie Williams of DeRidder, LA; Pops, Buckie Nugent of DeRidder, LA; brother, Lonnie Nugent and Angela Hickman of DeRidder, LA; sisters, Kari Miller and Mark of...

Bennie Phillips

Bennie Phillips

Aug 10, 2023

Bennie Wayne “Buster” Phillips, 81, of DeRidder, LA, passed from this life on Thursday, August 10, 2023.

Those left to cherish his memory are his daughter, Frances Pruitt of DeRidder, LA; son, Lloyd J. Phillips of DeRidder, LA; brother, Jack Phillips and Margaret of DeRidder, LA; sister, Loretta Whitaker of DeRidder, LA;...

Sharon Lynn Duke Henthorne

Sharon Lynn Duke Henthorne

Aug 9, 2023

Sharon Lynn Duke Henthorne, 77, of Leesville, LA, passed from this life on Wednesday, August 9, 2023.

Sharon (A.K.A) Nanny) was a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. This is clear in the fifty-eight-year marriage to her husband, our father. She truly cherished the time she spent with her family,...

Sharon Ford

Sharon Ford

Aug 4, 2023

Sharon Ford, 64, of DeRidder, LA, passed from this life on Friday, August 4, 2023.

Those left to cherish her memory are her brothers, Clifford Ford and Doris, Gary Ford and Terri, all of DeRidder, LA; sisters, Mable Hickman, Margenette Ford Johnson, both of DeRidder, LA; special niece and caregiver, Catrina Hickman...

Wanda Sue White Goins

Wanda Sue White Goins

Jul 29, 2023

Wanda Sue White Goins, 78, of DeRidder, LA, received her wings and went to the mansion over the hilltop where she is flying in glory land on Saturday, July 29, 2023.

Wanda was a longtime member of Mt. Carmel Baptist Church.

Those left to cherish her...

Everett "Doc" Bernard Waddle

Everett "Doc" Bernard Waddle

Jul 29, 2023

Navy Corpsman, Everett “Doc” Bernard Waddle, 80, of DeRidder, LA, passed from this life on Saturday, July 29, 2023.

Those left to cherish his memory are his loving wife of fifty-eight years, Janice Waddle of DeRidder, LA; daughter, Rebecca Waddle of North Canton, OH; son, Steven Bernard Waddle and Kim of Arlington,...

Bernard "Bernie" Louis Davis

Bernard "Bernie" Louis Davis

Jul 28, 2023

Bernard “Bernie” Louis Davis, 87, of DeRidder, LA, passed from this life on Friday, July 28, 2023.

Dad was always a hard worker and passed those work ethics down to his children, because when he worked hard, he expected you to, also.

He had a different...

Catherine Mazyck Beasley

Catherine Mazyck Beasley

Jul 25, 2023

Catherine Mazyck Beasley, 78, of DeRidder, LA, passed from this life on Tuesday, July 25, 2023.

Those left to cherish her memory are her son, Edward St. Romain and Denise Hopkins of DeRidder, LA daughter, Cynthia Dozier and Terry Bowles of Cusseta, GA; brother, Larry Mazyck of DeRidder, LA; sister, Sherry Dorsey...

Charlesetta Franklin

Charlesetta Franklin

Jul 21, 2023

I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 2 Timothy 4:7

Charlesetta Jane Franklin was born on April 20, 1951 to the late Ruben Meldon Johnson Sr. and Bertha Jane (Samuels) Johnson in DeRidder, LA. She was the baby girl...

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