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Obituaries for April 10, 2025

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A memorial mass for Linda Kay (Durr) Martone will be held on Saturday, April 12th at 10:00 a.m. at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Many, Louisiana. Following the mass, family and friends are invited to meet at Martone's Italian Restaurant to visit, share memories, and celebrate Linda's life.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Willie James Howard passed away on April 4, 2025 in Leesville, Louisiana. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, April 12, 2025 at 11:00 A.M. at Bethesda Ministries, 140 Section Line Road, Leesville, LA 71446 with Pastor Paul Weeks officiating. Burial will follow in the Leesville Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Saturday, April 12th from 10:00 A.M. until time of service at the church.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Funeral services for Kevin James Bourke will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 12, 2025, at Hicks United Pentecostal Church with Reverends Lane Fletcher and Greg Mortensen officiating and Greg "Elmo" Reynaud speaking. The burial will follow in Glass Window Cemetery. A visitation will be held on Friday, April 11th at Hicks United Pentecostal Church from 2:00 p.m. until the time of service on Saturday. Kevin passed away at his home in Leesville, Louisiana on April 8, 2025, at the age of 58.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Funeral services for Alex Manuel Smith will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 12, 2025, at Preach for the Right Church Evangelistic Ministry, 349 Vernon Street New Llano, LA 71461 with Pastor Joiner officiating. The burial will follow in Leesville Memorial Cemetery. A visitation will be held at Jeane's Funeral Service on Friday, April 11th from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Alex departed this life on April 1, 2025.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    James "Jay" Grant Farquhar, passed away on March 31, 2025. Celebration of Life honoring Jay's memory will be held on Saturday, April 19th at 10:30 AM at Lewis Cemetery in DeRidder.