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- Linda Wright Callia was born on Februaty 26, 1944, in Fair Hope, Alabama to Fred and LaMerle Waldon Wright. She passed away peacefully on April 1, 2026, in Marthaville, Louisiana, surrounded by her loving family. Her departure marks the end of a remarkable life, one filled with devotion to her family and a legacy cherished by all who knew her. In honoring her wishes to be cremated, a memorial service will be held at 3:3o pm on Friday April 3, 2026 at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home. Inurnment will follow the memorial service at Fern Park Cemetery in Natchitoches. The family will receive friends on Thursday April 2, 2026 from 5:3o pm until 7:30 pm at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home.
- Tabatha Martin Blankenship, age 58, of Nacogdoches County, Texas, passed away April 2, 2026, in Tyler, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 7, 2026, at Impact Cowboy Church, located at 415 FM 2112, Nacogdoches, with Pastor Stan King and Pastor Rex Crenshaw officiating. Committal service and interment will follow at Black Jack Cemetery, located on County Road 350.
- Visitation for Joan Marie Cowart Monday, April 6, 2026, 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. and at Rose-Neath Funeral Home in Many, LA. Funeral services will be Tuesday, April 7, 2026, 10:00 a.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church with interment to follow at St. Joseph Cemetery in Zwolle, Louisiana
- John Paul Abshire, who left us on April 2, 2026, at the age of 70. Funeral services will be held on Monday, April 6, 2026, at 2:00 PM in the Chapel of Myers Colonial Funeral Home. Burial will follow the service in Cannon Cemetery. Pastor Trevor Kelley will officiate the services. Visitation will held on Monday, April 6, 2026, from 11:00am until 2:00pm, at Myers Colonial Funeral Home.
- Raymond Anthony Marcello passed away on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, at the age of 79. A Memorial and Celebration of his Life will be on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at Labby Memorial Funeral Home in DeRidder, Louisiana. Pastor Laraine Waughtal of the First United Methodist Church will officiate. Visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m. until the time of the service, which will also be at the funeral home.
- Vroni Lynn Thornock (Gautsche), who passed peacefully March 6, 2026, in Leesville, Louisiana, at the age of 79. A memorial service for Vroni will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, April 17, 2026, at the Central Louisiana Veterans Cemetery. A visitation will be held at Jeane's in Leesville from 12:30 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.