Obituaries for April 9, 2025 — BDC archive

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A funeral mass for Mary Nell Walton Willis will be held for Mary Nell at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 9, 2025, at Saint Augustine Catholic Church in San Augustine, Texas. Pallbearers will De John Willis, Shane Willis, Clay Willis, Troy Willis, Brad Phillips, and Pearson Randel. Eddy "Drake" Sigler, 63, passed away on Saturday, April 05, 2025. A visitation will be held on today at 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM (CT) at Labby Memorial Funeral Home - DeRidder. Graveside services will be held on Wednesday, April 09, 2025 at 11:00 AM at Beauregard Cemetery in DeRidder. Katie Ruth Bennett Harper, 84 years old, passed away on Sunday April 06, 2025, in DeRidder, LA. A funeral service will be held in the Myers Colonial Funeral Home Chapel on Wednesday April 09, 2025, at 11:00am, with Bro. Delbert Isbell officiating. Burial will follow the service in Cooper Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday April 9, 2025, from 10.00am to 11:00am. On March 25, 2025, Virginia Ourso "Ginger" passed away at the age of 71. A Rosary will be recited on Thursday April 10th at 10 a.m. at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church. Funeral mass will follow at 10:30 a.m. also at the church. James "Jay" Grant Farquhar, passed away peacefully in his hometown of DeRidder, Louisiana 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