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Obituaries for December 2, 2025

Archived as originally published. Information reflects the date of this article.

Visitation for Albert "Dingy" Sepulvado, Sr. will be Wednesday, December 3, 2025, 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. at Rose-Neath Funeral Home in Many, LA. Funeral services will be Thursday, December 4, 2025, 10:00 a.m. at St. Ann Catholic Church with interment to follow at St. Ann Cemetery in Noble, Louisiana.

Melva Lavon Henry, 96, passed away on Wednesday, November 26, 2025. Visitation is Tomorrow, December 3, 2025 from 5:00 AM - 8:00 PM CT. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, December 4, 2025 at 10:00 AM at Labby Memorial Chapel. Burial follows the service at the Rosepine Cemetary.

Funeral Service for Amos Ray Ezell will be Wednesday, December 3, 2025 at Castor Baptist Church in Leesville with Pastor Sandy Guynn officiating. Burial will be in Castor Cemetery under the direction of Labby Memorial Funeral Home of Leesville. Friends may visit on Wednesday from 10:00 a.m. at the church until time of service. Mr. Ezell passed from this life Saturday, November 29, 2025, Alexandria, Louisiana at the age of 88 yrs old.

Jerry Emmanuel Cooley passed away on November 27, 2025. Funeral Services will be held at Broadlands Bible Church with Bro. Tim Bergen and Bro. Darrel Cline officiating. Visitation will begin on December 2, 2025 from 5:00 PM-8:00 PM and will continue on December 3, 2025 at 12:00 PM until 2:00 PM, when the Funeral service will begin at 2:00 PM, with a Burial to follow at Magnolia Cemetery in Ragley, Louisiana at 3:00 PM.

Ruby Rae Jeter Smeltzer will be laid to rest at Flactor Cemetery with a graveside service on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, at 3pm. Services are being arranged by Jeane's Funeral Service of Leesville.

Nancy Jane Phy, passed away peacefully on November 14, 2025, in Deridder, Louisiana, at the age of 75. A public viewing will be held at Smyrna Baptist Church on Saturday, December 6, 2025, at 12:00 PM. Following the viewing, a memorial service will take place at the same location at 1:00 PM.

Tod Russell, passed away peacefully at his home on November 27, 2025, at the age of 35. Visitation will be December 6th at Labby Memorial in DeRidder beginning at 1 p.m. with funeral services following at 2 p.m.

Irma Lee Hickman Fowler, passed away on November 22, 2025, in Sulphur, Louisiana. Family and friends are invited to celebrate her life at a funeral service to be held on Saturday, December 6, 2025, at 11:00 AM at Myers Colonial Funeral Home. There will be a public viewing earlier that day starting at 9:00 AM. Reverend DeWayne Hickman will officiate the service.