Obituaries for February 7, 2024

Wayne Ray Lawson, Sr., 75, of DeRidder, LA, passed from this life on Sunday, February 4, 2024. Visitation will be held Wednesday, February 7, 2024, from 12:00 PM until the time of service at 2:00 PM at Myers Colonial Funeral Home in DeRidder, LA. Brother Lyndon Longoria will officiate the service. Burial will follow at Newlin Cemetery in Singer, LA.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Graveside services for Lettie M. West, 84, of Leesville, will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Thursday, February 8, 2024, in the Kisatchie Cemetery (New) Hwy 118 with Rev. Jerry Masters officiating. Lettie passed away on February 5, 2024, in Houston, Texas.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Wilma Janet Rhoades (Morris), age 78, of Leesville, LA, formerly of Manila, AR, passed away peacefully Friday, February 2, 2024. Services will be 2 p.m. Friday, February 9, 2024, at Pine Hill Baptist Church with Brother Brion Dowden officiating. The family will receive visitors Friday from 1 p.m. Friday, 9, 2024.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Funeral services for Thelma Terrell, 84, of New Llano, La. will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, February 10, 2024, in the First Baptist Church of Leesville, with Bro. Sandy Guynn officiating. Burial will follow in the Central Louisiana Veterans Cemetery in Leesville on February 12, 2024, at 1:00 P.M. Visitation will be Saturday, February 10, 2024, from 10:00 A.M- 11:00 A.M in the church. Thelma passed away on Friday, January 26, 2024, in Leesville.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Visitation for Mr. Billy Don Higginbotham will be held from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 6, 2024, at Wyman Roberts Funeral Home, located at 316 W. Columbia Street in San Augustine, Texas. Funeral services are set for 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 7, 2024, at Liberty Hill Baptist Church, located on Hwy. 147 North in San Augustine, Texas, with Bro. Dennis Land and Bro. Jon Collins officiating. Committal service and interment will follow at Liberty Hill Cemetery.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Mr. Jesse Franklin Koonce, age 59, of Huntington, Texas, passed away Tuesday, February 6, 2024, at his residence. He was born February 16, 1964, in San Augustine County, Texas. Mr. Koonce had lived in Angelina County, Texas, for the past several years. Service details are pending and will be announced later. Arrangements are under the direction of Wyman Roberts Funeral Home in San Augustine, Texas.