Obituaries for July 2, 2025 — BDC archive

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Brian David Van Pelt recently passed away at his home in Leesville. Memorial services will be held on Wednesday, July 2, 2025 1:00 P.M. at Labby Memorial Funeral Home in Leesville. Rufus Piper, 94, of DeRidder, LA, passed from this life on Friday, June 27, 2025. Funeral service will be held Saturday, July 5, 2025, at 11:00 AM at Mt. Zion in DeRidder, LA. Burial will follow at Community Cemetery in DeRidder, LA. Melba Jean Horton Pruitt, who left this world on June 29, 2025, at the age of 90. A celebration of Melba's life will be held on Saturday, July 5, 2025, at 2:00 PM at the Anacoco Pentecostal Church in Anacoco, Louisiana. Interment will follow at Mitchell Cemetery in Anacoco, Louisiana. Visitation will be held on Saturday, July 5, 2025, from 11:00 AM until the time of service at Anacoco Pentecostal Church. A memorial service for Pamela Jean Morgan will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, at East Leesville Baptist Church. A visitation will be held at the church on Tuesday from 12:00 p.m. until the time of service. Pam passed away June 28, 2025, in Alexandria, Louisiana at the age of 68