A graveside service for James Olen McMahon will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, July 8, 2025, at Strong Cemetery, located on FM 139 in Huxley, Texas (Shelby County). Visitation will be held at the cemetery one hour prior to the service.
A visitation for Mr. Phillip Norman Ponder will be Wednesday evening, July 9, 2025, in the Faith Alive Church from the hours 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Burial will be at the Liberty Hill Cemetery in San Augustine County, Texas.
Services for Deloris Fields Williams are planned for 2:00 p.m. Saturday, July 5, 2025, at Wyman Roberts Funeral Home chapel, located at 316 W. Columbia Street in San Augustine, Texas, with Rev. Charles Barnes and Rev. Chris Cotton officiating. Interment will follow at Pisgah Cemetery, located off FM 705 South.
A celebration of life for Beatrice Murphy Jeter will be held on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, at Labby Memorial Chapel at 11:00 am. Interment will follow at Flactor Baptist Church Cemetery in Hick, Louisiana. Services are under the direction of Labby Memorial Funeral Home. Visitation will be held on Monday, July 7, 2025, at Labby Memorial Chapel in Leesville, Louisiana, from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm.
Felipe (Phillip) Cruz Bentancur, 61, passed away Saturday, June 28, 2025, at his home in DeRidder, Louisiana. Visitation will be held July 7th, 2025 at 9:00AM at Labby Memorial Funeral Home in DeRidder. Funeral Service will be held July 7th, 2025 at 10:00AM at Labby Memorial Funeral Home in DeRidder followed by a burial at Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
Gwana Gwendete Bolden, 53, of DeRidder, LA passed away Friday, June 27, 2025. Visitation will be Tuesday, July 8 from llam-1pm at Sunrise Missionary Baptist Church. Funeral service will be Tuesday, July 8 at 1 pm at Sunrise Missionary Baptist Church. Interment will be at Beauregard Cemetery. Rev. Alvin Peters, Sr. will officiate.
Ethel Lee Spikes, who left us on July 1, 2025, at the age of 87. A celebration of Ethel's life will be held on Saturday, July 12, 2025, at Norris Memorial Church of God in Christ in DeRidder, LA. The public viewing will take place starting at 9:00 AM, followed by a funeral service at 11:00 AM. She will be laid to rest at Spikes Cemetery in Bancroft , LA following the service.
A memorial service for Ella Monteen Bass will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 12, 2025, at Mercy Bible Church, 4310 Hwy. 1146 Rosepine, LA with Reverend Joe Maddox officiating. Ella passed away July 3, 2025, in New Llano, LA at the age of 74.
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