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- Ruthie Ann Prickett, passed away peacefully on March 18, 2026, in Anacoco, Louisiana. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at Labby Memorial Funeral Home in Leesville at 11:00 A.M. Caleb Simmons officiating. Visitation will begin tomorrow from 10:00 A.M., until time of service. Burial will follow at Memory Lawn Cemetery, Natchitoches, Louisiana.
- Edward Simmons passed away on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, in DeRidder, LA. Visitation will be held tomorrow, from 10:00 AM until the time of service at 1:00 PM at Myers Colonial Funeral Home in DeRidder, LA. Zale Lewis will officiate the service. Burial will follow the service at Whitaker Cemetery in DeRidder, LA.
- Mary Lillian Powell Hughes was born in Pleasant Hill, Louisiana on September 18, 1928. She passed away March 16, 2026 at The Oaks of Louisiana in Shreveport, Louisiana. Services will be held Monday March 23rd at First Baptist Church, Leesville, Louisiana. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. with funeral to follow at 11:00 a.m. and burial to follow at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Leesville.
- James L. Brewer passed away on March 17, 2026 in Leesville, Louisiana. A visitation will be held on Wednesday, March 25, 2026 from 10:00 A.M. until 10:30 A.M. at Labby Memorial Funeral Home in Leesville. A graveside service will be held March 25th at 11:00 A.M. at the Central Louisiana Veterans Cemetery in Leesville.
- Vroni Lynn Thornock who passed peacefully March 6, 2026, in Leesville, Louisiana, at the age of 79. A memorial service for Vroni will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, April 17, 2026, at the Central Louisiana Veterans Cemetery. A visitation will be held at Jeane's in Leesville from 12:30 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.
- Services are incomplete for Carmen Leann Strength, who died on March 12, 2026, at age 55 in DeRidder, Louisiana.
- Visitation for Roy "Dean" McDonald will be Friday, March 20, 2026, 1:00 p.m. until time of service. Funeral services will be Friday, March 20, 2026, 2:00 p.m. Henrietta Church, Converse, Louisiana.
- Visitation for Jared Anthony Robbins will be Sunday, March 22, 2026, 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. at Rose-Neath Funeral Home in Many, LA.