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- Betty Ann Hanson, age 70, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, at Legacies Care Center in Hemphill, Texas. She was born November 10, 1955, in Charleston, South Carolina. Private services are being planned by the family, under the direction of Wyman Roberts Funeral Home in San Augustine, Texas.
- Linda Susan Murphy Nelson passed away Sunday, May 24, 2026, in Jasper, Texas, after a battle with cancer. She was born April 28, 1953, in Fort Worth. Visitation will begin at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, May 30, 2026, at Wyman Roberts Funeral Home, located at 316 W. Columbia Street in San Augustine. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, May 30, 2026, at Wyman Roberts Memorial Chapel. Interment and committal service will follow at the City Cemetery in San Augustine.
- Funeral services for Armond Phillip James, 93, of Leesville will be held today at 10:00 A.M. at Pine Hill Baptist Church in Leesville with Rev. Keith Dowden officiating. Burial will follow in the Pine Hill Cemetery under the direction of Labby Memorial Funeral Home in Leesville.
- Celia Margarita Santiago-Robles, who passed peacefully on May 24, 2026, at the age of 85. A Visitation will be held today, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at St. Michael's Church, located at 604 S. 5th St., Leesville, LA 71446. A Rosary Service will be held at 6:30 p.m. Funeral Service will be tomorrow, at 10:00 a.m., officiated by Father Travis and Father Michiels, at St. Michael's Church. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery.
- A graveside service for Johnny Lamar Nash will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 31, 2026, in Plunkaway Cemetery with Reverends Hunter Nash, Sky Miller, and Mike Nolen officiating under the direction of Jeane's Funeral Service. Johnny was born June 29, 1944, in Vernon Parish and passed away in his home in Evans, Louisiana May 27, 2026, at the age of 81.
- Gussie Sarah McKellar Cooley, passed away May 27, at the age of 71. Funeral services will be held at the Sugartown Pentecostal Church on Monday, June 1, 2026, at 11:00am, Brother Tim Denson, Brother Zale Lewis, Brother Chance Lewis, and Brother Benjamin Austin will officiate the service. A public viewing will take place on Sunday May 31, 2026, from 5:00pm till 8:00pm and resumes on Monday from 9:00am until the time of service at 11:00am. Burial will follow the service in Sugartown Cemetery.